Importance of Academic Skills and Professional Development Plan

The report discusses the importance of academic skills and professional development plan. It covers the concept of personal and professional development, short term, medium term and long term goals, author perspective, and sources used in the report plan.

Academic skills and
PDP

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
TASK ONE .....................................................................................................................................1
TASK TWO ....................................................................................................................................3
TASK THREE ................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Professional development plan is a document in which the continuous focus is to improve
different areas of the individual. The person can also achieve the gaols and objectives in an
effective manner (Anders, 2018). The report aims to analyse about understanding the importance
of academic skills and professional development plan.
MAIN BODY
TASK ONE
Defining multiple concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is the process which helps the individual to attain different skills.
They are also able to improve multiple aspects in an effective manner. Personal skills will help to
complete the tasks in a systematic manner (Craig, Smith, and Frey, 2022). The students can
achieve academic success in the university.
Discussing different value of short term goals by identifying at least 3 personal examples
There are multiple short term goals which can be achieved in the time span of 2 to 3
months. My shorts term goals are mentioned below:
 I want to develop communication skills it helps me to build healthy relationship with the
individuals.
 I want to develop the problems solving skills to become more better in different
situations.
 I want to increase my patience leaves to reduce the conflicts.
Discussing multiple values of medium term goals by analysing at least 3 personal examples
Medium term goals are the objectives which can be achieved by the individual in the time
period of 6 to 12 months.
 I want to learn the use of new technological tools in this new digital era.
 I want to become the production manager of a big firm.
 I want to achieve academic success by performing good in different tasks.
Discussing the value of long term goals by analysing at least 3 personal examples
Long term goals can be achieved by the time span of 4 to 5 years. My long terms goals is
described below:
 I want to own a company in the IT sector.
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 I want to own an established property.
 I want to accomplish the new business with the workforce of multiple individuals.
Discussing different values of Personal Development Plan and various example using my
goals
Personal development plan helps the individual in developing different interpersonal
skills (Falkner, Vivian, and Williams, 2018). It facilitates the person to achieve the goals in a
given period of time.
SKILLS GOALS STRATEGY TIME DURATION
Improving
leadership and
communication skill.
Short term goals It is the skill which
helps the individual
to motivate different
candidates in the
workplace
(Sacramento, 2019).
The person can build
a healthy
relationship with
different individuals
regardless of their
background and
cultures
2 months
Improving Digital
skills.
Medium term goals There are multiple
new challenges
which needs to be
understand. It helps
the individual to
promote the services
and products in an
better way can carry
out managing
7 months
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operations
effectively.
To start a own
company.
Long term goals This is the main goal
to start the own
company in the IT
sector by
understanding
different tools which
include MS Excel,
and office etc.
2 years
TASK TWO
Discussing author perspective affect the use of a source
 Author – It is the person which can take the legal obligation if anyone uses the content.
 Purpose – The authors write different articles by doing extensive research (Tyagi, and
Misra, 2021).
 Reliability – The sources which the authors paste in the journals needs to be highly
authentic.
 Relevance – It shows that the source which has been used in reliable in every manner.
TASK THREE
Analysing the sources which is used in the report plan
Multiple
Sources
Authors Purpose of
plan
Reliability Relevance
Tymms, M.,
2018.
Implementing
educational
innovations: A
staff perspective
Tymms, M.,
2018.
This source
defines the use
of professional
development
plan
It is the reliable
source
This source
offers the
information
which is used by
the individual to
achieve
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of personal
development
planning. Resea
rch in Post-
Compulsory
Education, 23(4
), pp.463-478.
professional
development
Knowles, S.,
2021. Coaching
for Professional
Development.
In Positive
Psychology
Coaching (pp.
167-180).
Springer, Cham.
Knowles, S.,
2021.
This source
defines how
organisation
helps individual
to achieve
professional
development
Yes, this source
is reliable
This particular
source helps in
professional
development in
the educational
sector
Dulany, A.E.,
2020. A Case
Study
Understanding
Student
Development of
Purpose in a
Liberal Arts
Environment
and Its Impact
on Student
Well-Being and
Academic
Major. Robert
Dulany, A.E.,
2020.
This source
helps the
individual to
improve
different skills
with the help of
social media
Yes this source
is reliable
This particular
skills help to
improve the
areas with the
help of social
media
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Morris
University.
ÖZDEMİR,
S.M., 2019.
Implementation
of the lesson
study as a tool
to improve
students'
learning and
professional
development of
teachers. Partici
patory
Educational
Research, 6(1),
pp.36-53.
ÖZDEMİR,
S.M., 2019
This source
helps to
understand the
true motive of
Professional
skills with the
help of
frameworks.
Yes it is reliable
source
This skill will
help the
individual to
understanding
different
frameworks in
an effective
manner
Anders, A.D.,
2018.
Networked
learning with
professionals
boosts students'
self-efficacy for
social
networking and
professional
development. C
omputers &
Education, 127,
pp.13-29.
Anders, A.D.,
2018.
This source will
help to
understand the
complex
ecosystem of
the professional
development
Yes, it is
reliable sure
The individual
can understand
the professional
development
and the complex
ecosystem
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Darling-
Hammond, L.,
Cobb, V. and
Bullmaster, M.,
2021.
Professional
Development
Schools as
Contexts for
Teacher
Learning and
Leadership 1.
In Organization
al learning in
schools (pp.
149-175).
Taylor &
Francis.
Darling-
Hammond, L.,
Cobb, V. and
Bullmaster, M.,
2021.
This source
helps to
understand the
perspective of
the teacher in
professional
development
Yes it is reliable The candidate
can understand
the perspective
of the teacher in
the professional
development
Yoon, I. and
Kim, M., 2022.
Dynamic
patterns of
teachers’
professional
development
participation
and their
relations with
socio-
demographic
characteristics,
Yoon, I. and
Kim, M., 2022.
Different
techniques in
the classroom
for professional
development.
Yes it is reliable
source
The teacher role
in developing
the skills which
helps in
professional
development
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teacher self-
efficacy, and
job
satisfaction. Tea
ching and
Teacher
Education, 109,
p.103565.
Inamorato and
et.al
2019. Innovatin
g professional
development in
higher
education: an
analysis of
practices (No.
JRC115622).
Joint Research
Centre (Seville
site).
Inamorato and
et.al 2019.
This source
helps to
understand the
role of
leadership
Yes it is reliable
source
The individual
can understand
leadership role
in professional
development
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that the goals could help the individual to
achieve better results in the future. Professional development plan will help them to perform
better in different opportunities.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Anders, A.D., 2018. Networked learning with professionals boosts students' self-efficacy for
social networking and professional development. Computers & Education, 127, pp.13-29.
Craig, S.L., Smith, S.J. and Frey, B.B., 2022. Professional development with universal design for
learning: supporting teachers as learners to increase the implementation of
UDL. Professional Development in Education, 48(1), pp.22-37.
Falkner, K., Vivian, R. and Williams, S.A., 2018. An ecosystem approach to teacher professional
development within computer science. Computer Science Education, 28(4), pp.303-344.
Sacramento, J., 2019. Critical collective consciousness: Ethnic studies teachers and professional
development. Equity & excellence in education, 52(2-3), pp.167-184.
Tyagi, C. and Misra, P.K., 2021. Continuing Professional Development of Teacher Educators:
Challenges and Initiatives. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9(2), pp.117-126.
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