Academic Skills and PDP (BMP3001)

Academic Skills and
PDP
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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................. 2
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................. 2
Definition of personal as well as professional development................................................2
Description of short-term goals along with identification of at least 3 personal examples. 3
Description of medium term goals along with identification of at least 3 personal
examples.............................................................................................................................. 4
Description of long term goals along with identification of at least 3 personal examples...5
Description of a Personal Development Plan.......................................................................6
Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 6
Reference List...........................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Academic skills are important skills for a person which is important for career growth
and success of a person (Titchmarsh, 2019). These skills help in personal as well as
professional development of a person. These skills are important for attainment of
career goals and success. There are different types of goals including long, short
and medium term goals which can be differentiated on basis of their time and focus.
This project report includes discussion of personal development as well as
professional development which are important for career success of a person. It also
includes various short term, long term, medium term goals along with personal
example. This report also includes personal development plan of a person as per
skills required by them.
MAIN BODY
Definition of personal as well as professional development
Personal Development: Personal development is a process which helps to
evaluate goals or skills of an individual (Ryba and Nolan, 2018). It helps a person to
be take change and proactive for their action. It is not necessary for a person to
always reach to their objectives but they are fulfilled if purpose of these is fulfilled.
Personal development helps a person in providing satisfaction and also provide
success in their life. Personal development can be attained with self-improvement in
skills. There are various traits and skills which ca person get through training as well
as education process. Personal development can take place in life long time which
helps them in developing various skills and leaning. Personal development is
important for a person for various reason which are as follows:
 Provide clarity to vision: Personal development provide long term vision to
a person and also provide them clarity related to their goals. It is important for
a person to set targets in their life whch helps them to attainment of those
objective.
 Improving existing skills: Personal development helps a person in
improving various skills which helps a person in getting various opportunities
in their life. A person learns various new things from their mistake and also
helps to overcome of various challenges occur in their life.
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 Drive motivation as well as satisfaction: Personal development empower a
person which helps them to control various things. With this improvement in a
person, a person become more motivated and confident related to life. It
improves productivity as well as performance of a person.
Professional Development: Professional development includes all certification,
education and training which is required by a person in order to get success for
career (Pessôa, and Trabasso, 2017). There are different set of skills and knowledge
is required by different jobs. It is important for an individual to have necessary skills
in order to develop career but still they require additional skills in future. Professional
development helps a person in make the efficient and effective. Professional
development is important for a person for various reason which are as follows:
 Expand knowledge base: Professional development can be attained with
training and development which helps them to expose various opportunities.
With this training, education and certification, business needs to expand
knowledge base and also increase expertise in particular field of a person.
 Boost confidence and credibility: With increasing expertise in a person
helps to boost their confidence level as they learn new things. Their increase
knowledge and enhance skills helps them to boost confidence level of a
person. This also results in increase credibility of a person which provide them
various opportunities in life.
 Provide networking opportunity: For professional development, a person
needs to participate in various workshops and networking invent. In these
events many professionals came and with meeting them a person can
develop network opportunity which helps them for career opportunity.
Description of short-term goals along with identification of at least 3
personal examples
Short term goals includes those goals which can attained by individual in near future.
These goals are easy or simple as individual can achieve these goals within few
months, weeks and year (Matthews and Matthews, 2019). These can be attained
within less time. Short term goals are important for a person for various reason which
are as follows:
Boost motivation: Short term goals are important for a person as it boost motivation
of a person. These goals take less time for attainment which increase motivation of a
person for next challenges.
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