Personal and Professional Development: Goals, Sources, and Plan

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of
Sources
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Contents
Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
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Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 2
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 2
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 2
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan and construction of an example using my goals 3
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability
and Relevance’ affect the use of a source 3
Task Three:
Ann evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
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References 5
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Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
It can be defined as a process under which the development of individual and organisation
takes place in order to gaining all the opportunities and meeting the desired goals and
objectives (Vondracek and et. al., 2019). It include the development of knowledge and skills
so that they can achieve the organisational goals and targets.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Short Tem goals are developed for less than 6 months of time period. These goals are made
for the quick development of skills so that the result can be effective in a short period of time
(Mulder, M. ed., 2017). For Example:
 Creative Skills
 Decision making skills
 Communication skills
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Medium term goals are made for more than 1 year and less than 5 years of time period. These
goals exist between the short and long term goals. It works as a step of fulfilling the long
term desires. It helps in the growth of career (DiPaola, M. and Wagner, C.A., 2018)
(Richmond and et. al., 2017). For Example:
 Problem Solving Skills
 Time Management Skills
 Information and Technology Skills
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Usually, these goals are made for more than 5 years. The purpose of these goals is to do self
improvement which is useful in striving and keeping the individual focused (Jones, P.W.,
2018). Examples are given below:
 Leadership knowledge
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