Importance of Academic Skills and Personal Development

This document discusses the importance of academic skills and personal development in achieving goals and success. It explores the meaning of personal and professional development, the importance of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, and the significance of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance in selecting sources of information. It also provides an evaluation of sources used in a report plan.

BMP3001 Academic Skills
and PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Meaning of personal and professional development...................................................................3
Importance of short-term goals....................................................................................................3
Importance of medium-term goals...............................................................................................3
Importance of long-term goals.....................................................................................................4
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................4
Importance of Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance in selection of source of
information...................................................................................................................................4
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................4
Evaluation of sources used in the report plan..............................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills are the core skills which specify the academic writing skills,
presentations skills, critical thinking and integrity skills, time management skills etc. of the
students. The report will state the short-term, medium-term and long-term goals for the students
in order to develop their personality.
MAIN BODY
Task 1
Meaning of personal and professional development
Personal and professional development is a process in which the individuals and the
organizations involve in order to achieve their goals and targets. Personal development involves
the development of generally five areas of the individuals such as mental, social, spiritual,
emotional and physical in order to meet their personal goals (Usán, Salavera and Teruel, 2019).
While on the other hand professional development involve the training, education, experience
and certificate from organization as well as educational institutions in order to succeed in the
professional career. Professional development also helps in achieving the organizational goals
along with the personal goals.
Importance of short-term goals
Short-term goals are the goals which is required to be achieved in the time period of 2 to
6 months (Poorgholamy and et.al., 2020). The purpose of doing so by the student is to enhance
their academic skills and productivity and to learn something new in order to achieve long-term
success. For example;
 Finding a part-time job within the time span of 2 to 3 months along with the studies.
 Planning to make progress in the writing of good content in the exams within 3 months.
 Planning to become a leader of my class and encourage others for the same.
Importance of medium-term goals
Medium-term goals are the goals which is required to be achieved in the time span of 8 to
9 months. The purpose of planning the medium-term goals is to minimize the gap if any arises
between the short-term and long-term goals (Hofverberg and Winberg, 2020). Students set the
mid-term goals in order to prepare themselves for their future career. For example;
 Planning to achieve 80% above grade in the particular interest subjects.

 Planning to study systems which works best in order to do well in the tests and annual
exams.
 Planning to enhance the communication skills among the large public to become a host of
the event.
Importance of long-term goals
For the self-improvement of the students long-term goals are significant and it helps in
shaping the directions of the individuals career. Long-term goals are the final objectives of any
tasks which gives strength to the students and also helps the student to be focused towards the
last objectives (Bal-Taştan and et.al., 2018). The time period of long term goals are generally
more than 1 year It is important to be flexible during the whole journey of achieving long-term
goals. For examples;
 Planning to learn other languages to become translator in the future.
 Planning to increase general knowledge by reading newspapers and magazine on daily
basis.
 Planning to start business after completing the graduation from the college.
Task 2
Importance of Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance in selection of source of information.
Credibility of the Author is significant while selecting the source of the information as it
helps in determining the quality of the information available. Purpose become important while
selecting the source of the information because it defines why such research is taken place or the
reason it was originally associated with the research. Reliability of the source is important as it
defines whether the source from where the information is collected is outdated or updated.
Relevance of source state that the source from where the information is collected is related with
the topic on which research is taken place.
Task 3
Evaluation of sources used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Journal Bal-Taştan, S. and
et.al.
The purpose is to set
long term goals to
improve academic
The source is
reliable because it
provides updated
The information
is related to the
long term goals

achievement. information. for academic
students.
Journal Hofverberg, A. and
Winberg, M.
The purpose behind
selection of the
source as it do not
provide biased
information.
It is reliable
because it is from
the well-known
author.
The informations
is related to the
long-term goals.
Journal Sommet, N. and
Elliot, A. J.
The purpose is that
it provides good
content of goals and
achievement for
students.
It is reliable as it
is from the well-
known books and
journals.
The information
is related to the
medium term
goals for students.
Journal Montalto, C. P. and
et.al.
The purpose is that
it clearly states the
medium-term goals
for the student.
It is reliable
because it
contains updated
information.
The information
is related to the
medium term
goals for students.
Journal Poorgholamy, F.
and et.al.
The purpose is that
it provides the short-
term goals to
achieve long-term
goals.
It is reliable
because it is
written by well-
known author.
The information
is related to the
short-term goals
of the academic
students.
Journal Asian M, Aktas K. It provides the
information about
the learning
strategies and
achievement goals.
It is reliable
because it is
generated from
the primary
source.
The information
is related to the
short-term goals
of the academic
students.
Journal Usán, P., SalaveraC.
and Teruel, P.
It provides the
information related
to school motivation
It is reliable
because it
contains all the
The information
is related to the
performance

to increase academic
performance.
informations until
2019.
development plan
for the students.
Journal Khan, A. and et.al. It provides the best
content to increase
communication
skills.
It is reliable as it
provides the
informations from
well-known
books and
journals.
The information
is related to the
performance
development plan
for the students.
CONCLUSION
The report concludes the importance of short-term, medium-term and long-term plans for
the academic students and help them in achieving their targets and goals. The report also
concludes the importance of performance development plans in setting plans and achieving
plans.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Bal-Taştan, S. and et.al., 2018. The impacts of teacher’s efficacy and motivation on student’s
academic achievement in science education among secondary and high school
students. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology
Education. 14(6). pp.2353-2366.
Hofverberg, A. and Winberg, M., 2020. Challenging the universality of achievement goal
models: a comparison of two culturally distinct countries. Scandinavian Journal of
Educational Research. 64(3). pp.333-354.
Sommet, N. and Elliot, A. J., 2017. Achievement goals, reasons for goal pursuit, and
achievement goal complexes as predictors of beneficial outcomes: Is the influence of
goals reducible to reasons?. Journal of Educational Psychology. 109(8). p.1141.
Wentzel, K. R., Jablansky, S. and Scalise, N. R., 2021. Peer social acceptance and academic
achievement: A meta-analytic study. Journal of Educational Psychology. 113(1).
p.157.
Poorgholamy, F. and et.al., 2020. Predicting Academic Burnout Based on Achievement Goals
and Self-regulated Learning. Iranian Evolutionary and Educational Psychology
Journal. 2(1). pp.13-23.
Asian M, Aktas K. The relationship between learning strategies and achievement goal
orientations of high school student goal orientations of high school students.
Ilkogretim Online. 2020 Jan 1;19(1).
Usán, P., Salavera, C. and Teruel, P., 2019. School motivation, goal orientation and academic
performance in secondary education students. Psychology research and behavior
management. 12. p.877.
Khan, A. and et.al., 2017. Communication Skills of a Teacher and Its Role in the Development
of the Students' Academic Success. Journal of Education and Practice. 8(1). pp.18-
21.
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Appendix
Importance of personal development plan
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Personal development plan is shows the vision of the individuals and enables them thet
they have to reach their in the next few months and the years.
Skills Strategies Measure Time
Writing Skills The strategy to improve
writing skills are by
practice it on daily basis.
It is measured by proper
writing conventions such as
no grammar mistakes, good
spelling, on time
completions, well-organized
structure etc.
2-3 months
Communication Skills The strategy behind the
improving
communication skills is
daily speaking and by
becoming a active
listener.
It is measured by the good
feedback from the friends
and family and by the body
language etc.
6-8 months
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