Importance of Academic Skills and Personal Development

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.