Report Plan and Evaluation of Sources

This document discusses the concept of personal and professional development, the value of short term and long term goals, and the importance of a personal development plan. It also explores the effect of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance on the use of sources. Additionally, it provides an evaluation of eight sources used in a report plan.

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evaluation of sources

Table of Contents
Task One:.........................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development..............................................................3
Value of short term goals with 3 personal examples.......................................................................3
Value of long term goals with 3 personal examples...............................................................4
Value of Personal Development Plan with example..............................................................4
Task Two:........................................................................................................................................6
Effect of ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ on use of a source...............................6
Task Three:......................................................................................................................................7
Evaluation of eight sources used in report plan.....................................................................7
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

Task One:
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal and professional development is a continuous practice in which individuals
engaged in the process of learning and developing various skills, knowledge and competences in
order to ensure higher growth and development in professional and personal context (Jafarabadi
and et, al., 2020). This process will benefit individuals in number of ways through which they
can excellently achieve long term growth in a well define and effective manner.
Value of short term goals with 3 personal examples
Short term goals are those targets that an individual is looking forward to accomplish within
short period of time such as today, this week, this month or even this month. In simple word this
goal is something that an person want to fulfil soon.
Illustrations:
 To have an instructor to acquire certification in badminton.
 To complete a project on a particular topic within a week. To get up early before 6am on daily basis and practice meditation.
 Value of medium term goals with 3 personal examples
Medium term goals involve those objectives that an individual may take two to four
years to accomplish. In addition to this, it has been evaluated that that, these goals acts as a
bridge among long term and short term goals.
Illustrations:
 Start a business in any sector.
 To purchase a house. To commence second career.

Value of long term goals with 3 personal examples
Long term goal is inclusive of those objectives that an individual is looking forward to
fulfil in the future. In these goals it is essential for a person to conduct proper time planning as
these goals get accomplished in several years (Holt, Deal and Pankow, 2020). In addition to this,
it has been underlined that a person can take 3 to 10 years to fulfil long term goals.
Illustrations:
 To become well-rounded as a student.
 To provide encouragement to other as a successful mentor.
 To get recognised for time management.
Value of Personal Development Plan with example
Personal Development Plan is defined as a process in which creation of action plan is
being done while emphasising upon different factors such as reflection, awareness, goal-setting,
values and planning for professional development in the terms of self-improvement, career,
education and relationship.
It is one of the most important framework with the help of which individual can
effectively evaluate their weaknesses as well as strength and can further frame strategies to
maximise their existing capabilities and skills (Leroy, 2020). With the assistance of personal and
professional development individual can assure their long term sustainable (Kamel, El-Sherif
and Rashed, 2020). It has been evaluated in order to ascertain self skills and weaknesses it is
essential for an individual to undertake advantage of personal and professional development plan
in order to accomplish personal as well as professional skills in a well define and effective
manner.
Mentioned below there is an example of personal development plan of an individual is
being given who is affected with the lack of certain skills like team working, time management
and oral communication.

Skill Current
Proficiency
Target
Proficiency
Course of Action Time period
Time management 2.5 5 Undertake proper
supervision from seniors
and supervisors in order
to make significant
increase in existing skills
and capabilities
40 days
Oral
Communication
3.5 5 Undertake proper
supervision from seniors
and supervisors in order
to make significant
increase in existing skills
and capabilities
35 days
Team Working 2.5 5 Conduct tasks in a team
and take regular and fair
feedbacks from team
leaders and team
members
35 days

Task Two:
Effect of ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ on use of a source
All the above mentioned five elements plays key essential role that effectively
strengthens effectiveness of or research (Ernala and et, al., 2020). Information obtained from
relevant sources will significantly aid in proving authentication of research analysis through
which research objectives can be effectively accomplished. By fulfilling research with credible
sources research evidences can be proved to be authenticated from reliable sources.

Task Three:
Evaluation of eight sources used in report plan
Sources Author(s) Purpose Reliability Relevance
The relationships
between quality
management systems,
safety culture and
leadership and patient
outcomes in Australian
Emergency
Departments. Internation
al Journal for Quality in
Health
Care, 32(Supplement_1),
pp.43-51.
Clay-Williams,
R., Taylor, N.,
Ting, H.P.,
Winata, T.,
Arnolda, G.,
Austin, E. and
Braithwaite, J.
To evaluate
the
importance
of personal
and
professional
development
in an
individual
life.
Reliable as not
older than a
years
Relevant as
based on topic
of discussion of
the report plan
Best Practices as
Opportunities for
Leadership Soft Skills
Improvement in Human
Resource Management in
Bulgarian Tourism
Organizations: The Four
Season Hotels
Example. Izvestia
Journal of the Union of
Scientists-Varna.
Economic Sciences
Veleva, M. To identify
the reason
and
importance
of goals in a
personal life
and growth
and
development
.
Reliable as not
older than a
years
Relevant as it
discussed the
skills
developed in
early age which
underpin
development of
future
academic skills

Series, 9(3), pp.63-71.
An insight into business
administration graduates’
english oral
communication
competencies from
workplace perspectives.
Nguyen,
T.M.T.
To identify
the
effectiveness
of medium
term goals
and
objectives.
Reliable as not
older than 2
years
Relevant as it
contains ways
of carrying out
learning and
teaching in
higher
education
environment
AN INSIGHT INTO
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
GRADUATES’ENGLIS
H ORAL
COMMUNICATION
COMPETENCIES
FROM WORKPLACE
PERSPECTIVES. VNU
Journal of Foreign
Studies, 36(1).
Tram, N.T.M. To promote
the
importance
of long term
goals in an
individual
life.
Reliable as it
not older than
a years, as
information in
this are form
current article.
Relevant as it
contains
information
about
educational
reform for
ensuring timely
development of
skills of
learners
Team Efficiency in
Organizations: A Group
Perspective on
Initiative. International
Journal of
Environmental Re
Lisbona, A.,
Las-Hayas, A.,
Palací, F.J.,
Bernabé, M.,
Morales, F.J.
and Haslam, A.
To learn the
significance
of personal
development
along with
its
importance
Belonging to a
period not
older than
years. Thus it
its is reliable
It is relevant
because this
lays down the
importance of
developing soft
skills

in a person
life.
EFFICIENT
LEADERSHIP
QUALITIES FOR
TEAM WORK IN
ORGANIZATIONS. TU
RAN-SAM, 12(45),
pp.98-101.
Badak, K. To identify
the
importance
of time
management
for an
individual.
Reliable as it
not older than
2 years.
It is relevant as
it consists of
the ways in
which teaching
and learning is
carried out
within the
classroom.
Effects of Team Work on
Employees Performance
in The Public
Organizations: A case of
TANESCO
Mbeya (Doctoral
dissertation, Mzumbe
University).
Rocky, G.P., To
determine
the
effectiveness
of oral
communicati
on in a
person life.
Reliable as the
article is recent
It is relevant as
it contains
information
about higher
education life
which leads to
development of
academic skills.
Agile ways of working: a
team maturity
perspective. Journal of
Software: Evolution and
Process, 32(6), p.e2244.
Gren, L.,
Goldman, A.
and Jacobsson,
C.
To underline
the
importance
of team
working.
This source is
reliable as it is
taken from
current article.
Present source
is duly relevant
as it involves
information
associated to
present report.

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