Personal and Professional Development: Goals and Evaluation

This document provides an overview of personal and professional development, including the definition and importance of setting short, medium, and long-term goals. It also discusses the factors that affect the use of sources, such as author, purpose, reliability, and relevance. Additionally, it includes an evaluation of eight sources used in a report plan. The document is relevant for students studying BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation, specifically for the course code BMP3001 - Academic Skills and PDP.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of Sources
Submitted by:
Name:
ID:
Contents
Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
Personal and professional development can be describe as the process which is
significant for increasing personal capability and potential. It is essential for individual to
analyses and evaluate their own skills and knowledge as this is significant for personal and
professional development (Dover, Kressler and Lozano, 2020). It is refer as the process in
which person and organization is engaging to learning practices with the motive of dealing
with various challenge. Personal and professional development plan is significant for
identifying the skills which are lacking with in person as well as determining method that is
significant for improving skills which are lacking. This is proper structured format that will
includes improvement needs along with the time duration for successfully attaining goals.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples
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Short term goals are the objective that is set in order to attain in smaller time duration.
It is valuable as in this individual will focus on one thing at a time. Short term goals is
significant for defining and determining the path of success by attaining objectives. It is
valuable as it will motivate and encourage individual to work more effectively for
accomplishing short term goal. For example -
 I will increase my communication skills with in next 4 months.
 I will focus on increasing time management skills in 3 months.
 I will wake up early by 15 minutes for workout.
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3
personal examples
Medium term goals can be define as the planning for intermediate goals. It is
valuable as through this individual will be able to successful attain goals which is set form
approx 1 to 3 years. In this person will get sufficiently amount of time to work effectively
and attain desired goals (Kowal, 2020). Example -
 To complete course of digital marketing with in one year.
 To increase salary pay by 21 % in next year.
 To purchase a luxury car in 2 years.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Long term goal is refer as the objective individual want to achieve in future. This can
be consider as the life time goals of a person and individual work whole life to attain long
term goals. Examples of long term goals are -
 To buy a house in 5 years.
 To go on world tour.
 To start own business.
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and
construction of an example using my goals
Personal development plan is significant for successfully increasing and developing
capability and potential of a person in order to attain desired goals (Diak and et.al., 2020).
This is process which is valuable for guiding and directing individual to personal growth and
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development. For example I want to increase my skills and knowledge for attaining growth in
career.
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect
the use of a source
There are different factors such as author, purpose, reliability and relevance that will
lead to have direct affect over the use of source (Berdondini and Elton, 2020). It is essential
that source has proper information about the author and it clearly define the purpose of the
source. Selected sources should have accurate reliability and data in the source should have
proper relevance in order to get better and accurate information. Author, purpose, relevance
and reliability is significant for taking be using using credible sources which are correct and
accurate as per the information used.
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Dover, A.G.,
Kressler, B.
and Lozano,
M., 2020.
“Learning Our
Way
Through”:
Critical
Professional
Development
for Social
Justice in
Teacher
Education. The
New
Educator, 16(1
), pp.45-69.
Dover,
Kressler, and
Lozano.
The purpose of
this source is
learning Our
Way Through
This source
have high
accuracy of
information
which increase
its reliability.
This sources is
credible
Kowal, J., Kowal, J., 2020 Perspectives It has authority It is verified
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2020.
Perspectives
and directions
for
professional
development
in the Lower
Silesian
voivodeship
compared to
Poland and the
European
Union. Publis
her: Oficyna
Wydawnicza
ATUT–
Wrocławskie
Wydawnictwo
Oświatowe,
Editors:
Henryk
Jarosiewicz.
Updated and
developed
version from
Kowal J.
(2011) in
Proceedings of
the 7th
ECMLG,
France,
Antipolis.
and directions
for professional
development is
the purpose of
this source
of data and it is
trustworthy
information.
source of
information
Diak, A.,
Sułkowska, J.,
Kuźmicz, I.,
Malinowska-
Lipień, I.,
Gniadek, A.
and Brzostek,
T., 2020.
Coaching in
the
professional
and personal
development
of
nurses. Pieleg
niarstwo XXI
wieku/Nursing
in the 21st
Diak,
Sułkowska,
Kuźmicz,
Malinowska,
Lipień, Gniadek
and Brzostek
Its purpose is to
determine the
Coaching
methods in the
professional and
personal
development,
This source is
able to provide
correct
information.
It is accurate
source as it
contain accurate
information.
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Century, 19(1)
, pp.42-46.
Berdondini, L.
and Elton, T.,
2020.
Continuing
Professional
Development
(CPD). The
Handbook of
Professional
Ethical and
Research
Practice for
Psychologists,
Counsellors,
Psychotherapi
sts and
Psychiatrists.
Berdondini and
Elton
This source
purpose is to
determine
Continuing
Professional
Development
It is providing
accurate
information.
This source
addresses the
thesis statement
Cadero-Smith,
L.A., 2020.
Teacher
Professional
Development
Challenges
Faced by
Rural
Superintendent
s. Online
Submission.
Cadero-Smith Identifying
Teacher
Professional
Development
Challenges is
the purpose.
This includes
proper coverage
of needed
information.
In this source
information is
connected with
needed data.
Julian, J.F.E.
and Ruiz,
F.B., 2020.
Continuing
professional
development
(CPD) among
educators in
selected
Colleges of
Nursing:
Perceived
importance,
impact, and
challenges. En
fermería
Clínica, 30,
pp.60-64.
Julian and Ruiz Its purpose is to
analyses of
Continuing
professional
development
(CPD) among
educators.
It is reliable
source as it has
high accuracy
of information .
Verification of
data make it
more relevant.
Akrivou, K.,
Scalzo, G. and
Akrivou, Scalzo
and Orón
Its purpose is to
determine How
It is written by
trustworthy
This sources is
credible
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Orón, J.V.,
2020. How
differing
conceptions of
integrity and
self-
integration
influence how
relations are
seen and
managed and
implications
for personal
and
professional
development.
Archives for
Psychology.
differing
conceptions of
integrity and
self-integration
influence
author.
Todd, F. ed.,
2020. Plannin
g continuing
professional
development.
Routledge.
Todd Planning for
continuing
professional
development is
the purpose of
this source
It verify
information
which increase
its reliability.
It is verified
source of
information
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REFERENCES:
Dover, A.G., Kressler, B. and Lozano, M., 2020. “Learning Our Way Through”: Critical
Professional Development for Social Justice in Teacher Education. The New
Educator, 16(1), pp.45-69.
Kowal, J., 2020. Perspectives and directions for professional development in the Lower
Silesian voivodeship compared to Poland and the European Union. Publisher:
Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT–Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe, Editors:
Henryk Jarosiewicz. Updated and developed version from Kowal J.(2011) in
Proceedings of the 7th ECMLG, France, Antipolis.
Diak, A. and et.al., 2020. Coaching in the professional and personal development of
nurses. Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku/Nursing in the 21st Century, 19(1), pp.42-46.
Berdondini, L. and Elton, T., 2020. Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The
Handbook of Professional Ethical and Research Practice for Psychologists,
Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychiatrists.
Cadero-Smith, L.A., 2020. Teacher Professional Development Challenges Faced by Rural
Superintendents. Online Submission.
Julian, J.F.E. and Ruiz, F.B., 2020. Continuing professional development (CPD) among
educators in selected Colleges of Nursing: Perceived importance, impact, and
challenges. Enfermería Clínica, 30, pp.60-64.
Akrivou, K., Scalzo, G. and Orón, J.V., 2020. How differing conceptions of integrity and
self-integration influence how relations are seen and managed and implications for
personal and professional development. Archives for Psychology.
Todd, F. ed., 2020. Planning continuing professional development. Routledge.
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