Report on Personal Development for Academic Skills and PDP Assessment 2

This report discusses personal and professional development plans, short, medium, and long-term goals, and the value of a personal development plan. It includes examples and strategies for improving skills and knowledge for career growth and opportunities.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
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Contents
1. Introduction p
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development p
3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan p
7. Conclusion p
Reference List p
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1. Introduction
A personal and professional development plan is that plan which aids an individual to
make plans about what is needed for achieving predetermined goals and objectives.
A development plan helps in the improvement of individual in relation to education,
career, skills and knowledge (Anderton and Marriott,2020). Various skills are
developed for increasing level of confidence of person that aid in enhancing and
increasing the performance for achieving predetermined targets that are going to be
achieved in an effective way. Personal development plan improves ability of person
in performing of assigned tasks with development of skills and knowledge. If that
person will possess correct knowledge and skills that will lead to increase in
individual’s career development. The aim of this report is to describe short, medium
as well as long-term goals with strategies that are used by an individual for
professional and personal growth for growing that are increased in market. My
professional objective is to be marketing manager.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
Personal and professional development plans are those plans and strategies that
improve knowledge and core competencies of a person. The development strategies
helping in performing definite roles and responsibilities, that lead in career growth
and opportunities of an individual. Personal development aids in improvement of
individual’s personal skills for improving performance and growth chances that can
be increased. It helps in increasing and making better the individual’s weak points for
achievement of goals effectively and efficiently. Professional development is useful
in preparation of individual towards career (Diffley, D.M. and Duddle, 2022). It also
aids in the development of organisational skills for the overall development of an
individual. Individual should plan various strategies that are related to development
according to consider both personal as well as professional development that leads
to unique image of individual that can be developed. Before arriving in any field, it is
important for an individual’s correct development that there is no hesitation while
communicating with others.
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3. Description and discussion of the value of short term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Short term goals are those targets that an individual want to attain goals and
objectives in the near future. Short goals and targets aid the improvement of the
living standard and lifestyle of individual. The three short term goals that are
personal are discussed and are given below:
 Time management: These skills are important for attaining and achieving the
success in future. As if individual is being unable to manage time for achieving
goals, then there will be no operating of their duties in a proper way because
of which the workload and stress will be increased. If there is time
management for each and every activity, it will result in better performance of
duties by an individual effectively. It also aids in individual’s professional
development (Everley and Flemons, 2020). In every organisation, there is
importance of time management as there is completion of given task on
predetermined time.
 Stress management: Management of stress is necessary to perform in
effective and efficient in organisation. If a person is not able to manage stress
and tension, then it has adverse effect on their health. Various strategies will
be developed by me to manage stress for not hindering my performance.
Stress can result in various negative thoughts in individual’s mind then it can
even lead to inefficiency in the performance of an individual.
 Presentation skills: For developing professionalism, this skill has its own vital
role to play in an individual. If there is lack of presentation skills, a person is
not able to present thoughts and views in a proper way in front of people,
thereby creating negative image in audience’s mind. If there is perfect
presentation of me in front of others with skills and knowledge, then it will
result in development of my good image and increased value in front of others
(Elsden, 2022).
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium
term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Medium term goals are those that take some time to achieve such as 6 months or
above and they depend on individual’s capacity. There is preparation that starts right
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after attainment of short term goals (Green, 2018). Some medium term goals of me
as discussed as follows:
 Taking online courses: For overall professional development, there will be
need of various professional courses classes to be taken by me for increasing
and developing my knowledge and skills for preparing myself for chosen
career. I won’t be able to attain goals in short time period because of lack of
proper knowledge and skills. So there is need for developing myself by
enhancing and increasing the knowledge with aim to accomplish my targets.
 Decision making skills: Success is achieved by taking right decisions in life.
Individual should possess skills for deciding wrong and right so that there is
no easy influencing on one by the other person because if decisions are not
taken by an individual in life then there is no accomplishment of goals in
future. Along with the people can easily take advantage that can result in
individual’s failure. Decision making is ability to choose between options.
Depending on specific circumstance, we connect with best suited or
appropriate person to practice all the existing information along with making of
decisions. It removes conflicts in entity and helps in functioning well of an
individual (Islam, 2020). Decision making is important and possession of
critical thinking skills helps in identifying problems along with its solutions.
Decision making is basic that is required in the workplace. It is important in
personal life also. Some people lack decision-making skills and are unsuitable
for leadership roles.
 Communication skills: Communicating in an effective way is life's important
skills. Communication skills consists of deepening of understanding with help
of written (books, magazines), visual (use of graphics, tables) or of nonverbal
(body language, gestures, etc.). All of these communication are essential
skills for career growth. Strong communication skills help in every phase of
life. From personal to professional life and also in between everything.
Excellent communication skills help in presenting views and thoughts in front
of others. There are different methods that can result in improvement of my
communication skills with the aim to achieving of my goals properly.
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5. Description and discussion of the value of long term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long-term goals are those goals that help an individual to achieve wants of
and in future. These goals need great and proper time as well as planning (May,
2019). These goals cannot be achieved in short time period as these are connected
to future of an individual. Three personal skills are described as follows:
 Finding a good job: For finding good job in future, there is a need to develop
various skills as well as knowledge in me with the help of various sources with
the aim to have a good job. There is a need to concentrate more effectively on
my goals that are of short term as well as of medium term for my overall
development. If there is no proper knowledge in me related to tasks or the
field, in which I need to enter then will be no easy getting of a proper job. To
avoid this problem, I need to focus and start working on my weaker areas with
the help of planning of various strategies.
 Starting a business: For starting my own business, there is a need to develop
skills in me related to entrepreneurship such as leadership, marketing skills,
communicating and decision making and others for guiding my employees in
an effective way in business because there will be no attainment of profits
because of lack of these above skills which can result in facing losses in
future (Knapton and Belgians, 2018). To be a successful entrepreneur, there
is need to possess proper professional skills for increasing my company’s
profitability ratios.
 Planning world tour: I need to be financially strong for planning a world tour so
that there is arrangement of different events accordingly. There will be no
proper career as there will be no proper attaining of goals as these goals need
to have a huge investment amount which is not possible with small earnings.
For achieving of these goals, I should concentrate on my career for attaining
my long term goals properly as well as for enjoyment of my world tour along
with family.
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
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A personal development plan which is also called PDP that is a document
which summarizes goals and objectives, already strengths in an area, points that are
needed to be changed for attaining predetermined goals and technologies that are
needed to be improved. PDP is also useful in other aspects and factors of life. PDP
also aids in the enhancement of the skills of an individual by improvement of their
weak areas by developing strength areas (Lefera and Swart, 2020). It eliminates the
hesitation and nervousness of an individual by strengthening various aspects.
Personal as well as professional development plans consists of high added value. Its
importance and some benefits that are related to PDP are as follows:
 Improvement and increase in level of confidence for greater and better
performance of the assigned tasks in a proper way.
 Providing and gaining new opportunities related to career and
professional growth that help in achievement of success in future.
 Improvement of various results and outcomes by making effective
decisions so that there is independence by an individual in taking own
decision.
7.0 Conclusion
It has been analysed as per the above report, that personal and professional
development plans are those strategies that improve skills and knowledge with the
help of learning and training which provide greater employment opportunities along
with career growth opportunities. It also helps in identifying the strengths and
weaknesses of individual and formation of effective strategies which improve skills
and knowledge for individual’s personal growth. The personal development plan of
an individual develops various strategies that help in increase of growing chances of
an individual that have been developed in me with my personal development. I have
written my skills and goals that have helped in attaining the predetermined goals and
objectives on predetermined time period for my overall development.
Reference List:
Anderton, D. and Marriott, S., 2020. Get me a job! Thinking about student
employability. In Modern Day Challenges in Academia. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Diffley, D.M. and Duddle, M., 2022. Fostering Resilience in Nursing Students in
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Elsden, J., 2022. Using reflective practice for personal development
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Everley, S. and Flemons, M., 2020. Exploring and understanding your own
experiences and beliefs as a physical education teacher. In Learning to Teach
Physical Education in the Secondary School (pp. 54-70). Routledge.
Green, W., 2018. HR Launches Professional Development Program. State
Magazine, (632), pp.2-3.
Islam, K., 2020. Personal Development Portfolio. Theory and Personal
Objectives. GRIN Verlag.
Knapton, H. and Belgians, K., 2018. Developing a New BTEC Business
Programme: Making it Fit for Purpose, Fit for Context. Teaching Business &
Economics, 22(3), pp.29-32.
Lefera, M. and Swart, A.J., 2020, November. Reflecting on the success of a Peer
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Time
management I will develop my skills related to time
management by proper planning of time
period for each and every task that I will
perform. I will complete my task in time
period.
Misquitta, R. and Joshi, R., 2020,
January. Universal design for
learning in the Indian classroom:
Supporting struggling learners.
In Open Conference on
Computers in Education (pp. 78-
83). Springer, Cham.
By June 2022
Stress
management
I will reduce my workload by proper
management of time so that every work
is done without any stress.
Murray, M., Pytharouli, S. and
Douglas, J., 2022. Opportunities
for the development of
professional skills for
undergraduate civil and
environmental
engineers. European Journal of
Engineering Education, pp.1-21.
By September 2022
Presentation skills I will take all instructions from my mentor
and senior for developing my
presentation skills. I will take aid of
various sources for increasing my
Novak, A., Žager, K. and Barišić,
I., 2021, September. Innovation
in Accounting Education: The
Impact of Information Technology
on Teaching Methods.
In European Conference on
By august 2022
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confidence level. Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (pp. 660-XXV).
Academic Conferences
International Limited.
Professional
development
I will read various books for enhancing
my knowledge and increasing skills for
my overall development.
Plato, K., 2018. Personal and
professional skills: something
they do teach you at university.
In The Interdisciplinary Future of
Engineering Education (pp. 113-
132). Routledge.
By October 2022
Decision making
skills
I will take aid of family members as well
as teachers for developing skills because
they will help in guiding proper direction
for developing of these skills.
Preston, J. and Rosairo, F.,
2021. Reflections on the value of
simulations in developing
employability skills in
postgraduate business students.
In Games, Simulations and
Playful Learning in Business
Education. Edward Elgar
Publishing.
By November 2022
Communication
skills
I will enhance communication skills by
reading books and watching online
videos which will helps in developing my
skills and knowledge.
Tanner, P.J., 2021. Pandemic
Pivots for the Internship
Game. SCHOLE: A Journal of
Leisure Studies and Recreation
Education, pp.1-2.
By October 2022
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Finding good job I will develop my profile with required
skills in particular field by improving and
increasing my skills with planning various
actions.
Nurmawati, N., Pahlevi, C. and
Nohong, M., 2020. The Effect of
Job Promotion and Mutation on
Performance of Universitas
Hasanuddin Civil Servant through
Job Satisfaction. Hasanuddin
Journal of Applied Business and
Entrepreneurship, 3(3), pp.33-49.
By September 2022
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