Report on Personal Development for Academic Skills and PDP Assessment 2

This report discusses the importance of personal development plans in developing an individual's skill set for their personal and professional career. It covers short term, medium term, and long term goals, and the value of a personal development plan. The report includes personal examples and a reference list.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
7. Conclusion
Reference List
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1. Introduction
Personal development plans are an essential factors that helps the individual in
developing their skill set step by step and will also make sure that individual has an
action plan that can help them in personal development which is essential for their
personal as well as professional career (Vlasov, V. and Chromjaková, F., 2018.).
This planning will help the individual in building a skill set as well as will help the
individual in analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. It will help the individual in
setting the goals for the future and will also motivate them to move towards those
goals and objectives continuously. In this report, concept of personal as well as
professional development have been discussed. In the given report, the concept of
short term, medium term, long term goals are also given. A set of three personal
short term, medium term and long term goals are also given. The short term goals
are for a shorter period of time and serves as a stepping stones in the career path of
the individual. Medium term goals are the one that requires a little more time than
short term goals and are also a little bigger stepping stones for the career path of the
individual. The individual may make sure that they are going n the right direction with
the help of personal development planning and it will also help the individual by
making sure that the individual develops a skill set and is not directionless in the
middle of the career.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
The professional and personal development plan helps the individual in making sure
that they are developing the right set of skills which can help them in their
professional as well as personal life. It is important for the individual to make sure
that they have a plan as it will help them in moving continuously towards the goals
and objectives of the individual (Titchmarsh, A., 2019.). The personal and
professional development plan can help the individual in having correct path through
which the individual can reach to the ultimate goal. Without proper planning the
individual may become directionless in the middle of the career path.
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3. Description and discussion of the value of short term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The short term goals of an individual are the one that has a time limit of not more
than 6 months. It is important for the individual to have short term goals as the
completion of these goals provide motivation to the individual also these goals serve
as the small stepping stones for the individual which helps them in achieving the
ultimate goal of the individual (Niculescu, V., Sterca, A. and Bufnea, D., 2020,
November.). It short term goals will help the individual in setting small goals that
does not require a lot of planning or assistance. These are the goals that are basic in
nature. Short term goals are the one that helps the individual in making sure that
they are on the right path and does not involve much time as well. These are the
basic skills that are very common and are required in almost all the fields of career
as well as in personal lives of everyone. According to me, short term goals are
extremely important for myself as they help me in continuously moving towards my
goals and objectives and will also help me in being motivated throughout the
process. Some of my short term goals are given below:
I want to improve my stress management skills.
I want to develop time management skills
I want to improve my communication skills.
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium
term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The medium term goals are the one that helps the individual in developing skills that
requires more time than short term skills. These skills have a time from of not more
than 24 months. These goals must be achieved within this time frame. It is important
for the individual to have medium term goals as it will serve as a bigger stepping
stone in the lives of the individual. While planning for these skills the individual can
take help of Smart framework which will help them in analyzing their skills and will
also help them in managing those skills while making a personal development plant.
The SMART framework consist of specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time
bound (Sokhadze, T., 2019.). It is important for the individual to make sure that the
medium term goals are properly planned as these goals can be bring sometimes and
may provide lack of motivation because of the time which is involved in it. According
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to me, my medium term goals are the pone that helps me in achieving those skills
that are very important for my ultimate goals. It is important for me to make sure that
my medium term goal are achievable in the time frame that I have allocated for them.
It is important for me as it provides high level of motivation and will also help me in
developing my soft skills or skill that requires a little time and a lot of planning.
I want to improve my management skills by completing my management course.
I want to improve my leadership skills.
I want to improve my skills of work ethics.
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long term goals are the one that can be served as the ultimate goals of the
individual. It will help the individual in making sure the career path that they actually
wants and also include skills that requires a lot of time or planning. Long term goals
include a time stamp of at least five years and has great significance in the lives of
the individual. Long term goals have a great impact on the professional as well as
personal lives of an individual as it will make sure that the individual is continuously
working on the path that they actually wants to select (Whitehead, M., 2020.). It is
important for the individual to have at least one long term goals which can help them
in analyzing what they actually wants in their career. According to me, long term
goals are very important in may life as my professional and personal life is directly
connected to them. These goals involves my ultimate career plan. These goals
provided motivation to me throughout the process in order to make sure that I am
continuously working towards my goals and objectives and has also make sure that I
am developing those skills that are actually beneficial for me. Some of my long term
goals are given below:
I want to improve my language skills and will also learn at least one foreign
language.
I want to become an investment banker and wants to work in a reputed firm.
I want to develop my own library which have books that I like to read the most.
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6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
personal development plans serves as a base to the individual following which the
individual can obtain a skills set step by step which can help them in their
professional as well as personal life. It is important for the individual to make sure
that they are on the right track so that they can achieve their desired goal or
objective efficiently and effectively (Aliu, J., Aigbavboa, C. and Thwala, W., 2021.).
These plans provide stepping stone to the individual so that they remain motivated
and can develop a skill set that is actually important for them. It is important for the
individual to have skills that are actually required by them to develop their career.
Their are large number of skills that an individual can obtain but obtaining the correct
skill with the correct time stamp is the ultimate goal of the personal development
plan.
7.0 Conclusion
From the above report it is concluded that personal development plans are an
essential factor that can help the individual in making sure that they are working in
the right direction and also helps them in developing a skill set that are beneficial in
their professional career as well as in their personal life. It is important for the
individual to make sure that they have the right skills to achieve the desired career
and developing these skills from an early time can be very beneficial for the
individual. The skills that are developed by the individual are for the benefit of the
individual and with the help of effective planning the individual will be able to achieve
the skills within the time frame provided to them.
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Reference List:
Aliu, J., Aigbavboa, C. and Thwala, W., 2021. A 21st Century Employability Skills
Improvement Framework for the Construction Industry. Routledge.
Hurst, D., Azevedo, A. and Hawranik, P., 2018. Building adaptive capacity in online
graduate management education. In On the line (pp. 265-280). Springer,
Cham.
Jackson, N. and Abouharb, T., 2018. Higher professional education for new GPs. In
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training (pp. 117-128). CRC Press.
Niculescu, V., Sterca, A. and Bufnea, D., 2020, November. Agile and cyclic learning
in teaching parallel and distributed computing. In Proceedings of the 2nd
ACM SIGSOFT International Workshop on Education through Advanced
Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 27-33).
Osland and et. al., 2018. Global leadership development in the university setting and
future directions for advancing global leadership research. In Advances in
global leadership. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Sokhadze, T., 2019. The way starting from the Aldine Biofeedback and Self-Control
books toward the new neurofeedback avenue. Neurofeedback: The First
Fifty Years, p.365.
Titchmarsh, A., 2019. Role of the form tutor. In Surviving and Thriving in the
Secondary School (pp. 58-68). Routledge.
Vlasov, V. and Chromjaková, F., 2018. The Effect of the Fourth Industrial Revol
Whitehead, M., 2020. Aims of physical education. In Learning to teach physical
education in the secondary school (pp. 20-35). Routledge.
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Communication
skills
I want to improve my communication skills
as this is one of the most important skill that
an individual must have. Effective
communication skill will help in professional
as well as personal life.
In order to improve my this skill
Firstly, I am going to attend seminar that is
soon going to happen
Secondly, I am taking participation in online
sessions which can provide me a detailed
insight about effective communication.
Osland and et. al., 2018.
Global leadership
development in the
university setting and
future directions for
advancing global
leadership research.
In Advances in global
leadership. Emerald
Publishing Limited.
By august 2021
Leadership skills I want to improve my this skill as it will help
me managing my team. The main aim of a
leader is to guide and influence their teams
so that they can work according to the
goals and objectives. If a leader is not
efficient or are not providing clear
instructions to its team then this will create
a situation of misunderstanding.
In order to improve my this skill
I will make sure that I take participation in
team building activities and will also ensure
that my active participation will provide me
learning for the future.
Secondly, I will make sure that I am
attending sessions which can provide me
brief about effective leadership
Jackson, N. and Abouharb, T.,
2018. Higher
professional education
for new GPs. In
Postgraduate Medical
Education and
Training (pp. 117-
128). CRC Press.
By September 2022
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management techniques.
Job in a reputed
firm
In order to get a job in a reputed firm it is
important for me to make sure that I add
relevant skills in my resume. It will help me
in making sure that the interviewer or the
employer by looking at my capabilities and
skill set provide me a job of my choice.
In order to obtain my this skill
Firstly I am going to look for skills that can
genuinely help me in long run
Secondly I am going to make sure that I
have polished soft skills which are essential
for workplace.
Thirdly, I will make sure that I develop the
skill of work ethics which can help me in my
professional development.
Hurst, D., Azevedo, A. and
Hawranik, P., 2018.
Building adaptive
capacity in online
graduate management
education. In On the
line (pp. 265-280).
Springer, Cham.
By December 2024
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