Report on Personal Development for Academic Skills and PDP Assessment 2

This report discusses the importance of personal and professional development, the value of short, medium, and long-term goals, and the significance of a personal development plan. It includes examples of each type of goal and a personal development plan. The subject is academic skills and PDP assessment 2 for BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation (BMP3001).

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
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development 2
3. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 3
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 6
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan 7
7. Conclusion 7
Reference List 8
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1. Introduction
In order to make their career brighter, it is mandatory for the individuals to pay
more attention on skills & competencies so that customers can appropriately
maintain their career development process. Students need to concentrate to
improve their academic skills so that they can shape their career & accomplish
their desire position. To obtain successfully career, it is necessary to set specific
goals like short term, medium term & long term goal (Álvarez-Bueno and et. al.,
2017). All these types of goals are essential to achieve appropriate objectives of
the individual. This assessment will discuss about the significance of academic
skills so that individual scan accomplish most appropriate outcomes. This report
also explains about various types of goals & prepares a personal development
plan so that individual can develop skill to achieve the goals effectively.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
The concept of personal & professional development is prominent for the
individuals in order to improve the career development process. It is mandatory
for the students to adopt specific strategy so that they can effectively improve
their career & get their desirable job. Personal & professional development is
considered as the strategically & analytical framework which can useful to
improve the overall development of the individual (Grit and et. al., 2019). It is also
contain as the ongoing process which can provide adequate impact on the
personality of the individual. To improve the overall personality of the individual, it
is mandatory to develop appropriate skills so that they can effectively manage
their career path. In order to improve the personal and also professional
development, individuals can set appropriate goals so that individual can
accomplish their goal within specific time duration and improve the career
development process.
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3. Description and discussion of the value of short term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
To accomplish most effective outcomes, it is prominent for the individuals to
set appropriate goal so that they can improve their personal development. There are
various types of goals are considered by the individual in which short term goals are
one of them who can be a milestone to achieve the appropriate results. Short term
goals are play a prominent role in the overall growth of the individuals so that they
can effectively develop specific skills & competencies in order to seek the career
opportunities in an appropriate way. To have some effective academic skills is
necessary for the students so that they can improve their personality with the help of
of appropriate academic skills. The value of short term goals is more because it can
provide there effective contribution to open specific skills as per the need of the
students. Short term goals are very easy to achieve because it is not consuming
more time , only take one or two months to accomplish the goals (Khan and et. al.,
2017). Short term goals are also aid to achieve the medium & long term goals. If an
individual is successful to obtain short term goal successfully then his to her
confidence level will increase to set medium & long term goal. The examples of short
term goals are discussed below-
3 Examples of short term goals - Excellent communication skills - To maintain excellent communication skill
is the main requirement for the students. Communication skills are beneficial
to improve the academic performance so that individuals can effectively score
good marks and make their career bright. This scale is beneficial because it
can help full to establish strong relation with the other people so that students
can improve their performances and also share specific ideas and information
in an appropriate manner. This academic scale is beneficial for the personal
& professional development of the students so that it is necessary for them to
achieve this short term goal (Laakso, 2017). Maintain journal regularly - This is short term goal provide various
advantages to the individual and also provide positive effect on the overall
personality of them. To improve the academic performance & make their
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career Successful, students need to maintain general on daily basis so that
they can keep update from their regular activities so that they can effectively
pay more attention what they are actually doing on regular basis. With the
help of regular general writing, individuals can focus on those skills which they
want to improve in order to make their career good. With the help of journal,
individual can understand the differentiation between their past and present
life so that they can become serious about their self improvement. The short
term goal is helpful in the development working life balance.
 Enhance public interaction - This skill is very demanding because in this
time it is mandatory for the individual to maintain proper public interaction so
that they can improve their network and make many friends. With the help of
this skill student can improve their academic skills and also maintain strong
relationship with their classmate so that they can easily complete their
assignments and task with the proper coordination with the other students.
The short term goal is also beneficial to improve the good relation with their
other staff members so that employees can get more promotional &
development opportunities (Little, Lonigan and Phillips, 2020).
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium
term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
After short term goals, medium term goals are also play a prominent role in the
development process of the individuals. Importance of medium goals is high
because these kinds of goals are containing as the middle process between the
short term and long term goals. These goals taking more time as compared to the
short term goals. Individual can accomplish this goal within one year to four year.
Medium term goal is demand more self control, discipline, determination in order to
to achieve this goal in an effective way. The explanation about three examples of
medium term goals are given below -
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Examples of middle term goals - Computer Diploma - This is container as the specific academic skill which
need to learn each and every individual so that they can effectively
accomplish their academic activities. With the help of computer system,
individuals can maintain various operations such as online classes,
presentation, assignment, communication & many others operations. Diploma
in computer can take more than 2 years so this is considered as the medium
term goal which individual can set in order to improve their performance level.
Through this skill, individual can manage their academic activities; attend
conferences, seminar, and meetings (McCormick and et. al., 2018).
 Leadership - To have leadership power is also considered as the main
concern of the students which can useful to enhance their performance level
and improve their personality. The help of this skill, student can provide
proper direction to their classmates and also so deal with them positively. A
great leader is always available to support their team members so that it all
the team members can work appropriately. This is skill can take more time
that's why it is contain as the medium term goal. The scale is also prominent
because it can helpful to become effective team leader so that individual can
improve their organizational performance (Post, Visser and Buis, 2017).
 Play guitar - To learn how to play guitar can is also the main concern of
those individuals who are interested in music and entertainment activities.
Play guitar is considered as the medium term goal which individual want to
achieve in an appropriate manner. The prime purpose to learn guitar is that if
student can learn properly how to play greater than they can participate in the
annual program of the university so that they can create their strong
reputation as a best guitarist in the university.
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5. Description and discussion of the value of long term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
To set a long term goal is very challenging for the individuals because it required
more courage and determination to accomplish this goal in a proper manner. Long
term goal is helpful to improve the personal and professional growth so that people
can enhance their skills and competencies in order to improve their academic
proficiency. Long term goal can take almost 5 years so that it is very critical to
achieve and most of the people avoid setting this goal. Only those individual can set
long term goals, who are more capable to accomplish their own dreams & make their
career successful. The contribution of this kind of goal is high because it can improve
the competencies of the individuals. Sometimes it is very critical for the individual to
stick in journey of long term goals they don't have proper direction & support of
mentors and family members. It is mandatory for the individual to divide this goal in
specific steps so that it will make easy for them to accomplish long term goals.
Examples of long term goals are given below -
 Job in well known organization - This is contain as the effective long term
goal which set by most of the people so that they can that good job in a well
established company. Tu to obtain a good job can improve their reputation so
that they can engage with most of the people in the society. Good job is also
helpful to provide self satisfaction and improve the security level of the
individual so that they can fulfill their dreams and also their families (Siddiq,
Gochyyev and Valls, 2020).
 Financial capable - To become financial capable is also the main concern of
the individual so that they can live their life in their own way and also take
appropriate decisions. This long term goal is to provide various advancement
to the individual so that they can improve their living standard & also liver
comfortable lifestyle.
 Managerial skill - The requirement of this skill is more because it can help full
to improve the core competency of the managerial aspects which student can
use in order to get good job in a company. With the help of this skill, individual
can lead the whole business and also formulate specific Strategies and plans
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in order to maintain the performance and effectiveness of the organization.
This skill require more time so that it can contain as the long-term gold which
need to accomplish by the individual in order to get good job in a well known
organization.
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
The effectiveness of personal development plan is more because it can useful
to maintain the current skills of the individual and also identify those skills which
individual need to develop in order to improve their career development. Basically
personal development plan is considered as the ongoing a strategically technique
which can create specific outline so that individual can improve their overall
performance and learn new skills (Tanujaya, Mumu and Margono, 2017). With
the help of this plan, all the individuals can effectively evolve their career
development opportunities. PDP plan is perform their tasks like a structural plan
which story dedicated to improve those skills which individual really want to
improve so that they can get effective of opportunity in future and make their
career very successful. With the help of this plan, individuals can learn
appropriate express within a specific time period with full determination.
7.0 Conclusion
As per this assessment related to the academic skills and PDP plan, it can be
concluded that it is mandatory for each and every student to set appropriate goals
like shot, medium and large so that they can properly improve their knowledge and
skills and obtained these goals within a specific time period. This project discuss
about personal & also professional development so that all the students can set
specific objective and goals. in order to improve their development process. This
report is also determine the significance & value of short , medium and long term
goal so that they can work properly & and enhance their career opportunities. This
report also prepared a personal development plan and also set appropriate if gives
which they really want to develop as per to take high level of growth opportunities.
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Enhance public
interaction
To contain this skill is more prominent. Apple my
behavior size and allies that i am not comfortable
to talk with the people this is a main weakness of
mine so that I decided to improve my social
interaction so that I can obtain more positive
results in future. .
To improve this skill it is mandatory to interact with
the people and also use various social media
platforms so that I can engage with the most of the
people and also communicate with them
effectively.
Kwahk, K.Y. and Kim, B., 2017. Effects of social
media on consumers’ purchase decisions: evidence
from Taobao. Service Business, 11(4), pp.803-829.
Soffer, T., Kahan, T. and Livne, E., 2017. E-
assessment of online academic courses via
students' activities and perceptions. Studies in
Educational Evaluation, 54, pp.83-93.
By October,
2021
Leadership To improve the academic skills in an appropriate
manner, I realize that leadership power is more
prominent a skill which I need to learn so that I can
effectively get a good job and lead my team &
improve the productivity of the organization.
For the development of this skill, I need to solve
various case studies & also so read various books
about influential leaders so that I can improve this
Sairam, B., Sirisuthi, C. and Wisetrinthong, K.,
2017. Development of Program to Enhance Team
Building Leadership Skills of Primary School
Administrators. International Education
Studies, 10(7), pp.143-154.
Sousa, M.J. and Rocha, Á., 2019. Leadership styles
By May , 2022
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skill effectively. and skills developed through game-based
learning. Journal of Business Research, 94, pp.360-
366.
Managerial skill In order to receive high growth opportunity in an
organization, it is mandatory to improve the
managerial skill so that I can formulate effective
Strategies and also regulate specific policies in
order to leave the whole market place.
To learn this skill it is mandatory to take online
classes & also follow some managerial books so
that I can create the understanding about the
managerial aspects. Apart from this I can take
expert suggestions so that I can easily improve
this skill.
Kazdin, A.E., 2017. Parent management training
and problem-solving skills training for child and
adolescent conduct problems. Evidence-based
psychotherapies for children and adolescents,
pp.142-158.
By August 2023
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