Personal and Professional Development: Goals, Plan, and Sources

This report discusses personal and professional development goals, short, medium, and long-term goals, personal development plan with examples, and evaluation of sources. It also explains the use of sources and their reliability.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Personal and Professional Development.....................................................................................1
Short Term Goals........................................................................................................................1
Medium Term Goals...................................................................................................................1
Long Term Goals........................................................................................................................2
Personal Development Plan with Example.................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Use of sources.............................................................................................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation of Sources.................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
References:.......................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Every person have some skills which help them in moving towards their personal and
professional goals and objectives. Also, up gradation in the skills is necessary for every
individual as it directly leads to the development of career. It is necessary to make personal
development plan as it highlight the skills of individual which are required to update along with
the actions which they have to take for the same. Below mentioned report is dealing with all
types of goals along with a personal development plan table. Furthermore, it also include the
evaluation table of sources.
TASK 1
Personal and Professional Development
It can be defined as a concept under which personal and professional skills of individual
has been analysed and work on the skills which are required to be upgrade. The skills which are
useful to have in an individual at the time of getting job are known as personal skills and the
skills which are used by individual while performing their job is known as professional skills.
The development of these skills makes the complete concept of Personal and Professional
development.
Short Term Goals
It refers to those goals which are made for a short period of time duration which include
less than 1 year. These goals involve high value as the achievement of these goals motivate the
individual for medium and long term goals. Examples:
 Reducing the time wastage while working
 Improvement in the communication skills
 Switching the Job
Medium Term Goals
The bridge which connect the short and long term goals are known as medium term
goals. Such type of goals are made for the time period of more than 1 year but less than 3 years.
In order to reaching at the long term goals, these goals plays an important role. Examples:
 Knowledge of managerial aspects
 Gaining Work Experience
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 Productivity improvement
Long Term Goals
It refers to those goals which are made for the time period of more than 3 years. These
goals are important as they add a different values in the life of an individual. People make these
goals for the purpose of improving the skills in themselves. Along with this,it also provide right
direction to the lives of individual. Examples:
 Bringing any change in career
 Completing Post Graduation from Business Management University
 Moving into management
Personal Development Plan with Example
Action Plan is the another name of PDP as it help the individual in making a action plan
for the purpose of developing the skills in them. In simple words, it can be said that, this plan
help the individual in analysing the actions and time for the purpose of improving their skills
which implies effect on their career. Below mentioned is the example of Personal Development
Plan:
Skills Current
Ability
Target Ability Action Plan Judgment Time Period
Communicati
on skills
Average High By providing
several
presentation
and
communicating
with the higher
authority and
the employees,
I can improve
my
communication
skills.
By getting
feedback
from the
seniors and
juniors, I can
judge myself.
4 months
IT skills Low High Diploma in the Result of 1 year
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same field may
help me in
upgrading my
IT skills.
diploma
Leadership
skills
Average High By studying
various books
of leadership
styles
Applying
them at work
place
successfully
6 months
TASK 2
Use of sources
In order to knowing about the reliability and capabilities of the information provided in
the report, the author, purpose, reliability and relevance can considered as the important factors.
It support the content in an effective way and make the data and information relevant. The
author, purpose, reliability and relevancy can be analysed in the format of a table which is given
below.
TASK 3
Evaluation of Sources
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Book Hargreaves,
E. and Rolls,
L. eds.
To know about the
challenging
circumstances of
professional
development.
This book is
published by a
reputable publisher.
This book is
relevant as it
include the values
of professional
development.
Journal Xu, M.,
Williams,
P.J., Gu, J.,
Liu, M. and
The aim of taking
this source is to
know about the
various reasons
The language of
this journal is very
easy and
Because of
inclusion of various
theoretical
frameworks and
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Hong, J.C. behind the
professional
attitudes
understandable components of
personal and
professional
development.
Book Shears, L.M. To know about the
belief of researcher
regarding personal
and professional
development
The author of this
book has the
personal experience
of research with
management skills.
The relevancy of
this book can be
considered as it
include the
thoughts of
researcher as well.
Journal Woods, L.B. Objective of taking
this source is to
know about the
informal methods of
professional
development
Several
professional people
accept the same
journal
It include all the
updated methods of
PDP
Journal Knight, D.S.
and
Skrt
ic,
T.M
.
For the purpose of
implementing a
design based,
continuous
improvement model
to advance teacher
professional
development.
This journal is
reliable as it is very
informative
This is helpful in
identifying the
various sources of
academics
Journal Woods, N.L. For the purpose of
knowing about the
effectiveness of
STEAM
professional
development
This journal
represent personal
and professional
development in a
explained manner.
It is helpful in
building personal
and professional
confidence.
Book Libby, K.A. For the purpose of This book has been It helps in
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teaching
perceptions of
online professional
development.
written by
professional
authors
analysing the least
attractive factor of
online professional
development for
online learners.
Journal Oslund, E.L.,
Elle
man
,
A.
M.
and
Wal
lace
, K.
The aim is to
examine the
experience,
professional
development along
with the mediating
effect of
confidence.
It include several
strategies which are
related to the
development of
Personal and
professional
development
It is relevant as it
helps in taking the
data based
decision.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it is concluded that the personal and professional both skills are
important for the growth of career of an individual as some skills help the individual in starting
their career and some of them help them in constantly improving the skills which result in
growth of career. Personal Development plan help the individual in keeping an eye on their skills
and sources makes the information more reliable.
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References:
Books and Journals
Hargreaves, E. and Rolls, L. eds., 2020. Reimagining Professional Development in Schools.
Routledge.
Knight, D.S. and Skrtic, T.M., 2021. Cost-effectiveness of instructional coaching: Implementing
a design-based, continuous improvement model to advance teacher professional
development. Journal of School Leadership, 31(4), pp.318-342.
Libby, K.A., 2020. Teacher Perceptions of Online Professional Development. Wilmington
University (Delaware).
Oslund, E.L., Elleman, A.M. and Wallace, K., 2021. Factors Related to Data-Based Decision-
Making: Examining Experience, Professional Development, and the Mediating Effect
of Confidence on Teacher Graph Literacy. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(4),
pp.243-255.
Shears, L.M., 2020. Looking Within: Social Networks and Organizational Social Capital in
Professional Development Programs for University Employees. Drexel University.
Woods, L.B., 2021. Professional Development Needs Assessment for Environmental
Educators (Doctoral dissertation, Clemson University).
Woods, N.L., 2020. The Effectiveness of STEAM Professional Development on English
Language Arts Instruction (Doctoral dissertation, Trevecca Nazarene University).
Xu, M., Williams, P.J., Gu, J., Liu, M. and Hong, J.C., 2021. Technology teachers’ professional
attitudes towards technology: An investigation of Chinese high school general
technology teachers. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, pp.1-
17.
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