Personal and Professional Development: Written Report Plan and Evaluation of Sources

BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of
Sources
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Contents
Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
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Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 3
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 3
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan and construction of an example using my goals 4
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability
and Relevance’ affect the use of a source 5
Task Three:
Ann evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
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References 10
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Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
The entire concept in respect of personal and professional development is
more beneficial process for the through which people or an organization will deliver
more influencing opportunity of career. This process will provide more effective
chance to update learning during the cycle of defeating challenges so that one can
easily accomplish overall goal (Anderson, 2017). This will help to improve quality of
individual along with whole organizational staff. This process conduct opportunity to
raise knowledge and skill. It will combines activity through which individual will
generate awareness so that individual can identify overall development with potential
opportunity so that they can covert them into advance employ-ability. This will
contribute more realization towards goal and improve aspirant quality life.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The short term goal are generally define as proximal goal that deliver proper
direction in order tom accomplish long term goal. This will consider as very small
step that is taken by aspirant for preparing its long term goal. These kind of goal are
very easier one to fulfill as it depend upon immediate future. This will aid in
managing task (Hall, 2017). The short type of goal can be easily fulfilled during the
period of less than 12 months. This will consider as splitting up the entire goal plan
as well as weekly basis. The example of short term personal goal is mention bellow-
 By completing certification course of 6 months during the graduation-
This will be consider as short term goal as this will be complete under the
time period of 6 months.
 Learning skill of communication- These skill are very important as it will
create new opportunity and develop in career advancement. This will be
complete during less than 12 month.
 Managing time- This goal is significant as it will help individual to manage its
all type of task on time by scheduling all task on priority basis.
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The value of medium goal will be achieved during period within 2 years, this
will be termed as more valuable than short but less than long term. It will act as
base for preparing individual for long period of goal (Kikas and et.al., 2018). Some
example of it is mention bellow-
 Scheduling accurate job- In the time of graduation, every individual plan for
its desirable job in reputed company. As a result of this medium goal
individual will improve its skill and knowledge set.
 Managing skill work-The skill of managing at work is consider as medium
goal through which individual can prepare itself after graduation for planning
better career opportunity.
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