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

This report discusses personal and professional development, including the value of short, medium, and long-term goals, and the importance of a personal development plan. It also evaluates sources for author, purpose, reliability, and relevance. The subject is Academic Skills and PDP, with course code TOP15033 3001 and BMP3001.

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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 Career growth- Now days most of the people gets confused about their
career planning so by medium goal of career growth will discover more better
option in order to enhance personal and professional life. Through this one
can enhance their skill.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long term goal is most important and crucial one, because entire personal
and professional life. That is necessary to be improve and achieve more valuable
goal. This are more time consuming and long period of aim that will be accomplish
during time of 2 to 5 years. The example of long term goal are-
 Job position- This type of goal will be consider as long period of goal,
position in job profile is need to be examined as this will be consider as
authenticated and based on individual interest (Legkauskas, 2019). It will
improve the level of skill will working in company so they get opportunity to
change high position in job.
 More expertise knowledge- The gaining expertise knowledge in particular
subject matter is more beneficial for developing option for betterment of goal.
 Technical skill- These skill is much time consuming because lost of
technicalities will have to learn to make better career opportunity. This will
improve ability and improve performance in the work task.
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan and construction of an example using my goals
The value and planning of personal development is most essential as it
conduct proper guidance during the authenticated career path. This will aid in
advancing skill, knowledge for creating high level of opportunity during personal and
professional life (Montoya and et.al., 2019). Example of goals is mention below-
 Communication- This goal is to improve communication skill for better
performance at work. This will be improve by getting knowledge through
lecture and journal.
 Critical thinking-Through this skill individual can perform well in difficult
working condition (Ricciardi and et.al., 2021). It will be enhance by getting
knowledge from expert management.
 Management- This type of skill is most essential in order to mange all work in
effective way. This will be improve through guidance of senior management.
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability
and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
Author-The main objective of author is to determine short, medium and long
term goal during plan of personal and professional development (Tamis and et.al.,
2019).
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Purpose-The ultimate purpose is to determine clear objective regarding
improving skill and knowledge for better career opportunity (Takahashi, 2020).
Reliability- This will determine complete action plan whether it is favorable
condition of personal and professional development plan or not.
Relevance- Here the relevance is related to gaining more understanding of
skill advancement and remove error in personal development plan.
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Is pre-K
classr
oom
quality
associ
ated
with
kinder
garten
and
middle
-
school
acade
mic
skills?
. Deve
lopme
ntal
Psych
ology,
53(6),
p.106
3.
Anderson, S.
and Phillips,D.
Here the
purpose is to
develop skill of
personal plan.
This is more
reliable as it
linked to
enhance
knowledge of
personal plan.
It is more
relevant
source as it
improve
quality of
personal
development
plan.
Childhood
social
skills
as
predic
tors of
middle
school
acade
mic
Hall, G.E. And
DiPerna,J..
The purpose
is gain
academic
knowledge.
This source is
more reliable
at improving
skill of
individual.
This will aid in
achieving
overall plan of
professional
career.
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adjust
ment.
The
Journ
al of
Early
Adole
scenc
e, 37(
6),
pp.82
5-851.
Associations
betwe
en
readin
g
skills,
intere
st in
readin
g, and
teachi
ng
practic
es in
first
grade.
Scand
inavia
n
Journ
al of
Educa
tional
Resea
rch, 6
2(6),
pp.83
2-849.
Kikas, E This will aim to
fulfill value of
personal plan.
It is reliable as
gaining
practice
academic skill.
This source is
based on
relevant to
reading and
educational
skill.
Does learning-
relate
d
social
comp
etenc
e in
the
1st
grade
Legkauskas,V Ultimate
purpose is
gaining
authenticated
towards
academic
achievement.
More reliable
as update
academic
achievement.
More relevant
as consist to
improve plan
of long term .
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predic
t
acade
mic
achiev
ement
in the
3rd
grade
?. Soc
ial
Psych
ology
of
Educa
tion, 2
2(3),
pp.67
3-685.
Executive
functio
n in
Chilea
n
presc
hool
childre
n: Do
short-
term
memo
ry,
workin
g
memo
ry,
and
respo
nse
inhibiti
on
contri
bute
differe
ntially
to
early
acade
mic
skills?
Montoya, M.F The aim to
update
working skill in
career.
This will
create deep
understanding
of career skill.
Relevant as
conducting
better
experience in
working,.
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. Early
Childh
ood
Resea
rch
Quart
erly, 4
6,
pp.18
7-200.
School
readin
ess
skills
at age
four
predic
t
acade
mic
achiev
ement
throug
h 5th
grade.
Early
Childh
ood
Resea
rch
Quart
erly, 5
7,
pp.11
0-120.
Ricciardi, C Help in
accomplish
short term
skill.
Provide
direction
towards
reliability.
More
enhancement
in terms of
researching
skill.
How Can We
Acces
s
Childr
en'Ba
sic
Acade
mic
Skills?
The
Possi
bility
of"
Corre
cted
Takahashi, M Increase
possibility in
updating
career
opportunity.
Reliable ton
deliver
updating skill
possibility.
Relevant as
based on
current year.
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Acade
mic
Skills"
via an
Altern
ative
Appro
ach.
In Cog
Sci.
Early home
learni
ng
enviro
nment
predic
ts
childre
n’s 5th
grade
acade
mic
skills.
Applie
d
Devel
opme
ntal
Scien
ce, 23
(2),
pp.15
3-169.
Tamis-
LeMonda, C.S
Applicable to
improve
academic skill.
More reliability
towards
learning
environment.
Relevant
towards
development
of skill.
References:
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Anderson, S. and Phillips, D., 2017. Is pre-K classroom quality associated with
kindergarten and middle-school academic skills?. Developmental
Psychology, 53(6), p.1063.
Hall, G.E. and DiPerna, J.C., 2017. Childhood social skills as predictors of middle
school academic adjustment. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 37(6),
pp.825-851.
Kikas, E and et.al., 2018. Associations between reading skills, interest in reading,
and teaching practices in first grade. Scandinavian Journal of Educational
Research, 62(6), pp.832-849.
Legkauskas, V., Magelinskaitė-Legkauskienė, Š. and Kepalaitė, A., 2019. Does
learning-related social competence in the 1st grade predict academic
achievement in the 3rd grade?. Social Psychology of Education, 22(3),
pp.673-685.
Montoya, M.F and et.al., 2019. Executive function in Chilean preschool children: Do
short-term memory, working memory, and response inhibition contribute
differentially to early academic skills?. Early Childhood Research
Quarterly, 46, pp.187-200.
Ricciardi, C and et.al., 2021. School readiness skills at age four predict academic
achievement through 5th grade. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 57,
pp.110-120.
Takahashi, M., Hirabayashi, R. and Nakamura, K., 2020. How Can We Access
Children'Basic Academic Skills? The Possibility of" Corrected Academic
Skills" via an Alternative Approach. In CogSci.
Tamis-LeMonda, C.S and et.al., 2019. Early home learning environment predicts
children’s 5th grade academic skills. Applied Developmental Science, 23(2),
pp.153-169.
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