Personal & Professional Development: Goals, Sources, and Plan

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
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 & professional development
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Description & discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least
3 personal examples 2
Description & discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at
least 3 personal examples 2
Description & discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least
3 personal examples 2
Description & discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and
construction of an example using my goals 3
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and
Relevance’ affect the use of a source 3
Task Three:
Ann evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report 4
References 6
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Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal & professional development
It is referred to as the process which involves the individual and organization in the
process so that they can learn to meet opportunities and achieve their desired goals. It is
aimed to facilitate the people to develop its learning in the entire career. It involves
developing the knowledge and skills so that the individual can be up to date and continue to
work effectively, efficiently, legally ad safely (Holdway and Hitchcock, 2018).
Description & discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least
3 personal examples
The short term goals are those which are developed for the period of less than
6 months. They are aimed to develop the target as quickly as possible so that immediate
result is taken. It acts as the milestone to achieve the long term goals (Ermasova, Wagner and
Nguyen, 2017). Examples are –
 Communication skills
 Creative skills
 Decision making skills
Description & discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at
least 3 personal examples
These are those goals which are aimed to be set for a period of more than 1 year but
less than 5 years. They are in the middle of short and long term goals as they helps in
reaching the long term aspirations. It is useful as it helps in making the significant progress in
the career (Day, 2017). Example-
 Information and technology skills
 Problem solving skills
 Time management skills
Description & discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least
3 personal examples
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