Academic Skills and PDP Report: Personal Development Plan Analysis

This report delves into the significance of personal and professional development, emphasizing the value of short, medium, and long-term goals, supported by personal examples. It further explores the construction and benefits of a Personal Development Plan (PDP). The report then examines the influence of 'Author, Purpose, Reliability, and Relevance' on source utilization, followed by an evaluation of eight sources used. The introduction highlights the importance of continuous personal and professional development for skill enhancement and career growth. Task 1 describes the concept of personal and professional development and the importance of short, medium, and long-term goals. Task 2 discusses the effect of 'Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance' on source evaluation. Task 3 evaluates eight sources used in the report plan. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, reinforcing the necessity of a PDP for successful career development. References include various books and journals.

Academic Skills and PDP

Contents
INTRODUCTION p1
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
p1
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
p1
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
p2
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and construction of an example
using my goals p2
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
p3
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan p3
CONCLUSION p6

INTRODUCTION
In the development and succession of a person personal and professional development plays a major role
because through it they able to enhance their skills, abilities and knowledge successfully which improve their
performance and work quality (Alghamdi, 2020). Moreover for a person it is essential to conduct regular personal
and professional development on the regular basis because it helps them in gaining opportunity for grow their
career in successful as well as effective manner. Topics include in respective report are description of personal as
well as professional development, value of short term aim, medium term objective and long term goal with
examples. Report will also include value of personal development strategies as well as plan.
TASK 1
1.
Professional as well as personal development or enhancement is determined as a plan or strategies which
a person set their goals develop strategies accordingly as well as decide outcome of the specific training and
leaning (Horta, 2020). Through this a person able to enhance their skills, abilities and knowledge which help in
enhance their performance in successfully manner.
2.
It is determined as factors which seems as milestone in the journey to arrive at the middle and long term
objective of life. Moreover, it will also help in gauge how a far a person come as well as well as how long they
still need to travel for reaching at ultimate destination related to succession (Mansfield, 2020). It also helps an
individual in getting clear vision of goal according to which they can set strategies. Examples of short term are to
get driving license, save money to spend two weeks in Maldives with the whole family and to lose weight.
3.
This aim helps in developing link among the short term aim as well as long term goal as well as it can be
accomplish in 3 to 5 year effective (McConnell and et. al., 2020). By developing medium term aim an individual
able to achieve their long term objective as well as objective in effective manner. Examples of middle term goal
are to receive British citizenship, to bring own company to higher level as compare to current time and stop
working from home and buy own office.
4.
It is considered as goal which is set by a person for their future. This goal is not able to meet in an hours,
days, and weeks or months, this will require years of hard work, dedication as well as planning (McConnell and
et. al., 2020) By creating long term goal a person able to enhance their skills and abilities which is required by

them in future for the successful career. Examples for the long term goal are to buy a house in Spain, build a
walnut plantation and open a care home for children who are without parent.
5.
The personal development plan is considered as procedure of developing an action plan which is totally
based on the reflection, development of plan, awareness, and goal setting and so on. this will help in
development of career, self improvement and education (Smith, James. Personal Development P/aim)/og - What
You Need la Know: Defin“tions, Best Practices, Benefits and Practical Solutions, Emereo Pty Ltd, 2011). Personal
development plan help a person in visioning future that provide clear idea related to strategies, time frame, and
so on (McConnell and et. al., 2020). It will also help in knowing target as well as understanding destination in
life which leads to attainment of desire goal as well as objective successfully.
Short term goal
Goal Strategy Time frame
Get driving license Join driving classes and get
licence
3 Months
Save money to spend two
weeks in Maldives with the
whole family
Save money from pocket
money
4 Months
To lose weight Do exercise and diet 2 Months
Middle term goal
Goal Strategy Time frame
To receive British citizenship Take training and do all legal
paper work
1 Year
To bring own company to
higher level as compare to
current time
Do hard work and adopt new
strategies
2 Years
Stop working from home and
buy own office
Save money and buy office 3 Years
Long term goal
Goal Strategy Time frame
Buy a house in Spain Save money and buy house 3.5 Years
Build a walnut plantation Develop strategy, save money
and develop plant
5 Years
Open a care home for children
who are without parent
Conduct planning, promotion
arrange funds.
6 Years

TASK 2
1.
Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ influence the exercise of a source because if a person gather
information from in appropriate source then there will be high chance that they not able to attain their desire goal
or objective (Panahi and et. al., 2020). Moreover, if a person use or adopt authenticate as well as reliable source
they able to attain their objective properly as well as it will help in gathering proper information or data related to
the research project successfully.
TASK 3
1.
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Journal Alghamdi A.H. Through this a
person able to
gather
information
related to
impact of
leadership skill
in the long
term.
It is reliable
because through
a person able to
gather
information
related to topic.
It is relevant
because this
article provide
proper
information.
Journal Horta, H. Purpose of this
is to Self-
Perception of
Skills Acquired
During Their
PhD and Plans
for Their
Postdoctoral.
It is reliable it
contain
authenticate
information.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to topic.
Journal Mansfield, S.,
2020
The purpose of
this is to know
about Changing
the face of
academic skills
workshops.
It is reliable as
it contains
proper and
authenticates
information.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to topic.

Journal McConnell, A.E.
and et. al.
Aim of this is to
know about
Careers for
Students with
Special
Educational
Needs.
It includes
proper and
effective
information
which make it
reliable.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to topic.
Book Panahi, S. and
et. al.
Aim of this is to
know about
common factors
affecting the
strategic plans.
It is reliable
because through
a person able to
gather
information
related to topic.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to topic.
Journal McConnell, A.E.
and et. al.
Purpose of this
is to understand
about
Transition
Assessment and
Goal Generator.
It is reliable it
contain
authenticate
information.
It is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to topic.
Journal Parkinson, T.,
McDonald, K.
and Quinlan,
K.M.
Aim of this is
know about
academic
development as
community
development.
It is reliable
because through
a person able to
gather
information
related to topic.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
data related to
topic.
Journal Vail, E.A. and
et. al.
Purpose of this
is to know
about The Role
of Professional
Organizations
in Fostering the
Early Career
Development of
Academic.
It is reliable it
contain
authenticate
information.
This is relevant
because it
contain proper
information
related to
project.

CONCLUSION
By analyzing above mentioned points it can be conclude that for every person it is essential to develop
personal and professional development plan because through that they able to enhance their skills, knowledge
and abilities successfully. This will directly help in attaining desire goal as well as it also help in developing a
successful career. While developing plan of personal and professional development a person first need to identify
different objectives which must be in to form of short term, middle and long term. It is so because it helps in
developing skills properly as well as it also help in developing plan according to time duration for a specific type
of objectives.

REFRENCES
Books and Journals
Alghamdi, A.H., 2020. The Impact of a Leadership Development Program on Saudi University
Students’ Perception of Leadership Skills. Journal of Education and Learning. 12(2). pp.253-
261.
Horta, H., 2020. PhD Students’ Self-Perception of Skills Acquired During Their PhD and Plans for
Their Postdoctoral Careers: A Joint Analysis of Doctoral Students at Three Flagship
Universities in Asia. In Structural and Institutional Transformations in Doctoral Education (pp.
275-323). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Mansfield, S., 2020. Changing the face of academic skills workshops. Journal of Learning Development
in Higher Education. (17).
McConnell, A.E. and et. al., 2020. Non-academic Skills. Careers for Students with Special Educational
Needs: Perspectives on Development and Transitions from the Asia-Pacific Region, p.263.
McConnell, A.E. and et. al., 2020. Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG): Useful Tool to
Assess Non-academic Skills. In Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs (pp. 263-
2B1). Springer, Singapore.
Panahi, S. and et. al., 2020. Exploring the common factors affecting the strategic plans in Iranian
academic libraries. Library Management.
Parkinson, T., McDonald, K. and Quinlan, K.M., 2020. Reconceptualising academic development as
community development: lessons from working with Syrian academics in exile. Higher
Education. 79(2). pp.163-201.
Smith, James. Personal Development P/aim)/og - What You Need la Know: Defin“tions, Best Practices,
Benefits and Practical Solutions, Emereo Pty Ltd, 2011.
ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentraI.proquest.com/Iib/boIton/detail.action?docID=4991321.
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Vail, E.A. and et. al., 2020. The Role of Professional Organizations in Fostering the Early Career
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