University Report: Academic Skills and Personal Development Plan

This report delves into the realm of academic skills and personal development plans (PDPs), emphasizing the importance of both for individual and professional growth. The introduction provides a foundational understanding of PDPs, outlining their role in enhancing capabilities and fostering effective outcomes. The main body explores key aspects such as defining personal and professional development, the significance of short, medium, and long-term goals, and the value of a PDP. Additionally, the report analyzes how author, purpose, reliability, and relevance impact source utilization. The core of the report is an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan, assessing their credibility and relevance. The conclusion synthesizes the findings, reiterating the benefits of academic skills and PDPs for career advancement. The report underscores the importance of goal setting, source evaluation, and the development of skills necessary for success.

Academic skills and PDP

Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK1.............................................................................................................................................1
Define the concept of personal and professional development...................................................1
The value of short-term goals.....................................................................................................1
The value of medium-term goals................................................................................................1
The value of long-term goals identifying....................................................................................2
The value of a Personal Development Plan................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Describe and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source..........................................................................................................................................2
TASK3.............................................................................................................................................2
Write an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan......................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The academic skills and personal development plan that helps to gain better growth and
development of individual capabilities. This helps to enhance the level of information and
growth of the individual so that effective outcomes can be achieved. this report contains
information about the personal development plan and growth of the individual career path.
MAIN BODY
TASK1
Define the perception of personal and professional development.
Personal and professional development helps in individual learning process that provides
actual growth and specific development to the individuals so that effective growth can be gain.
Learning growth through out the career path and development of effective appreciation of the
person.
The importance of short-term goals.
Short term goals are the milestone of the journey path that develop to gain effective
knowledge and information in most appropriate manner. this helps to reach ultimate destination
to gain better growth and development of the career path.
 Improve emotional intelligence.
 Start networking
 Improvement in the communication.
The significance of medium-term goals.
This helps to gain better growth and clear the understanding about the areas and aims that
needs to fulfil in order to gain better growth and development of goals and objectives in most
appropriate manner. medium term goals depend on the development of long term goals and how
the goals can be achieved in the future.
 Gain more information and knowledge.
 Develop career path.
 Develop skills and capabilities for future.
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The value of long-term goals identifying
Long term goals help the person to gain effective knowledge and information and improvement
in the career path so that effective outcomes can be gained. Long term goals and objective
provide insight about the abilities of the personal development and how individual can achieve
future objectives in the competitive environment.
 To choose right career path.
 Get appropriate job.
 Higher skills and capabilities.
The assessment of a Personal Development Plan.
Personal development plan helps the individual to gain better knowledge and effective
growth in the competitive environment so that in future effective outcomes can be achieved. also
this provide insight about growth and effectiveness of the career path.
TASK 2
Define and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source.
The main purpose of the author, purpose, reliability and relevance is to provide effective
information so that growth can be gained and achievement of goals and objectives can be
achieved.
TASK3
Write an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan.
Source Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
An innovative model for
mental health care and
educational support in
Brazilian medical
education context:
Personal Development
Planning (PDP)
Framework.
Mayer, F.B.,
Tafarel, J.R.,
Salles, A., de
Fraga, R.,
Knopfholz, J.
and Moura, L.Z.,
2019.
The main purpose of
the innovative model
is to prevent mental
health and support
education and
medication for the
personal development
plan.
Yes it is reliable
because is
provide
information in
current years
Yes it reflect
the personal
development
of health and
educational
support.
Exploring student's Beeson, S., The main motive of Yes it is reliable Yes is
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perceptions and
experience of personal
tutors. Nurse education
today, 31(8), pp.904-
910.
2020, the article is to analyse
the learning through
the personal
development portfolio
so that effective
development plan can
be made.
because of
current
publication.
provide
relevant
information.
The introduction of
portfolios in higher
education: A
comparative study in
the UK and the
Netherlands. European
Journal of
Education, 41(3‐4),
pp.491-508.
Beishuizen, J.,
Van Boxel, P.,
Banyard, P.,
Twiner, A.,
Vermeij, H. and
Underwood, J.,
2006
This provides
information about the
portfolio of the higher
education of the uk for
the better growth and
personal development
of the people and
society.
No it is not
reliable because
of the long
duration in the
publication of
the journal.
Yes it is
relevant to
the topic.
Professional skills in the
Product Development
Process: the
contribution of learning
environments to
professional skills in the
Industry 4.0
scenario. Procedia
CIRP, 84, pp.203-208.
Sallati, C., de
Andrade
Bertazzi, J. and
Schützer, K.,
2019.
Skills and
development plan is
explained for the
better growth and
development of
individual in the
business so that
effective growth and
fulfilment of different
approach can be
achieved.
yes reliable. Yes it
provide
relevant
information.
Addressing Government
agendas for personal
Development Planning
(PDP) within the NHS
and Higher Education
Rutherford, J.,
Douglas, M. and
Dawson, R.,
This provide
information about the
government plan about
the personal
Yes its reliable
and related to
the topic.
Yes it
provide
effective
information
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Institutions: Introducing
a joined up approach
between an acute NHS
Trust and School of
Nursing.
development and
growth of the
individual so that
effective growth can
be achieved.
and growth
to the plan.
Enhancing
Employability through
Professional Experience
and Personal
Development Planning
(PDP). International
Journal of
Learning, 15(10).
Bleetman, J.
and Webb, L.,
2009.
It provide information
about the PDP
international plan for
the betterment.
No its not
reliable.
Yes it
provide
information
relevance.
Rules or associations in
the acquisition of
morphology? The
frequency by regularity
interaction in human
and PDP learning of
morphosyntax. Languag
e and cognitive
processes, 13(2-3),
pp.307-336.
Ellis, N.C. and
Schmidt, R.,
1998.
It provide information
about the cognitive
approach of the
personal development
for the better growth
and enhancement.
Not reliable. Not relevant.
An overview of the
development of
Personal Development
Planning (PDP) and e-
Portfolio practice in UK
higher
education. Journal of
Learning Development
in Higher Education.
Strivens, J. and
Ward, R., 2010.
Overview of personal
development plan and
growth of the specific
plan that provide
specific information.
Not reliable. Yes it is
relevant.
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CONCLUSION
From the above material it can be determine that academic skills and personal development
plan helps to gain better knowledge and information about the right career path and effectiveness
of goals and objectives in most appropriate manner. this provide insight about the capabilities of
the individual and growth of the skills so that effective outcomes can be achieved in the future.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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