Academic Skills and PDP Report: Goals, Strategies, and Resources

This report delves into the concept of personal and professional development, emphasizing the significance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP). It outlines the value of setting short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each. The report also explores the strategies and resources required to achieve these goals, including time horizons. Furthermore, it examines the factors influencing the use of sources, such as author, purpose, reliability, and relevance, providing a detailed analysis of various references. The appendices include a table summarizing goals, strategies, resources, and timelines for achieving personal development objectives, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of the PDP process.

Academic Skills and PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development....................................................................3
Value of short – term goals .........................................................................................................3
Value of medium – term goals - .................................................................................................4
Value of long – term goals - .......................................................................................................4
Value of a Personal Development Plan - ....................................................................................4
Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance affecting the use of a source..................................5
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This report addresses the key points and areas and defines the personal Development Plan
which is referred as the skills and the abilities that an individual is capable of learning and along
with those skills a person is able to achieve its goals by making different strategies along with
the resources used and within a specified time horizon.
MAIN BODY
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is also known as self – development or personal growth. Personal
development is the process which takes place during the whole lifespan (Hildebrand, 2018).
Personal development involves mental, physical, social, emotional and spiritual growth in an
individual's life.
Professional development is defined as the process of training and education of an
individual during the whole lifespan. It is based on the education and knowledge that an
individual acquires during his life.
Value of short – term goals
Short – term goals are defined as the goals that are only for a short period of time and are
accomplished in short – time interval. This goal is achieved within a specific and quick time
frame which is less than a year (Steca, Monzani, Greco and et.al., 2016).
Three personal examples of short – term goals are as follows -
Punctuality – My first and foremost short - term goal is to be punctual and be on time at every
work.
Explore – My second short – term goal defines to explore anything new each day which will
help me to be more creative.
Communication – My third short – term goal is to enhance more of my communication in my
professional career so that I can effectively keep my points of say.

Value of medium – term goals -
Medium - term goals are defined as goals which are to be achieved in 1 to 5 years. This
goal helps to achieve the work within sufficient time frame and the target is achieved with all
necessary aspects.
Three personal examples of medium – term goals are as follows -
Career – My first and foremost medium – term goal is to build a stable career so that I am able
to afford my expenses.
House – My second medium – term goal is to build a house of my own so that I can live happily
ever after.
Trip – My third medium – term goal is to go on my dream trip that is Paris so that I feel joyed
and relaxed.
Value of long – term goals -
Long – term goals are defined as the goal;s that are to accomplished in the future. These
goals are for more than 5 years. Long term goals require time and planning which are dependent
on the objectives of an individual (Henry, 2020).
Three personal examples of long – term goals are as follows -
Mindfulness – My first and foremost long – term goal is to practice mindfulness so that I remain
mentally healthy.
Save Money – My second long - term goal is to save money so that I am able to achieve my
financial stability.
Healthy life – My third long – term goal is to have a healthy life so that I remain fit till the years
I live my life.
Value of a Personal Development Plan -
Personal Development Planning is defined as the structured process which helps to create
an action plan for growth, self – improvement and development (Khan, 2018). The personal
development plan consist of the goals that are short – term, medium - term and long – term
along with strategies that are used to accomplish the goal with all the resources that are to be
required in the process and time within which the goals will be achieved (Rimmer, 2018).

Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance affecting the use of a source
Author – The source of information i.e. the author of the reference. The author is defined
as the reference that is taken from the Harvard university and the author of that reference defines
that the university which he makes his study of the topic (Dotson and Valenzuela, 2020).
Purpose – This factor defines the purpose of the reference for which it is done. It signifies the
importance of the reference which is done to analyse what all important elements are concerned
for the referencing of the topic to be effectively and efficiently done.
Reliability – This aspect in referencing defines that how much accurate and reliable the
reference that is taken is. It verifies that the references or the information from the source is
reliable or not along with the correctives measures if not reliable (Ashurst, 2017).
Relevance – The relevance is the factor that is considered in the referencing process. It defines
that the references taken are relevant form the topic or are different from the topic. This is a very
important aspect as the referencing relies on the relevance of the topic that is taken.
Author Purpose Reliability Reference Relevance
Hildebrand, J. The purpose of
this topic is that it
bridges the gap
between personal
and professional
development
process.
The source of this
reference is 100%
true and reliable.
Hildebrand, J.,
2018. Bridging
the gap: A
training module
in personal and
professional
development.
Routledge.
The information
is relevant to the
topic mentioned
above.
Steca, P.,
Monzani, D.,
Greco, A.,
D’Addario, M.,
Cappelletti, E. and
Pancani, L.
The purpose of
this topic defines
the short – term
goals to be
achieved.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Steca, P.,
Monzani, D.,
Greco, A.,
D’Addario, M.,
Cappelletti, E.
and Pancani, L.,
2016. The effects
The information
is relevant to the
topic.

of short-term
personal goals on
subjective well-
being. Journal of
Happiness
Studies.17(4).
pp.1435-1450.
Henry, A. The purpose of
this topic defines
the personal goals
i.e the long –
term goals.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Henry, A., 2020.
Possible selves
and personal
goals: What can
we learn from
episodic future
thinking?.Eurasia
n Journal of
Applied
Linguistics.6(3).
pp.481-500.
The information
is relevant to the
topic.
Khan, M.Y. The purpose of
the topic is the
personal
development of
an individual.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Khan, M.Y., 2018
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMEN
T PLAN.
The information
is relevant to the
topic.
Rimmer, A. The purpose of
the topic is how
to make a
personal
development
plan.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Rimmer, A.,
2018. How do I
prepare a personal
development
plan?.Bmj.363.
p.k4725.
Stewart, J., 2016.
The information
is relevant to the
topic.

Personal
development
plan. In
Encyclopedia of
Human Resource
Management.
Edward Elgar
Publishing
Limited.
Dotson, A. and
Valenzuela, L.
The purpose of
the topic is to
analyse the
Personal
Development
Plan.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Dotson, A. and
Valenzuela, L.,
2020.
Personal/Professi
onal
Development
Plan.
The information
is relevant to the
topic.
Ashurst, A. The purpose of
the topic helps in
developing a
Personal
Development
Plan.
The source of this
reference is 100%
reliable.
Ashurst, A., 2017.
How to…
develop a
personal learning
and development
plan. Nursing And
Residential
Care.19(4).pp.23
6-236.
The information
is relevant to the
topic.

CONCLUSION
Thus, we can conclude from the above report that Personal Development Plan is very
helpful in analysing the short – term, medium – term and long – term goals which are significant
in the personal and professional development of an individual. The report became helpful in
analysing the goals set.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Ashurst, A., 2017. How to… develop a personal learning and development plan. Nursing And
Residential Care.19(4). pp.236-236.
Dotson, A. and Valenzuela, L., 2020. Personal/Professional Development Plan.
Henry, A., 2020. Possible selves and personal goals: What can we learn from episodic future
thinking?.Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics.6(3). pp.481-500.
Hildebrand, J., 2018. Bridging the gap: A training module in personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Khan, M.Y., PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Rimmer, A., 2018. How do I prepare a personal development plan?.Bmj.363. p.k4725.
Steca, P., Monzani, D., Greco, A., D’Addario, M., Cappelletti, E. and Pancani, L., 2016. The
effects of short-term personal goals on subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness
Studies.17(4).pp.1435-1450.
Stewart, J., 2016. Personal development plan. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management.
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
APPENDICES
GOALS STRATEGIES RESOURCES TIME HORIZON
1. Short – term goal -
My short term goal is
to enhance
communication skills
in professional career.
My strategy to
enhance
communication skills
will be attending
online tutorials of
speech, listening to TV
programmes etc.
The resources which I
will be taking during
this process is books,
newspapers, CD's etc.
The time within which
I will achieve this goal
is 2 weeks.
2. Medium – term goal My strategy to build a The resources which I The time within which

-
My medium – term
goal is to build a stable
career.
stable career will be by
referring to different
consultants, attending
seminars etc.
will be using during
this process is through
newspapers, books,
mobile phones etc.
I will achieve this goal
is approximate 1 year.
3. Long – term goal -
My long – term goal is
to live a healthy life.
My strategy towards
living a healthy life is
by doing yoga and
exercise everyday
which will keep my
mind and body fit.
The resources that I
will be using in this
process is through
books, newspapers,
yoga classes etc.
The time within which
I will achieve this goal
will be 6 years.