BSc (Hons) Business Management BMP3001: Academic Skills and PDP Report

This report, submitted for the BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation BMP3001 Academic Skills and PDP module, details a student's exploration of personal and professional development. It defines the concept and emphasizes the importance of setting short, medium, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each. The report also discusses the value of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) and includes an example based on the student's goals. Furthermore, it analyzes how 'Author, Purpose, Reliability, and Relevance' influence source usage and concludes with an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan, complete with references. This comprehensive report offers insights into academic skills and self-improvement strategies.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of
Sources
Submitted by:
Name:
ID:
Contents
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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 2
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 2
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 2
Description and 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 4
Task Three:
Ann evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
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References 4
Task One:
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Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
Personal and Professional Development refers to the use of different types of methods and
techniques which can be quite helpful in ensuring that a particular person is able to enhance
the skills and competencies quite effectively and efficiently in a right way. In this way, the
management of the own skills and competencies can be done in a better way and the
attainment of the future goals and objectives can be done.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
There is a value of ensuring that a person is able to set short-term goals because these goals
help a lot in ensuring that a person is able to work in the right manner to attain them within a
short period of time. The short-term goals which I will set for my future development are as
follows-
 Improving Time Management Skills- Through bringing an improvement in Time
Management Skills because through making a use of these skills the time can be
managed in a better manner.
 Improving Communication Skills- Through bringing an improvement in
Communication Skills it is quite important that the management of the work can be
done in a right way.
 Improving Problem-Solving Skills- Through bringing an improvement in Problem-
Solving Skills a person can make sure that the various types of problems can be
solved in a proper manner. Therefore, in this way the identification of the problems
can be done and they can be solved quite effectively and efficiently.
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
There is a value of discussing the value of medium-term goals because through setting these
goals a person can make sure that the work can be managed in a right way so that these goals
are attained. The medium-term goals which I will set for my future development are as
follows-
 Improving Productivity & Organization skills- By bringing an improvement in
these skills a person will be able to make sure that an enhancement in these skills can
be done which can be quite helpful in attaining future goals and objectives.
 Critical thinking skills- Through bringing an improvement in these skills a person
can ensure that the right decisions can be taken in a proper manner. This will thus
help in the future.
 Adaptability skills- By improving these skills a person can ensure that the adaptation
to the different types of circumstances can be made. This will be quite helpful in the
future.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
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It is important that the long-term goals are set so that a person can target long-term
development in the future in a right way effectively and efficiently. The long-term goals
which I can use in the future are as follows-
 Improvement in software skills- Improving these skills will be helpful in ensuring
that the use of software can be made in a better manner.
 Improvement in the use of tools- Improving the way in which the use of tools is
required to be made will be quite helpful in ensuring that tools are used quite
effectively and efficiently in a right manner.
 Improvement in the use of Accounting & Bookkeeping- Bringing an improvement
here will be helpful in ensuring that the management of the work related with the
financial data, facts and information can be done in a better way which will be quite
useful in the future.
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan and construction of an example using my goals
The value of a Personal Development Plan is there because by setting goals and
objectives in the future a person can make sure that the better management of work can be
done in a right way in the future. It is quite important that the preparation of a Personal
Development Plan is carried out because of the following reasons-
 Identification of scope in the future- Through the preparation of a PDP the
identification of scope in the future can be done which will be quite helpful in
ensuring that the overall development in the future can be done highly effectively and
efficiently. Therefore, I want to identify the scope in the future so that I can enhance
my skills and competencies and can bring the required level of improvement in
myself effectively and efficiently.
 Attainment of the goals and objectives- By preparing a PDP the overall goals and
objectives can be attained in the future in the right manner. It will thus help a lot in
ensuring that the better management of the work can be carried out which will be
highly essential in the future and can thus help a lot in managing the particular needs
and requirements in a better way.
Thus, in this way it is highly crucial for me that I am able to prepare a PDP which will
help me in developing myself in a right way for the future. Therefore, I have to make
sure that through its preparation I am able to manage the particular needs and
requirements related with my Academic Career in a proper manner which will help
me a lot in the future in my professional life.
The Personal Development Plan which will be used by me is as follows-
Goals Time-Period for achieving these goals
Short-term goals 3 months
Medium-term goals 6 months
Long-term goals 12 months
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability
and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
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It is quite important that the consideration is given to ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and
Relevance’ because it is quite crucial to be considered to be able to determine the authenticity
of the sources which are being used in the report.
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Al Kandari, A.
M. and Al
Qattan, M. M.,
2020
   
Budzynski-
Seymour, E.
and et.al., 2020
   
Cheruiyot, A.,
Kibett, J. K. and
Ngeno, V.,
2020
   
Emelianchik-
Key, K.,
Labarta, A. and
Glass, B., 2021
   
Montgomery,
B. L., 2020    
Polmear, M.,
Simmons, D. R.
and Clegorne,
N. A., 2020
   
Rai, L., 2020    
Turan, S. and
Aydoğdu, F.,
2020
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References:
Al Kandari, A. M. and Al Qattan, M. M., 2020. E-Task-Based Learning Approach to
Enhancing 21st-Century Learning Outcomes. International Journal of Instruction. 13(1).
pp.551-566.
Budzynski-Seymour, E. and et.al., 2020. Physical activity, mental and personal well-being,
social isolation, and perceptions of academic attainment and employability in university
students: The Scottish and British active students surveys. Journal of physical activity and
health. 17(6). pp.610-620.
Cheruiyot, A., Kibett, J. K. and Ngeno, V., 2020. Monitoring and control skills of heads of
science department and academic performance in sciences in public secondary schools in
Nandi county Kenya. Global Journal of Educational Research. 19(1).
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Emelianchik-Key, K., Labarta, A. and Glass, B., 2021. Infusing Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Skills into Supervision to Address Challenges and Enhance Performance. Journal of
Creativity in Mental Health. pp.1-16.
Montgomery, B. L., 2020. Academic leadership: Gatekeeping or groundskeeping?. The
Journal of Values-Based Leadership. 13(2). p.16.
Polmear, M., Simmons, D. R. and Clegorne, N. A., 2020, October. Undergraduate Civil
Engineering Students’ Perspectives on Skills for Future Success. In 2020 IEEE Frontiers in
Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-9). IEEE.
Rai, L., 2020. Writing skills for social workers. Introducing Social Work, p.90.
Turan, S. and Aydoğdu, F., 2020. Effect of coding and robotic education on pre-school
children’s skills of scientific process. Education and Information Technologies. 25(5).
pp.4353-4363.
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