Academic Skills and PDP Report Plan, Evaluation of Sources

This report delves into the concepts of Academic Skills and Personal Development Planning (PDP). It begins with an introduction defining these concepts, followed by a detailed personal development plan outlining short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals. The report emphasizes the importance of goal setting in both personal and professional contexts. Furthermore, the document analyzes the impact of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance when evaluating sources. The report includes an evaluation of eight sources used, assessing their reliability and relevance to the topic. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and emphasizes the importance of continuous development and skill enhancement. The report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of academic skills and PDP, offering practical insights for students seeking to improve their skills and plan for future development.

Academic
Skills and PDP

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.................................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Academic Skills refers to the ways in which the students can make sure that they can use
the right methods and techniques to increase their overall efficiency and effectiveness in their
Academic Career in a proper manner (Ambler and et.al., 2020). Personal Development Plan
refers to the plan which is created by the students to make relevant improvements in the future.
In this report, a detailed discussion will be made on Producing of a detailed plan, the impact
created by Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance on the use of a source. Additionally, an
evaluation of the eight sources used as a part of the report plan will be made as a part of this
assignment.
MAIN BODY
Task one-
Personal Development Plan-
Personal and Professional Development- Personal and Professional Development
Planning refers to the plans which are made by a particular person which can be applied in the
future and can help in the attainment of the relevant future goals and objectives (Luo, Freeman
and Stefaniak, 2020).
Short-term goals- The use of the Short-term goals can be made so that the future
planning is carried out in a better manner (Molope and Oduaran, 2020). I will have the following
short-term goals-
 I will improve communication skills which will help me a lot in ensuring that I am able to
communicate in a better manner with my classmates.
 I will improve Analysis and Interpretation skills which will help me in ensuring that I am
able to analyze and interpret in a proper manner.
 I will improve my teamwork skills which will help me in ensuring that I am able to work
in a better manner as a part of the team to attain the team goals and objectives.
Medium-term goals- Medium-term goals are required to be determined so that the
planning for development in the future can be made in a right way (Obdalova, Minakova
and Soboleva, 2020). I will make the use of the following medium-term goals-
 I will improve my negotiation and persuasion skills which will help me a lot in ensuring
that I am able to become successful in my career.
 I will be required to make sure that that I make the use of problem-solving skills which
will be required for me to ensure that I am able to solve the problems in a proper manner.
 I will ensure that I make the use of leadership skills so that I can lead with example in my
organization.

Long-term goals- Long-term goals are essential to be prepared because they will shape
the career in the future in an appropriate manner (Price and Campbell, 2020). I will
ensure that I make the use of the following long-term goals-
 I will improve my organization skills which will help me to manage the organization in a
better way in the future.
 I will bring an improvement in my perseverance and motivation so that I can ensure that I
am able to manage the different types of tasks in quite an appropriate manner.
 I will bring an improvement in my ability to work under pressure which will be quite
helpful for me to be able to handle the workload in a proper way.
Value of a Personal Development Plan- There is a particular level of value which is
created by a Personal Development Plan. This is so because by making the use of this
particular plan I will be able to bring the required improvements in myself and thus this
will help me in ensuring that the attainment of the future goals and objectives can be
carried out quite appropriately (Shamir-Inbal and Blau, 2020).
Task two-
Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance create an impact on the use of a particular
source because it is important to select the right references for the project which are able to
provide accurate and reliable information and thus is able to ensure that the valid information can
be used for the project quite effectively and efficiently in the future (Simon and et.al., 2020).
Only those sources should be used in a particular project or assignment which have a
high-level of reliability and thus this will be quite helpful in ensuring that the management of
work can be done in a better way quite effectively and efficiently (Tran and et.al., 2020).
Task three-
The different types of sources have been used for this particular report. An evaluation of
these sources is as follows-
Ambler, T. and et.al., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Ambler T. and et.al., 2020
Purpose- The purpose of this source is to put its focus on professional learning.
Reliability- The source is reliable as it has been identified using Google Scholar
Relevance- The source is relevant because its use is helpful in ensuring that the
information provided can be used appropriately.
Luo, T., Freeman, C. and Stefaniak, J., 2020-

Author- The Authors are Luo, T., Freeman, C. and Stefaniak, J., 2020
Purpose- The purpose of this source is to put focus on Professional Development
through Social Media in Higher Education
Reliability- The reliability of the source is high because it has been identified through the
use of Google Scholar.
Relevance- This source is relevant because its use can be made so that the available
information is used properly in the project.
Molope, M. and Oduaran, A., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Molope, M. and Oduran, A., 2020.
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is to make sure that the evaluation of the
community development practicioners’ professional development programme: CIPP model
application can be carried out.
Reliability- The reliability of this source is high because it has been identified through
Google Scholar.
Relevance- This source is relevant because it provides an authentic information about the
project.
Obdalova, O., Minakova, L. and Soboleva, A., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Obdalova, O., Minakova L. and Soboleva, A., 2020.
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is development of the relevant academic skills.
Reliability- The source is reliable because the use of Google Scholar has been made to
identify it.
Relevance- This source is relevant because it provides the appropriate information whose
use can be made appropriately for ensuring that the information can be used in a right manner.
Price, D. W. and Campbell, C. M., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Price, D.W. and Campbell, C.M., 2020.
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is to make sure that the overall understanding about
the use of personal development can be made.
Reliability- The use of Google Scholar has been made for this source and thus this makes
it quite reliable to be used.

Relevance- This source is quite relevant because through its use the information can be
managed quite appropriately.
Shamir-Inbal, T. and Blau, I., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Shamir-Inbal, T. and Blau, I., 2020.
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is to ensure that the understanding about the way
development can be made is analyzed.
Reliability- The Source is reliable because it has been identified using Google Scholar.
Relevance- The Source is relevant because it provides all the required and necessary
information related with the project.
Simon, D. J. and et.al., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Simon, D.J. and et.al., 2020
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is to identify the way development can be carried
out.
Reliability- The Source is reliable because it has been found out through Google Scholar.
Relevance- The Source is relevant because it ensures that all the information can be used
in a proper manner.
Tran, H. N. and et.al., 2020-
Author- The Authors are Tran, H.N. and et.al., 2020
Purpose- The Purpose of this source is to make sure that the right assessment of the
professional development can be made.
Reliability- The Source is reliable as it has been found through the use of Google
Scholar.
Relevance- The Source is relevant because by making its use the information can be
managed quite properly.

CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that Academic Skills and PDP refers to the
different types of approaches which can be taken in order to ensure development in the future.
Therefore, it is quite important that the people are able to make sure that they can carry out their
development in the future and are able to enhance their skills in a better way.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Ambler, T. and et.al., 2020. Professional learning for academics teaching first-year
undergraduate students. Professional Development in Education. 46(5). pp.845-857.
Luo, T., Freeman, C. and Stefaniak, J., 2020. “Like, comment, and share”—professional
development through social media in higher education: A systematic review. Educational
Technology Research and Development. 68(4). pp.1659-1683.
Molope, M. and Oduaran, A., 2020. Evaluation of the community development practitioners’
professional development programme: CIPP model application. Development in Practice. 30(2).
pp.194-206.
Obdalova, O., Minakova, L. and Soboleva, A., 2020, March. Developing Academic Skills via
Greek and Latin Vocabulary Teaching. In Proceedings of the Conference “Integrating
Engineering Education and Humanities for Global Intercultural Perspectives” (pp. 376-386).
Springer, Cham.
Price, D. W. and Campbell, C. M., 2020. Rapid retooling, acquiring new skills, and
competencies in the pandemic era: implications and expectations for physician continuing
professional development. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 40(2).
pp.74-75.
Shamir-Inbal, T. and Blau, I., 2020. Micro-learning in designing professional development for
ICT teacher leaders: The role of self-regulation and perceived learning. Professional
Development in Education. pp.1-17.
Simon, D. J. and et.al., 2020. Clinical Supervision, Support, and Professional Development for
School Psychologists across the Career Lifespan. In Handbook of University and Professional
Careers in School Psychology (pp. 434-453). Routledge.
Tran, H. N. and et.al., 2020. Workplace conditions created by principals for their teachers’
professional development in Vietnam. International Journal of Leadership in Education. pp.1-
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