Academic Skills and PDP Report: Goals, Source Evaluation, and Plan

This report provides a comprehensive overview of academic skills and personal development. It begins by defining the concept of personal and professional development, emphasizing the importance of goal setting. The report then explores short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal illustrations for each. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to evaluating the impact of 'Author, Reliability, Purpose & Relevance' on the usage of a source, followed by an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan. The report concludes with a personal development plan (PDP) outlining priority skills, current ability, target development, criteria to judge, time frame, and opportunities for improvement. The report aims to assist students in enhancing their skills and achieving their professional objectives.

Academic Skills and
PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal & professional development..................................................................3
Describe & discuss the value of short term goals identifying 3 personal illustration............3
Describe as well as discuss the value of medium term goals along with 3 personal examples. 4
Describe and discuss the value of long term goals along with at least 3 personal illustration.4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Describe & discuss how ‘Author, Reliability Purpose & Relevance’ effect the usage of a
source......................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX 1 – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP).....................................................9
Personal Development Plan....................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills is defined as collection of experience, learning and knowledge which
assist students to get better results and outcomes as well. In addition to this, academic skills are
developed of core skills that is presentation skills, referencing, writing, critical thinking, time
management and many more. The report includes concept of personal & professional
development consist long-term, medium and short-term goals respectively. Along with this, there
is evaluation of different sources in context of purpose, relevance, reliability and author as well.
In the last. Personal development plan is projected in an effective manner.
TASK 1
Concept of personal & professional development.
Personal & professional development is an ongoing process due to which a person and an
organisation deal with the challenges & meet with the objectives effectively. Personal
development planning take place when am individual has the knowledge about what
improvements they want in order to grab opportunities and to attain positive results in their
career. Reflection is significant for both personal as well as professional development that means
focusing on the meaningful subject in order to make improvements.
Describe & discuss the value of short term goals identifying 3 personal illustration.
Setting goals plays an important role for gaining success and personal development as
well. Short term goal is defined as planning that an individual want to achieve within 3 to 5
months. It is stated that attaining short term goals motivates a person and make them closer to
focus on medium & long-tern goals. The short-tern goals that I want to achieve is given below:
 Improvement in writing skills
 To learn and develop attractive presentation
 Communication and interaction skills
Describe as well as discuss the value of medium term goals along with 3 personal examples
Medium-term goals are those which an individual want to attain within the rime period of
6 to 12 months. It is sated that every individual has medium-term goals but to achieve them is
their priority. It is important for a person to focus on mid-term objectives as it make them

prepare to develop and emphasis on long-term objectives. The mid-term goals for both personal
& professional development is given below:
 Learning problem solving skills
 To develop team building skills
 Attending as many online courses which help in professional development
Describe and discuss the value of long term goals along with at least 3 personal illustration.
Long-term goals reflects on the plan which an individual want to achieve in the future. It
is analysed that such goals is not easy to attained straight away or in the next week. It is
important for a person to focus on the directions they need to go through in order to achieve
objectives. The examples of long-term goals that I want to achieve is mentioned below:
 To develop leadership skills
 To learn managements skills
 To complete post-graduation in business management
TASK 2
Describe & discuss how ‘Author, Reliability Purpose & Relevance’ effect the usage of a source.
The sources which are needed to refer the work and results developed by make use of
other ideas is needed to be relevant, reliable and meet with the purpose as well. It is stated that
assessing the source credibility is important as it guarantees credibility as well as quality of
academic research. CRAAP is the test that is use to know the relevancy and credibility of the
source.
Currency: The data that is used is up-to-date.
Relevance: the give information is appropriate for the examination
Authority: from where was it published.
Accuracy: check from where the data originates & is supported by evidence.
Purpose: The account of data is distributed.
TASK 3
Evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan.
SOURCES AUTHOR PURPOSE RELIABILITY RELEVANCE
1 Lin, Y.C. and It is a significant This given article Academic skills

Magnuso
n, K.A.,
2018
edition that
involve the
academic skills
and teachers
qualification to
help students to
improve and
learn skills.
is relevant &
written by
professionals.
2 Duckworth, A.L.,
and et.
al., 2019
Introduction of
academic
achievement.
The article is
legal right.
Self- control &
academic
achievement
3 Menz, M., 2020 Growth and
success is mainly
depend on
academic and
professional
skills.
This article is
written by
internal
competence
Academic skills
4 Tuerk, R., 2018 Betterment of
Professional
Skills
The article is
developed by
experts
Personal
development
skills
5 Mitana, J.M.V.,
and et.
al., 2019
The work is
focuses on
personal &
professional
practices which is
significant to
grab
The given article
is secured by
legal rights.
Personal
development and
professional
development

opportunities.
6 Pierce, S., and et.
al., 2018
The purpose
reflected by given
book is
workplace
learning which is
crucial for growth
and success.
It is a book which
shows workplace
learning.
Workplace
learning
7 Ghanizadeh, A.,
2017
The objective of
this paper is to
show skills
required to
achieve positive
outcomes in
higher education.
The paper is
written by experts
Interplay
between reflective
thinking, critical
thinking, self-
monitoring, and
academic
achievement in
higher education
8 Tattum, D. and
Tattum,
E., 2017
The objective of
article is to
provide data
about how to
develop personal
skills.
The paper is
written by
professionals.
Personal
development
CONCLUSION
By analysing the above discussion, it is analysed that it is significant for a person to
emphasis on improving personal & professional skills which assist in attaining better
opportunities in future and also help in to dealing with such complex environment.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Lin, Y.C. and Magnuson, K.A., 2018. Classroom quality and children’s academic skills in child
care centers: Understanding the role of teacher qualifications. Early Childhood
Research Quarterly, 42, pp.215-227.
Duckworth, A.L., and et. al., 2019. Self-control and academic achievement. Annual Review of
Psychology, 70, pp.373-399.
Menz, M., 2020. Integrating academic skills and employability-revisiting the learning
journal. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 8(1).
Tuerk, R., 2018. The Effects of Supplemental Instruction on Student Attitudes and Academic
Skills. Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Mitana, J.M.V., and et. al., 2019. Assessing educational outcomes in the 21st century in Uganda:
a focus on soft skills. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy
Studies, 10(1), pp.62-70.
Pierce, S., and et. al., 2018. Strategies for coaching for life skills transfer. Journal of Sport
Psychology in Action, 9(1), pp.11-20.
Ghanizadeh, A., 2017. The interplay between reflective thinking, critical thinking, self-
monitoring, and academic achievement in higher education. Higher Education, 74(1),
pp.101-114.
Tattum, D. and Tattum, E., 2017. Social education and personal development. Routledge.

APPENDIX 1 – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP)
Personal Development Plan
PRIORITY SKILLS CURRENR
T
ABILITY
TARGET
ABILITY
DEVELOP
MNET
OPPORTU
NITIE
CRITERIA
TO JUDGE
TIME
FRAME
Priority 1 Proper
communicat
ion &
interaction
skills
Low High To attend as
many as
seminars
and sessions
on
communicat
ion and to
interact with
unknown
people in a
professional
manner.
By taking
feedback
from
friends and
colleagues.
1.5 to 3
months
Priority 2 Team
developmen
t skills
Ordinary High By taking
participation
in team
activities
and working
with them
properly.
By asking
from team
members,
mentors and
leaders.
3 to 4
months
Priority 3 Leadership
skills
Average High By learning
about
leadership
approaches
By
taking
feedback
from
Approx 5
months

and
applying
them in
proper
manner.
mentors and
by
discussing
with seniors.