BSc Business Management: Academic Skills & Personal Development Report

This report, submitted as part of the BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation program, focuses on personal and professional development within the context of academic skills. The introduction defines personal development as a lifelong process of enhancing skills and knowledge for career advancement. The report then explores the concept of personal and professional development, distinguishing between the two and emphasizing their interconnectedness. The core of the report discusses the value of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each. Short-term goals, achievable within three months, focus on skills like communication, conflict resolution, and leadership. Medium-term goals, spanning three to six months, are crucial for personality development and career progression. Long-term goals, representing the ideal future self, provide direction and motivation. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) as a tool for tracking progress, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and outlining a path toward achieving both personal and professional objectives. It stresses the need for clear, focused goals to facilitate career enhancement and personal growth.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
Submitted by:
Name:
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Contents
1. Introduction p
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development p
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
5. Description and discussion of the value of long-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples p
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan p
7. Conclusion p
Reference List p
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1. Introduction
The personal development is defined as a lifelong process. It is very important for
an individual to keep enhancing their skills and knowledge in order to be effective
and efficient. The personal development helps an individual to develop their career
and grab the various opportunities. There are various academic skills which help the
individual to work upon and develop their personality through those skills and
knowledge. Activities that develop a person's capabilities and potential, generate
human capital, facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and the realisation of
hopes and aspirations are examples of what are included in personal development
or self improvement. It is not true that personal growth can only take place at a
specific period of a person's life, but rather that it can take place across the course of
an individual's entire lifespan. It is not limited to the realm of self-improvement and
can encompass formal and informal activities for the purpose of fostering the growth
of others in roles such as instructor, guide, counsellor, manager, coach, or mentor.
When referring to positive adult development at the individual level, personal
development in the context of institutions refers to the strategies, programmes, tools,
techniques, and assessment systems that are supplied to assist positive adult
development at the organisational level.( Chaykina, and et.al., 2021).
This report will include the discussion on the concept of personal development,
value of short term, mid term and long term goals and at last a personal
development plan.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
the concept of the personal development is referred to as a development of a
human being as an individual in order to increase the ability to perform better. It is
very important for an individual to have personal development and enhance various
skills and knowledge in order to work in an effective and efficient manner. The
professional development is related to enhancing the skills of employees to work
effectively. This is related to improvement in the knowledge so that the organization
is able to achieve growth and success. It has been identified that the personal
development starts from the early life stages for an individual. It has been identified
that the professional development is dependent directly on the personal
development of the individual. This is because it is very important for an individual to
have sufficient amount of skills and knowledge in order to work as a professionals.
There are various academic skills such as communications skills, team leading skills
which are important for the professional development. The personal and professional
development are linked and first the individual needs to develop the personal skills in
order to importance the professional skills and knowledge. (Pope, M. and Denicolo, P.,
2021)
Personal development- the personal development includes the development of the
personality traits and skills for the purpose of performing the different day to day life
functions. This also include gaining the additional knowledge in order to perform task
effectively. There are various skills which need to be development by an individual in
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order to improve the personality and enhance their learning and development
aspect.
Professional development- the professional development is all about develop the
career aspect and knowledge of the skills which are required in order to develop the
career. This include the skills which are related to the particulate field. It is very
important for sin individual to develop the information technology skills which is
required to have professional development and achieve growth and success in the
career. (Impedovo, M.A., 2021)
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The short term goals are defied as those goals which can be achieved within
the period of three monotheist short term goals helps an individual to achieve and
plays a major contribution in development of the various characteristics within the
individual. The personal development is also about how the personal behaves and
performs task which can be through the honesty, patience and hardworking an
individual is. These are considered as the main attributes which can help an
individual to develop their character and the perform task effectively and efficiently.
The short term goals plays a major role in developing the individual; personalty and
improves in performing the task. the short term goals helps in reaching towards the
mid and long term goals, it is necessary for an individual in analyses the short term
goals so that the person is able to develop and improves the skills and knowledge to
perform for the day to day functions in an effective way. There are various short term
goals which need to be developed:
 development of the communication skill- this is the skills which need to be
developed which is most important fr completing every task. The time period
will be within 3 months
 Development of conflicts resolution skill- this is another most important
short term goals which need to be achieved within 3 months. This skill will
help in future career growth and development.
 Development of leadership skill- This is the short term skills which need to
be developed within the 3 months in order to be effective and efficient.
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4. Description and discussion of the value of medium-
term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The medium term goals are the one which can be achieved within 3 to
6 months. These goals have a wide scope in comparison to short term goals. It is
very important for an individual to identify and define their mid term goals for the
career development. It is necessary to analyze the mid term goals in order to be
better performer in the personal and professional functions. The mid term goals has
a high value as this helps in to achieve the long term goals. It is very important for an
individual to have deeper knowledge and understanding of various skills in order to
develop the career. The medium term goals helps in the personality development for
an individual which creates the effectiveness to perform the task effectively and
efficiently. It is very important for the individual to boost productivity and make
progress toward more significant goals by establishing goals for the intermediate
term. They are essential in order to achieve success through the completion of
attainable goals. Learning how to make goals that are both reachable and relevant
for the midterm might help and create a schedule that will allow an individual to keep
making progress. In this post, it has been discussing the meaning of midterm goals
and go over a comprehensive list of the procedures involved in developing them.
midterm goals could vary over time. It's possible that unanticipated events in life will
have an impact on the goals you initially set out to focus on accomplishing. Keeping
an open mind might assist in reevaluating objectives and bringing them into
alignment with shifting priorities. Think about conducting regular reviews of
objectives. The individual might examine timetable and evaluate progress in order to
determine whether or not any changes are required. This helps to guarantee that
achieve goals according to timeframe and that they are still necessary for the long-
term goals that an individual have.( Massabni, V.G., 2019)
5. Description and discussion of the value of long-term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
the long-term ambitions should represent the ideal future self. They represent what
an individual consider to be a triumph in life.
A long-term objective doesn't have to be lofty; it can be as simple as putting money
down for your children's education. Or, it could refer to something as intangible as
leaving a lasting legacy for the generations to come. It doesn't matter what it is want
out of life as long as an individual have a list of long-term goals, they can assist get
there. For one's own development, setting long-term goals is essential. They provide
with something to work toward, and they assist in maintaining concentration on the
destination have in mind. Setting long-term goals helps to set the path that lives and
occupations will take in the future. For instance, one of the long-term goals could be
to work way up to the position of manager or director. This long-term objective
provides an individual with something to continually work towards, and it also serves
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as a reminder that the effort which have put into accomplishing the shorter-term
objectives will, in the end, be worthwhile.( Vaughan, M. and Mertler, C.A., 2021)
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
A personal development plan, often known as a PDP, is a document that can use to
keep track of the progress toward achieving the goals. It is a document that can be
used to define the strengths already have, as well as what an individual need to alter
or learn in order to attain the goals, and it can also outline any shortcomings which
have believe to may have. It is designed to assist in gaining knowledge and
mastering challenges that may feel require further development. A mapped out path
that can utilise to get to the point in the professional life where an individual want to
be.
Some professional development programmes (PDPs) are initiated by employers, but
are free to initiate your own PDP at any time after deciding on a career path. An
individual can use it to help inspire themselfself all the way through an
apprenticeship or higher school, and you can even utilise it later on in their
professional life. It is always there to show what an objectives are, and having a PDP
can help drive to keep going forward even if ever lose sight of them. It is a promise
that make to yourself, and the only person you are doing this for except yourself is
yourself.
An individual are not constrained in any way, and just like the majority of things in
life, the goals can shift. When you have a personal development plan (PDP), it is
easier to see where you started from. Regardless of how may currently feel about
the circumstances, the fact is that are continually accomplishing things. When goals
shift, should adapt PDP accordingly. There is a good chance that have already
possess a significant number of abilities that can be considered to be of great
value.an individual can determine the abilities which need to have in order to
achieve the goals if an individual give some thought to where they want to go in the
future and if you are clear on their goals. Consider the abilities already possess and
the ways in which you could potentially develop them.
7.0 Conclusion
From the above report it has been concluded that personal development requires
developing the various skills and knowledge in order to perform the task in a
effective and efficient way. It is very essential to analyses for an individual the things
which the person is good at and the skills which need to be improved. It is very
important to develops the short term, midterm and long term goals, identifying the
goals for the personal and professional development is most important. For the
career enhancement it is very important that the individual is focused towards their
goals. It is very essential that these goals are clear and help in the personal
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development. The professional development is related to the personal development
of an individual. there are various skills which need to be enhanced in order to be
effective and efficient.
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Impedovo, M.A., 2021. Identity and teacher professional development: A reflective, collaborative and
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Oral
Communications
My level of competency in this area is
medium and I feel I need some
improvements. I have also devised an
improvement plan which would enable me
to increase my ability and skills to be a
better presenter.
Firstly, I will not avoid any opportunity of
presentation in coming months. I have
already participated some individual and
group presentations in my FY class and any
upcoming opportunity will be used
effectively.
Secondly, I will attend all seminars
arranged by my college.
Thirdly, I have identified some good books
which I will finish reading in next 6 months.
Marshall, L. and Rowland, F.
(1998) A guide to Learning
Independently.3rdedition.
London, UK: Open University.
Cortell, S. (2008) The study
skills handbook. 3rdedition.
Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave
Mcmillan.
DO NOT USE THIS
EXAMPLE
By June 2020
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