BSc Business - BMP3001: Academic Skills & PDP Personal Growth

This report provides an analysis of personal and professional development, focusing on the value of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals. It defines personal development as a self-improvement activity to enhance skills, capabilities, and potential, while professional development involves career and education training to improve skills and stay updated. The report discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each type of goal, providing personal examples. It also explores the importance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) as an action plan for identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving skills. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of both personal and professional development for securing a successful future and developing essential skills such as communication, decision-making, and creativity. The appendix includes a detailed personal development plan.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
Submitted by:
Name:
ID:
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Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development 3
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 3
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
5. Description and discussion of the value of long-term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples 4
6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan 5
7. Conclusion 6
Reference List 7
Appendix 8
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1. Introduction
Personal development is basically a improvement activity which is used by many
individual within institute for developing their own skills. The other developments which are
made by personal development activity are individual's capabilities and potential, build
human capital, enhance equality of life etc. But in aspect of professional development it is
refers to continuing career and education training after a person has entered the workforce in
order to assist them to improve the skills, stay updated on current culture and also advancing
their career. The report will cover definition and concept of personal and professional
development, discussion of the value of short term, medium-term and long term goals. It
further covers the appendix of personal development plan (Akbaralievna, 2021). When each
and every individual are developed both personally personally and professionally then
definitely the success of all types of institutes or organization are highly increased.
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
As already discusses above personal development is a one king of activity which is
made by individual himself for the self improvement. With help of self improvement each
and every individual easily maintain stability in their personal life. Personal development is
highly essential for keeping strong relations with various teachers and seniors for long time.
But in professional development it is defined as a overall improvement of life in professional
manner. Professional life is also defined as an combination of various activities continuing
career training and education after a person has entered the work force for assisting them for
developing various new skills and stay updated on current trends and also for advancing their
career. According to the concept of these two developments it is understood that both these
elements are highly essential for securing the future of in long term.
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
A short term goal is refer to that goal which is maintained by individual and institute
for long term. In short term goal big changes are made by institute or organization in their
services and goods. Due to making changes quickly individuals are easily attracted in large
scale for learning and availing services. The other benefit of using short term goal is that the
educational institutes easily enhanced their popularity in the minds of students quickly fort
short duration. The examples of short term goals are keep monitoring, reading books,
learning new language, developing good habit etc. But in other side sometimes short term
goals plays negative impact for individual or students in academics. Therefore, due to
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following short term goals the overall growth and developments of students in academics are
not highly increased. Due to low productivity of institute proper communication and
coordination between teachers and students are not sustained for long time. Due to low
coordination conflict are raised between teacher and student for long time.
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium-
term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
A medium term goal is defined as achieving positive output or result for medium
duration. In this type of goal also many educational institutes maintain their popularity for
short duration. A medium term goal is a desired output to be accomplished within few years.
A medium-term goal are highly important for every institute because they are long enough to
made important process while short enough that their priorities and value won't be
dramatically different by time. The examples of medium-term goals are learning new skills,
getting a new job, changing the career path, growing professional network and others. Due to
the effective use of medium term goals, all types of academic institutes are easily enhanced
the reach of their new courses in various locations to students in low time. In comparison
with short term goals it is little much effective for sustaining the popularity of the institute
effectively (Franke, Attig and Wessel, 2019). The main role of educational institute is to
provide meaningful and reliable information to every individual and students for securing
their future for long time.
5. Description and discussion of the value of long-term
goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
The long term goal is totally different from short and medium term goals and it is
highly effective for all educational institutes in aspect of sustaining their popularity in long
term. The long term goal is refer to something that want to accomplish in future. The long
term is required high planning and time for enhancing the success rate of institute and their
students at maximum level. Due to the effective use of various long term goals institute
students are able to identify the strength and weakness of each and every students quickly. In
long term goals students are able students and teachers are able to increase their potentiality,
ability and knowledge within low time. The other advantage of long term goal is that here
positive relationship are easily sustained between teachers and students for long time. The
examples of long term goals are increasing emotional intelligence, strong decision making
skills and others. As such, it can encourage students to develop critical thinking skills, new
problem solving techniques, and a better understanding of how to overcome issues.
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6. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
The other name of personal development plan is PDP and it is basically defined as
action plan which is used by every educational institute or individual for identifying their
own strength and weakness. Due to the effective use of this plan every individual easily
develop and improve their own skills and capabilities for conducting any type of task easily.
According to this plan students easily secure their future for long time which is highly
important for getting good and decent job (Gladding, 2019). In this plan the individual or the
institute will understand that in which manner performance are improved. The PDP plan is
also refer to a procedure of developing a action plan depend on values, reflection, awareness,
goal setting and planning for personal development in the aspect of a career, education,
relationship or for self development. In aspect of relationship it is highly important for
teachers to provide useful and beneficial knowledge to their students effectively.
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7.0 Conclusion
From the analysis of above information it concludes that professional and personal
development are highly important for every individual or student. Because with help of these
elements students are able to secure their career and future for long time. The main benefit of
professional and personal development is that here individual or students are able to handle
complicated task easily. These type of development are also essential for maintaining positive
relationship with seniors and teachers for long time. This report will cover definition and
concept of personal and professional development, discussion of the value of short term,
medium-term and long term goals. It further covers the appendix of personal development
plan. The skills which are developed with help of professional and personal development are
oral and written communication, decision making, creativity and so on.
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Decision making During my academics the level of my
competency in this area is very low and due to
this take lot of time for taking any type of
decision. Due to facing this problem negative
impression are reflected on me between my
team members. It leads to decrease my
productivity at maximum level within low time.
For reducing this problem I started to analyze
the feedback and problems of my team members
and also solved difficult questions. In this way
my decision making skills are strongly
improved within low time and also able to
handle any type of difficult situations easily. It
reflects my positive image between my team for
long time.
La Diega, G.N., 2018. Against the
dehumanisation of decision-
making. J. Intell. Prop. Info. Tech.
& Elec. Com. L.
Zuiderveen Borgesius, F., 2018.
Discrimination, artificial
intelligence, and algorithmic
decision-making.
19/07/19
Creativity At the time of academics I am not good to apply
creativity in various projects. Due to facing this
difficulty my presentation and other projects are
Walia, C., 2019. A dynamic
definition of creativity. Creativity
Research Journal, 31(3).
Lavie, S., Rosaldo, R. and
18/08/20
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rejected many times from my seniors and
teachers. According to me creativity are highly
important for attract the audience strongly
during the time of providing meaning
knowledge to them. For reducing this issue I
joined the course of animation and creativity.
Due to the effective utilization of this course I
learned that in which way graphics and designs
are used in the form of creativity in various
projects. In this way I am able to prepare the
projects in attractive manner according to the
guidance of my seniors and teachers.
Narayan, K. eds.,
2018. Creativity/anthropology.
Cornell University Press.
Communication It is a very important skill for each and every
individual for sharing the data within low time.
During the time of my academics I am not good
in this skill and due to facing this weakness I am
not able to present my message properly to my
group members and seniors regarding my topic
and subject. Due to facing this issues I am not
able to enhance my talent and ability in effective
way. For reducing this type of problem I started
to attend various programs with my team mates
Dimbleby, R. and Burton, G.,
2020. More than words: An
introduction to communication.
Routledge.
Ratheeswari, K., 2018.
Information communication
technology in education. Journal
of Applied and Advanced
research, 3(1).
20/09/21
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such as presentation, seminars and various
events. With help of attending these programs I
easily understand that in which way effective
communication works. It also helps me to share
my thoughts and message to others effectively.
Multitasking It is a highly essential skills for doing the
multiple task in same time. But fact is that
during the time of academics I am very bad in
this skill. Due to this I am not able to complete
more than one task in time. This weakness
create high stress and workload in my mind and
due to this I am not able to handle the work
properly and in systematic manner. For reducing
this weakness I started to use various techniques
and strategies for handling more than one task.
The strategy is that to study and analyze the
multiple feedback at one time. Then in this way
this skill are strongly developed in me and then I
am able to solve the multiple problems and task
in time. It assist me to reflect my positive image
in front of my team mates, seniors and teachers
Keseru, I. and Macharis, C., 2018.
Travel-based multitasking: review
of the empirical
evidence. Transport
reviews, 38(2).
Aagaard, J., 2019. Multitasking as
distraction: A conceptual analysis
of media multitasking
research. Theory &
Psychology, 29(1).
20/09/22
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effectively.
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