BSc (Hons) Business Management: Academic Skills PDP Report Plan

This report plan, created for a BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation course, focuses on personal and professional development planning (PDP). It begins by defining personal and professional development, followed by discussions on the value of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, each supported by personal examples. The plan then outlines the creation of a PDP, incorporating the student's aims and objectives. Task Two delves into how 'Author, Purpose, Reliability, and Relevance' influence source utilization. Finally, the report includes an evaluation of eight sources used in the plan, providing a comprehensive overview of the research and planning process. The report also contains a list of references.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of
Sources
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Contents
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 6
Task Three:
Ann evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
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References 8
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Task One:
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
The personal development plan is generally involving within the various
activities, while developing the potential of particular individual. This personal
development plan also provides the numerous facilities in the way to improving the
quality of life in order to fulfilling the dreams of individual (Eshkulovich and
Tashbaevich 2020). This personal development plan is assisting the individuals by
the help of motivating towards fulfilling the goals and objectives. due to this is really
important for any of the individual to learn as well as develop their skills in
appropriate way.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The short-term goals are referring to the individual goals that can be easily
obtaining by the individuals within the coming future. As well as short term goals is
also said that the individual want to achieve the goal in the very short period of time.
Here, are some of the examples of short-term goals are as follows-
 Increase the performance of individuals in various ways
 Communicating with team mates in order to develop the communication skills
 Maintains the balance of work and individual personal goals.
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Medium terms goal generally helps to determine the two goals, that will be going
to take time for obtaining the success. These are the goals can be accomplished
within some weeks as well as it will also takes month. Medium term goals offer the
best suited skills for the learners as well as for making the personal development
plan.
 This helps in starting the career as well as helps to develop the suitable skills
that helps in business for gaining more and more productivity.
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 This will make sure the savings of individuals money by dealing in short
period of time.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The value of long-term goal helps to combine the objectives that helps to
enhance the level of understanding and skills in a way to fulfil the futuristic goal and
mission within the 2 years of time (Jiracheewewong Yongxia and Han,2019) This will
help to obtain the academic career as well as goals of individual in more effective
manner. This also assist to cover the planning step by step during the advancement
of career.
 Determining the planning as well as increasing the knowledge and building
the skills
 Helps in developing the leadership skills through personal and professional
development.
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan and construction of an example using my goals
WHAT DO
I WANT
TO LEARN
CURRENR
T
TARGET
capability
DEVELOP
MNET
OPPORTU
NITIE
TIME CRITERIA
TO JUDGE
communic
ation skills
Average High Communic
ation skills
is very
active as it
will
increase
my career
growth and
assistance
s in
accomplish
set
objective.
3 Months For judging
communica
tion skills, I
conducted
and
prepared
Feedback
form and
examine
suggestion
from my
team,
friends,
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For refining
skills of
communic
ation, I
used to
participate
in
seminars,
shows and
more
events
organized
in the
college
There I got
a chance
to recover
communic
ation skill
as I can
easily
interact
with other
in more
operative
manner.
college
mates etc.
They will
direct me
whether I
am missing
and where
is a scope
of
developme
nt so that I
will work
upon to
advance
my skill.
Team work
skills
low High This type
of skill is
also
equally
significant
as you
cannot
work
separately
5 Months The
judging
criteria of
this skill
can be
done from
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in the
organisatio
n so team
work skills
aids in
achieving
work on
time. Team
skills can
be better
while
working in
more
planned
way with
the
completion
of the
coordinatio
n in
respect of
each team
and
employee
that
ultimately
build ability
of team
work. This
will covers
synchronis
e hard
work
towards
team
(Kane and
Banham ,2
019).
getting
feedback
from the
organisatio
n of
subordinat
e and
provide
way in
performing
work in
more team
work
suggestion.
I am
missing
then I will
work upon
my
coordinatio
n skill for
apprising
more
synchronis
ed efforts
of team
working.
Technical
skills
Average High It will
recover by
hearing
and
watching
online
1 Year The
feedback
conducted
from the
highly
expert
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class of
Excel and
financial
archives of
transaction
s. This will
advance
with high
gaining of
knowledge.
leaders
and
subordinat
e whether I
am going
on
accurate
pathway or
not.
Task Two:
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability
and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
Author- The goals of the author is to analyse the proper knowledge in context
of personal development plan by the help of determining short, medium and long
term for the advancement purpose.
Purpose- The general purpose of defining the goals of personal opportunity
of career for the particular opportunity for the specific individual.
Reliability- This is related to the continuous development for updating the
high level of skills for obtaining the career objective (Mahoney, 2019)
Relevance- this is high level of relevance is context of the personal
development plan for the development of more opportunity for career that is related
updating the ability of learners
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Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Website Eshkulovich,
U.D and
Tashbaevich,
S.K.,
Purpose is for
developing
student
learning and
research skills
Yes, this is
reliable
because it is
related to
current year
Yes, this is
relevance for
developing the
learning and
research skills
Website Jiracheewewong,
E., Yongxia,
M.A. and Han,
X.U.E.,
Purpose is for
determining
the
employability
skills and job
opportunities
Yes, this
reliable
because this
is related from
the current
year.
Yes, this is
relevance
because this
helps in
creating the
employability
skills.
Website Kane, S. and
Banham, T.,
The purpose
has to access
and
developing the
employability
skills by the
help of
feedback
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
is related from
the current
year.
Yes, this is
relevance
because this
helps in
developing the
employability
skills through
feedback.
Website Mahoney, M.W This helps to
instruct the
activities
schedules for
providing
academic
support to the
learner
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
is related from
the current
year.
Yes, this is
relevance
because this
helps
academic
support to the
learner.
Website Savicki, V. ed This help to
develop
intercultural
competence
and helps in
the
transformation
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
is related from
the current
year
Yes, this is
relevance
because this
helps in
transformation
of learners.
website Siddiq, F.,
Gochyyev, P.
and Valls, O
This helps to
identify the
academic
roles and
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
is from current
Yes, this is
relevance
because this
helps to define
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behavioural
skills of young
students
year. the
behavioural
skills of
learners and
students
Website Brick, J This help to
guide students
studying at
university
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
is related form
the current
year.
Yes, this is
reliable
because this
helps the
students to
studying within
the university.
References:
Eshkulovich, U.D. and Tashbaevich, S.K., 2020. Developing Pupils' Learning and
Research Skills on the Basis of Physical Experiments. International Journal of
Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(2).
Jiracheewewong, E., Yongxia, M.A. and Han, X.U.E., 2019. The Determinants for
Best Employability Skills and Job Opportunities for Undergraduate Students Majoring
in Chinese in Thailand. Education and Urban Society, 51(7), pp.989-1004.
Kane, S. and Banham, T., 2019. 8 Assessing and developing employability skills
through triangulated feedback. Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A
Handbook for Academic Practitioners, p.101.
Mahoney, M.W., 2019. Peer-mediated instruction and activity schedules: tools for
providing academic support for students with ASD. TEACHING Exceptional
Children, 51(5), pp.350-360.
Savicki, V. ed., 2020. Developing intercultural competence and transformation:
Theory, research, and application in international education. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Siddiq, F., Gochyyev, P. and Valls, O., 2020. The role of engagement and academic
behavioral skills on young students’ academic performance—A validation across four
countries. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 66, p.100880.
Brick, J., 2020. Academic culture: A student's guide to studying at university.
Palgrave Macmillan.
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