Academic Skills and PDP: Personal Development Report Analysis

This report, crafted for a Business Management course, delves into the crucial concepts of personal and professional development. It meticulously outlines the significance of setting short, medium, and long-term goals, providing practical examples to illustrate their value. The report further emphasizes the importance of a well-structured personal development plan, detailing how individuals can enhance their skills and achieve their objectives. It explores the impact of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance on source utilization, ensuring the credibility of information. The report concludes with an evaluation of various sources, offering a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. This report serves as a valuable resource for students seeking to understand and implement effective strategies for personal and professional growth.

Business Management

Table of Contents
Task One..........................................................................................................................................3
Personal and professional development.......................................................................................3
Short term goals...........................................................................................................................3
Medium term goals......................................................................................................................4
Long term goals...........................................................................................................................4
Personal development plan..........................................................................................................4
Task Two.........................................................................................................................................5
Task Three.......................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................7

Task One
Personal and professional development
Personal and professional development are the two terms which is necessary as it helps in
enhancing knowledge of a persona and develop skills which is required at the workplace. There
are many ways by which candidates can learn new things and they can get good job opportunities
in future. Personal development is lifelong process because as a person joins organisation there
are many things to learn and they can develop skills such as, communication, teamwork,
leadership, critical thinking and many other which are required in the company. It is important
that correct actions should be taken by an individual to improve skills and enhance their
knowledge. In this fast moving world, competition is increasing day by day so it is necessary that
every person should have some skills which are essential at the workplace and learn different
ways of doing things. A person should make some goals and targets which they want to achieve
and work hard to accomplish them. If an individual want to develop skills or enhance their
knowledge then they should make plans or strategies to achieve set goals and objectives.
Personal development is for the growth of individual person, develop skills and try to learn
new things so that he or she can get good job opportunities in future and they will not face any
problem. If a person will develop this then it will be easy to get job and they do not have to
struggle. Professional development means that there are some skills which are required in
organisation and there are some ways for how to behave in company with other people. For
example, mentoring, coaching, consultation, review case study etc. Professional development
refer to skills which are required at the workplace like, teamwork skills, leadership skills, good
communication and many other.
Short term goals
Short term goal means goals which is made by a person so that he or she can develop skills
and they can make plans or strategies which will help them in achieving goals and objectives. If
they want to develop skills or enhance their knowledge then necessary steps should be taken so
that they can improve their skills and get better job opportunities in future.
Person short term goals are:
 To improve my communication skills within 2 weeks.
 To make time table for improving my time management skill within 3 weeks.
 To improve my listening skills within 2 weeks.

Medium term goals
Medium term goals means goals which cannot be achieved within short period of time and
cannot be extended to long time. It is a goal which should be accomplished within 2 week, a
month or till 6 months. These goals should be achieved by an individual person within the time
frame because it is important to achieve targets to get good job opportunities.
Personal medium term goals are:
 To complete graduation within 6 months.
 To go on a trip with family within 4 months.
 To build work experience within 3 months.
Long term goals
Long term goals can be defined as goals which is made by a person for future or it will eb
achieved within 1 year. Proper plans or strategies should be made by an individual so that he or
she can get better opportunities and it will help in achieving targets. A person can also develop
some skills which are required at the workplace.
Personal long term goals are:
 To buy a house for my family within 1 year.
 To get government job within 8 months.
 To improve my work performance within 7 months.
Personal development plan
Personal development plan refer to a plan which is made by a person which describes skills
that an individual person want to improve and what are the steps he or she will take so that goals
and objective can be achieved.
Skills How to improve Time Evaluation
Communication skill I want to improve my
communication skills
because it is important
in every organisation
as this is one of the
crucial skill that a
person should have. I
Within 2 weeks After taking necessary
steps for improving
my communication I
will ask people
around me and take
their views.

will interact with
more people and
boost my confidence.
Time management
skill
I will make time table
in which I will divide
time according to my
daily activities and
this help me in
improving my time
management skill and
I can manage my
work.
Within 3 weeks After few weeks I will
check that whether I
am able to complete
given task on time or
not.
Task Two
When information is being collected then it is important that proper details should be
gathered so that there will be no confusion. if someone will read then he or she may know that
form where information is collected and they can understand what a person want to say. When
correct author is used the it is easy to collect details and it will be accurate. Autor, purpose,
reliability and relevance affect use of source because if wrong details will be collected then it is
difficult for reader to understand. Purpose of finding something should be correct so that proper
information will be gathered. It is important that proper author should be taken and it will help in
collecting relevant details. So, author must be correct, purpose should be clear that what is the
aim behind searching about a particular topic in depth. It must be reliable and relevant because it
takes time to find out information and it should be understand by all.
Task Three
Sources author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Google scholar Zamora-Polo, F.
and Sánchez-
Martín, J
Personal
development
Yes Yes
Google scholar Al Amin, M. and Professional Yes Yes

Greenwood, J development
Google scholar Rieckmann, M Personal
development
plan
yes Yes
Google Rogers, A Importance of
personal
development
Yes Yes
Google scholar Bocciardi Profession skills Yes Yes
Google scholar MacCosham, B.
and Gravelle, F.,
2017
Short term goals Yes Yes
Google scholar Suizzo, M.A.,
Tedford, L.E.
and McManus,
M., 2019
Long term goals Yes Yes
Google scholar Serin Personal
development
Yes Yes

REFRENCES
Books and Journals
Al Amin, M. and Greenwood, J., 2018. The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Teacher
Development for Effective English Teaching in Bangladesh: A Gap That Needs
Bridging. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. 20(2). pp.118-138.
Bocciardi and et.al, 2017. Career adaptability as a strategic competence for career
development. European Journal of Training and Development.
MacCosham, B. and Gravelle, F., 2017. A model for achieving short-term and long-term goals in
a leisure career. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure. 40(3). pp.388-400.
Rieckmann, M., 2017. Education for sustainable development goals: Learning objectives.
Unesco Publishing.
Rogers, A., 2019. Second-generation non-formal education and the sustainable development
goals: operationalising the SDGs through community learning centres. International
Journal of Lifelong Education. 38(5). pp.515-526.
Serin, 2017. The effects of teaching abroad on personal and professional
development. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies. 4(1).
pp.110-114.
Suizzo, M. A., Tedford, L. E. and McManus, M., 2019. Parental socialization beliefs and long-
term goals for young children among three generations of Mexican American
mothers. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 28(10). pp.2813-2825.
Zamora-Polo, F. and Sánchez-Martín, J., 2019. Teaching for a better world. Sustainability and
sustainable development goals in the construction of a change-maker
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