Personal and Professional Goals: Planning and Source Evaluation Report

This report delves into the critical aspects of personal and professional development, emphasizing the significance of goal setting and strategic planning. It differentiates between short, medium, and long-term goals, providing practical examples for each. The report also explores the creation and implementation of a personal development plan (PDP) as a roadmap for achieving desired outcomes. Furthermore, it analyzes the impact of author credibility, purpose, reliability, and relevance on the effective use of sources, providing a structured evaluation of various sources used in the report, assessing their suitability and validity. The conclusion reinforces the importance of goal setting, planning, and the careful selection of credible sources to support research and development efforts. The appendix includes a sample personal development plan, detailing skills to be developed, resources required, and target dates for completion.

PLAN AND EVALUATION
OF SOURCES

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK-1............................................................................................................................................3
Personal development..................................................................................................................3
Professional development............................................................................................................3
Short term goal............................................................................................................................3
Medium term goal........................................................................................................................4
Long term goal.............................................................................................................................4
Personal development plan..........................................................................................................4
TASK-2............................................................................................................................................4
Impact of author, purpose, reliability and relevance on use of source........................................4
TASK-3............................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of sources...................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Determination of goal and engaging efforts toward the goal will lead to its achievement.
Personal development plan will also assist an individual to grab it’s goal (Anderson, Ford and
Hamilton, 2017). Likewise, evaluation of sources with regard to the references of the report is
also an important aspect that will lead to raise in the reliability and validity of concerned
references. This report will discuss about the various types of goal and its accomplishment along
with an evaluation of sources.
TASK-1
Personal development
It refers to the development of personality of an individual. Personal development will
enable an individual to have an access of its skills and efficiency along with setting up of goal of
its life which it want to achieve (Tattum and Tattum, 2017). It is a long life process.
Professional development
It will lead to the development of professionalism and professional qualities along with
skills in an individual. Professional development is related with the career and professional life
of an individual that will assist it to have an accomplishment of better career opportunities
(Mackay, 2017). Under this the more emphasis is given over development of skills and it is also
a continuous process.
Short term goal
Goals are the end result on which an individual direct it’s activities and efforts that will
lead to its achievement.
Short term goals are those that can be achieved in a short span of time and short time
duration (Lee and et.al., 2017). Short term goal are easy to achieve and can be grab within a
week or a month.
Example: develop the habit of exercise regularly, improving the habit of not wasting Time,
development of morning schedule of yoga are all counted as short term goal which raise value in
an individual life and can be achieved in short time too.

Medium term goal
These goals require more time for achievement than shirt term. This are also a valuable
form of goal that will direct an individual to grab its aim. (Coplan, 2019) It will lead to
development of an individual. It is usually achieve within few weeks and months or year too.
Example: passing graduation exam with high marks, develop communication skills, build
leadership qualities are all considered as medium term goal because of the involvement of a bit
longer time duration. It will enable an individual to move towards its career path.
Long term goal
These goals are usually achieved in a longer period of time. This are like the end results
over which the entire efforts of an individual is directed. Here an individual achieve the aim or
objective of its life (Lam, and Zhou, 2021). In short it is a phase where an individual grab the
aim of its life.
For example: buying a home, own a business or defying high position job or build a good
professional career in a specific sector. These all are counted as long term goal because it will be
achieved by devoting a long span of time. Here an individual grab everything which it dreamed
off.
Personal development plan
It refers to a plan that includes various activities and steps which will lead an individual to
direct its efforts towards the accomplishment of its main aim and objective. It will lead to the
development of an individual in terms of grabbing the aim of its life (Day-Calder, 2017). Here a
detailed plan regarding the career and achievement of aim of life are being prepared. It will lead
to bring clarify in the mind of an individual which will direct it towards the aim of its life. As it
is a plan which is solely based on the grabbing of end results, so it will make an individual to
realize it’s dream and convert it into reality.
TASK-2
Impact of author, purpose, reliability and relevance on use of source
Author:

It is an important aspect with respect to source of information. It enables the reliability
and credibility of the source. As if the source contains an author which means that it is written by
that author and it itself shows its validity. Also sources are being cited by only credible and
responsible authors.
Purpose:
No source can be created with any purpose. Purpose refers to that respect for which the
source is created. The main purpose of the sources are to raise the information about a specified
concept. It will also lead to entertain, inspire and raise the emotion towards the source.
Reliability:
It is very essential for every source to be reliable and creditworthy in order to be used in
the academic research. If there is no reliability with respect to a source then it will not be counted
as valid. Also as the research is presented among the audience so it is very essential that the
source must me reliable and contain evidence behind its emergence.
Relevance:
Source will be of no use if it is not relevant with the required situation and the research
question. This means that it is essential that the source must be important with respect to research
and answer the associated question with the research (McCrudden, 2018). It can also be said that
the source must justify the research with its importance in the conduction.
TASK-3
Evaluation of sources
Source Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Anderson, T.D., Ford,
R. and Hamilton, M.,
2017. Building Your
Personal Leadership
Development Plan.
In Transforming
Leadership (pp. 248-
261). Routledge
Cited by author
so valid source.
Clarifying the
cited statement.
Taken from
reliable mode
including
books and
journals.
Fully satisfy the
relevance
because of
containing
information

Coplan, K., 2019. 10.
MEDIUM-
TERM
GOAL:
GETTING
TO ZERO.
In Live
Sustainably
Now (pp.
167-186).
Columbia
University
Press.
Written by
author so
creditworthy.
To throw light
on concerned
statement.
Taken from
authorized
source of
website.
It justify the
information.
Day-Calder, M., 2017.
Put your
development
plan into
action. Nursin
g standard
(Royal
College of
Nursing
(Great
Britain):
1987). 31(32)
. pp.33-34.
Contain author
so itself justify
its importance.
To enable
detailed
information
regarding
concept.
Taken from
authorised
website
Explain and
justify the
statements.
Lam, K.K.L. and
Zhou, M., 2021. An
Examination of the
Conceptual Structure
of Long-Term Goal
Striving. Personality
and Social Psychology
Bulletin,
p.01461672211016190
Supported by
two authors so
authenticate.
To create in-
depth
information
about long term
goal.
Taken from
journals so
valid.
Relevant
because cited at
right place.
Lee, and et.al., 2017.
A short-term
longitudinal
study of
Contain more
than one authors
which sows that
To raise
information
about the
Taken from
reliable source
of journal and
Highly relevant
because of
contained

stability and
change in
achievement
goal
profiles. Lear
ning and
Individual
Differences. 5
5. pp.49-60.
the source is
valid.
concept. books. information.
Mackay, M., 2017.
Professional
development
seen as
employment
capital. Profe
ssional
Development
in
Education. 43
(1). pp.140-
155.
Supported by
author so
creditworthiness
raised.
To throw light
on concerned
topic.
Taken from
authorised
website.
Relevant
because it will
raise the
importance
regarding the
concept.
McCrudden, M.T.,
2018. Text
relevance and
multiple-
source
use. Handboo
k of multiple
source use,
pp.168-183.
Authorised by
author so contain
right
information.
To detailed the
explanation of
the statements.
Taken from
books so valid
and justified.
As it clarify the
meaning so
relevant.
Tattum, D. and
Tattum, E.,
2017. Social
education and
personal
development.
Routledge.
Supported by
two authors so
itself raise its
accuracy.
To justify the
written work.
Applicable
books are used
as a source so
reliable.
It explain the
meaning of the
contained
statement.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that the setting up of goal and directing the efforts and
moves with the help of PDP will lead to its achievement. Likewise, in order to make the sources
to be suited with the research it is essential that it must contain author, reliability, purpose and
relevancy.

APPENDIX
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP)
Skills need to be
developed
Development plan Resources Targeted date
Communication skills Participate in local
debated and speeches.
Practice more and
make practical
implication.
Reading books,
journals, articles,
newspaper.
20-06-2021.
Leadership skill Work under a team
and a leader and
develop skills.
Taking help of
internet, watch videos,
read books and
articles.
20-12-2021.
Teamwork Participate in in team
work. Be a part of
team and learn
teamwork skills
Internet, reading
books, journals.
25-08-2021.
Presentation skill Self-practice,
participate in
professional
presentation seminars.
Use of videos and
lectures. Tutor.
30-07-2021.
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