BMP3001 - Personal Development: Report Plan & Evaluation of Sources

This report plan outlines the role of personal development planning, focusing on professional development and academic skills. It defines personal and professional development, discussing the value of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals with personal examples. The plan includes a personal development plan with descriptions of target developmental activities and criteria to judge success in areas like IT skills, problem-solving skills, and leadership. It also emphasizes the importance of using credible sources to support content and includes a revaluation table with eight sources, detailing their author, purpose, reliability, and relevance to the concepts of personal and professional development. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of setting goals and developing a personal development plan for achieving life ambitions.

Academic Skills and
PDP

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
Personal and professional development.................................................................................2
Short Term Goals...................................................................................................................2
Medium Term Goals...............................................................................................................2
Long Term Goals....................................................................................................................2
Personal Development Plan....................................................................................................3
Use of Sources........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Increase in the ability of staff members through education and training opportunities can
be defined as the professional development. In simple words personal and professional
development can be defined as a Process which is undertaken for the purpose of engaging the
individual or Organization in the process of learning in order to improving their skills so that
they can easily achieve the goals and targets by meeting the challenges. Below mentioned report
is based on the the personal and professional development along with several types of goals. In
addition to this it also include a personal development plan along with revaluation table having 8
sources in the report plan.
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TASK 1
Personal and professional development
Professional and personal development are the the process which provide guidelines and
outlines in order to who developed the professional and personal skills of individual and
Organization. In the professional life of individual skills plays an important role as it gives shape
to the opportunities for long term. Individual always take the help of personal and professional
development plan for the purpose of enhancing the growth and development in the near future.
Short Term Goals
The goals which are made for the short duration of time period is known as short term goals.
Goals are made for the the time period of less than 6 months. These goals are very helpful for the
individual because it create effectiveness in the results so that they can improve the skills as soon
as possible. Some examples of short term goals are given below:
 Communication skills
 Decision making skills
 Creative skills
Medium Term Goals
Medium term goals are referred to those goals which which have been developed for the
time period of more than one year but less than five years. These goals always lies between the
short term and long term goals as a bridge between them. In order to reaching to the long-term
goals the individual have to cross with their medium term goals as well. Examples of medium
term goals are as follows:
 Informative Technology skills
 Problem solving skills
 Management skills
Long Term Goals
Long term goals are the ones which are developed for achieving in the time period of more than
five years. The main objectives of such goals are the self improvement of an individual which is
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very important in striving and keeping the individual focus. Examples of long term goals are
given below:
 Management knowledge
 Leadership knowledge
 Interpersonal skills
Personal Development Plan
In order to making the guidelines and outlines which has been focusing on the growth of
personal abilities of individual is known as personal development plan. In simple words it can be
said that it is a well structured plan which include several timelines for the purpose of developing
skills and knowledge of an individual. Personal development plan help the individual in knowing
about their current skills and abilities and the actions which are helpful for them for the
development of same skills. Below mentioned is the example of personal development plan:
Goals Description of
planned
developmental
activities
Target Criteria to judge
success
1 IT Skills IT diploma is helpful in
improving my IT skills.
It will add the
knowledge of various
technologies in my
skills.
. This Diploma will take
1 year to complete and I
have completed 4
months.
The result of
Diploma is helpful
in judging my
success.
2 Problem Solving In order to develop
problem solving skills
in myself, reading
books and Journal is
beneficial. So that I can
able to analyse various
situations and take
suitable decisions
This skill can be
developed by analysing
and understanding the
various situations and
solving them effectively.
Creation of Hypothetical
situations and then
providing any solution
Providing
solutions to the
various
hypothetical
situations. Making
decision effectively
according to the
various situations
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according to them. to them is the best way
to develop this skill. It
may take 1 year to
develop this skill.
can be considered
as the judgement
criteria to success.
3 Leadership Leadership is an
important aspect in the
management. It is very
beneficial in the
development of my
career. Any
management course
from any reputable
university may help me
in gaining the
characteristics of
leadership (Rubin
2019).
This management
course will help me in
gaining the management
related skills. It will take
2 years in completing
this course and
developing the
management skills in
myself.
In order to develop
both personal and
professional skills
as this management
course help me in
gaining leadership
skills which result
me in getting good
opportunities in
future.
Use of Sources
In order to making the content more authentic it is necessary to use various sources. Along with
this if it is found that the sharing information is not enough in order to to presenting the content
the writer also required to use various sources.
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Journal Mac Iver, M.A.,
Sheldon, S. and
Clark, E., 2021
This source is
helpful in
giving
knowledge
about several
The content
from this source
is registered
under copyright.
Various
concepts related
to the personal
and professional
development
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aspects of
psychological
training.
has been
covered under
this content.
Book Shefner, J.,
2021
The main
objective of
taking this
source is to
understand the
relation of
professional
development
and school of
improvement.
This book has
been written by
a knowledgable
and experienced
writer.
Implementation
of professional
development
can be
understand
through this
content.
Journal Johnston, K.,
2021
The content of
this source is
helpful in
understanding
the model of
blending CoI
along with
various
techniques.
This journal is
reliable as it is
available in
easy and
understandable
language.
The aspects of
continuous
professional
development
has been
covered under
this content.
Book Nobari, H.,
Praça, G.M.,
Clemente, F.M.,
Pérez-Gómez,
J., Carlos Vivas,
J. and Ahmadi,
M., 2021
This source is
giving the
complete
knowledge of
professional
development in
EFL.
This book has
been published
by a reputable
publisher.
All the
perspectives
along with the
experiences
from Japan has
been
understandable.
Journal Mc Sharry, P.
and O'Grady,
The purpose of
taking this
This content is
reliable as it is
This content
shows the
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T., 2021 source is as to
know about the
mindfulness
practices for
self-care.
covering all the
practices which
are necessary
for personal
development.
introduction of
various
mindfulness
practices which
plays an
important role in
self care.
Journal Holloway, J.,
2021
This content is
supporting
emotionally to
the
development of
professional
qualities and
skills.
This Journal has
been published
in Hispanic
Higher
Education.
Hence it is
reliable.
This Journal is
implying
various options
of development
of skills.
Journal Lyon, C., Hogan,
E.K. and Kearns,
D.M., 2021
The main aim
of taking this
source is to
learn about the
aspects of
innovation of
professional
development.
The reliability
of this source
has been
analysed from
the information
as it is found
true.
Strategies
through
innovative
professional
development are
included under
the content of
this Journal.
Journal Roseveare, H.,
2021
Aspects of
nursing
professional
development
are covered
under this
journal.
The website of
this content has
copyright.
This article of
journal is
presenting the
illusion of civil
society.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it is analysed that an individual should make various goals in their
life as they are important in achieving the goals and ambitions in the life. For the same purpose,
they are also required to develop a personal Development Plan as it is help the individual in
creating the outline and tracking the progress of individual.
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REFERENCES
Books and journal
Holloway, J., 2021. Teacher Evaluation and the Control of Risky Teachers. In Metrics,
Standards and Alignment in Teacher Policy (pp. 45-58). Springer, Singapore.
Johnston, K., 2021. Key Skills in the Context of Twenty-First-Century Teaching and Learning.
In Curriculum Change within Policy and Practice (pp. 85-104). Palgrave Macmillan,
Cham.
Lyon, C., Hogan, E.K. and Kearns, D.M., 2021. Individualizing literacy instruction in co-taught
classrooms through a station teaching model. Intervention in School and Clinic,
p.1053451220944376.
Mac Iver, M.A., Sheldon, S. and Clark, E., 2021. Widening the portal: How schools can help
more families access and use the parent portal to support student success. Middle School
Journal, 52(1), pp.14-22.
Mc Sharry, P. and O'Grady, T., 2021. How coaching can assist the mental healthcare
professional in the operationalization of the recovery approach. Perspectives in
Psychiatric Care, 57(2), pp.844-851.
Nobari, H., Praça, G.M., Clemente, F.M., Pérez-Gómez, J., Carlos Vivas, J. and Ahmadi, M.,
2021. Comparisons of new body load and metabolic power average workload indices
between starters and non-starters: A full-season study in professional soccer
players. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology, 235(2), pp.105-113.
Roseveare, H., 2021. The treasury 1660-1870: the foundations of control. Routledge.
Shefner, J., 2021. The Illusion of civil society. Penn State University Press.
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