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

This report, submitted as part of a BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation course (BMP3001), delves into the concepts of personal and professional development. It defines these concepts and discusses the value of setting short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each. The report emphasizes the importance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) as a tool for self-reflection, improvement, and achieving career and personal aspirations. It covers various aspects, including the importance of goal setting, skill development, and the integration of these elements to foster individual growth and professional success. The report highlights how both personal and professional development contribute to an individual's career and personal life by enhancing skills, knowledge, and overall performance. The report is concluded by summarizing the key takeaways regarding the importance of personal development in career and future goals.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development
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Contents
Report on Personal Development.........................................................................................................0
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
1. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development.............................................2
2. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples................................................................................................................................................3
3. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples................................................................................................................................................4
4. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples................................................................................................................................................5
5. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan.....................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
Reference List:......................................................................................................................................8
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan...........................................................................................9
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Introduction
Personal information development helps out all the rights for the individual‘s
behaviour and performance through which they can able to target on the goals and
objectives with all the abilities through which the skill can be performed. It helps how
to maintain the achievable goals and also frame of the organisational methods. The
personal development provides the individuals a confident in all the natures and
working facilities and also implement the learning areas through which the
employability can be obtained. Whereas professional development attributes to all the
organisational goals and objectives. All such methods helps how to guide the person
in a better manner or also make them to learn the skills through which they can
implement success and create a Clear vision. This report will cover the personal and
professional development and with that all the important short-term, medium-term
and long-term goals for the more it will also covered the important areas for self-
development with the training sessions and all the development and skills process
(Delaney and et.al., 2020). Through both the developments the person gains the
knowledge and new skills are developed which helps in improving mental and social
skills.
1. Definition of the concept of personal and professional
development
Personal and professional development is mainly the method which helps out all the
students and the individuals to outdo their performance in the organisation and also to
maintain the adaptive skills in their learning behaviour and outcome it provides a gaining
knowledge and also the past development in all the fields through which they can improve
their learning habit and also adapt proper human capability with enhancing their self
awareness and also the status in the society. As all the individual can learn how to maintain
all their life in a proper methods through which they can enhance their skills by personally
gaining and developing the techniques and also obtain a proper positive approach for
supporting the methods in programming areas. The personal development implements awful
method through which a proper benefits can be taken and all these important skills can be
interpreted it through which the leadership, adaptability, communication can be framed out.
Personal Development program PDP Usually being analysed in order to maintain a proper
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working environment and also to grow the individual’s personality in all the approachable
behaviour and minor frame out to provides a method through which they can adapt all the
activities and maintain the frame changes.
The professional development implements out the method through which all the individual
and the students can implement proper training session and also motivate them self towards
your goals and objective for the performance and enhancing the methods for high-quality
staff and capabilities. It turns out to maintain a growth in the organisational sector and also in
the professional credentials to which they can incorporate in methods of insensitive and
collaborative senses. It is mainly the method through which all the capabilities and also the
advancement for the delivering of standards and communication can be framed out so that the
approaches can be maintained. It provides a technical advancement and also the certification
the person in all the sectors. In order to maintain a person‘s confidence it is important that
personal profession development can be implemented in individuals behaviour and also to
improve the growth and performance by leading the skills and advancement in all the
facilities and credentials. (Gunter and et.al., 2017). Both concept provides the success to an
individual in the career life as well as personal life because it gains the lot of understanding
and knowledge through which skills are enhanced. It leads to promotion or performing better
in the current position in the aim to have higher position. The personal and professional
development builds the relationship with organization and individual to attain their
objectives. (Jones and et.al., 2018)
2. Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Short-term goals are mainly those schools which are being attained for a shorter time period
as it helps out to maintain a proper reflection and also the position in future advancement and
goals the schools are thereby the target goals which can be achieved in a shorter period of
time and are made for a shorter durations. In present times in areas where the individual want
to gain some adaptability for the future advance me. It mainly aims out to maintain all the
goals in apartment regarding the methods of working in the shorter period of time of mice
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and 2 to 3 months this can be achieved in targets and also by ongoing practice in their
achieving goal areas this can be maintained from the smart technique life by the SMART
through which all the simple, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based methods can be
implemented so as to achieve the goals and targets. Short-term goals implements out proper
effective strategies through which the investment in all the further growth in production can
be framed out. Also is processes in the goals and objectives can be attained in the shorter
duration by the framework and proper dedication.
The short-term goals can be mainly be implemented through proper allocating of budgets and
also it helps out a frame in ongoing future medium-term goals and long-term goals as it
provides a method through which a classical approach can be maintained by the individual
and the students in attaining a behavioural approach this is mainly the habits that is being
adopted by the individuals personality for their outgoing route and criteria. Some of the
important examples of short-term goals are as follows:
New language: as it can be come under short-term goals as this is mainly the method that can
be learned through developing any new skills and also it helps how to raise a conference in
person in communicating in better manner and also to learn and effective language.
Communication skill: this is mainly the skill that can help out to implement better decision
practises and also fame out to provide and avoid all the concepts in all the areas it has all to
boost the confidence in the managers and all the fascinating areas and also frame out to work
in various fields.
Professional certification: this mainly in course activities in which all the better jobs in the
company is can be analysed and a proper certification course can be done it many provide a
proper resume for the person for getting a proper websites and joining in the organisation. All
the individual can gain the advancement by taking diploma courses and also providing a
proper certification this helps out to gain the future it was my goals. (Vansteenkiste and et.al.,
2020).
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3. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
After achieving the short period of time goals, the individual works for this goal
which is helps in developing the long term goals. It takes a little more time to achieve it and
takes around 3-5 years. The gaps are defined between the short and long which is associated
with the daily activities.
The importance of mid-term goal is essential because it delivers the roadmap to the
individual for the particular year to achieve aligned with the long term goals. The medium
term goals help in providing the reflection as many times the path is changed. The evaluation
process is necessary to get the knowledge of goals are on correct track or not. It takes
S.M.A.R.T technique which may be used to plan in setting the better targets that includes
specific, measurable, achievable, reliable and time frame. (Koh and et.al., 2017).
Examples-1 job role- after taking a job in the multinational organization, the next goal for this
range is to achieve the higher position which can be accomplished by inculcating better
knowledge and skills for around 1 year..
2. Holiday- to travel in many countries and places which takes the lot of money that can be
collected by way of savings from salary.
3. Appraisal- An individual is expected to get the hike in its salary of 10-15% after working
for a long period of time in the organization which requires lot of experience and the
improvement in skills.
4. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
The long-term goal refers to a person that is eager to accomplish something in future
which requires the consistent planning. In this, the company mission, vision and objectives
are defined which an individual wants to achieve in the future for the growth through his
skills and knowledge. The long terms became easy to attain as short & mid-term goals are
achieved. These are set for the purpose of achieving profits by company. Values provide the
principle and beliefs that are necessary in the development of person personally so that it can
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achieve its targets. The long terms goals are set for the longer time period of having more
than five years. In the setting of the long-term goal evaluation is taken for the desired action
and feedback to reach the goal. (Maher and et.al., 2017).
Examples- 1 purchasing the vehicle- it is when the individual desires to make the purchase of
the car which is of the good brand and high mileage can be accomplished after achieving the
goals which are of medium period of time. It takes around 3-4 years.
2. Mentor- I want to become the professor so that I can motivate and encourage students for
next 7-8 years. I must require advice, communication and support from people to achieve
this.
3. Business- I want to establish the business of the chocolate which is of hand made that will
consist of many flavors. (Maher and et.al., 2017).
5. Description and discussion of the value of a Personal
Development Plan
A personal development plan is defined as the written document which involves the
action plan for the self reflection and the improvement that fulfils the career, academic and
personal aspirations. The plan includes the roadmap of the objective and requirement,
strength and flaws for the improvement. It develops the plan for the future that involves
reflection, consciousness and the strategies for beliefs. Personal developmental plan
comprises of the statement of desire, knowledge and training and stages that indicates the
plans that are to be realized, career and lifestyle priorities. The risks and opportunities are
analyzed with the substitute plans in personal development. The bench mark is used to make
the decisions easy for the purposeful efforts. It includes the several elements of vision, clear
standard different from current standard, clear understanding of skills, level of priorities, and
detailed clue of determine where a person is now and where it wants to in future in the
personal development plan (Markussen-Brown and et.al., 2017).
The personal development plans vary from person to person as it is dependable on
individual goal which can be applied in workplace, higher education or any required field. To
develop the plan first mission and vision is set by the individual after analyzing his strength
and weakness, area of development and objectives (McMahon 2017). Example-
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Conclusion
It is concluded from the report that personal development is very essential as it
provides roadmap to future development. In professional development guidance is provided
to the manager to support the development of the team members. The individual creates the
personal development plan so that set objectives can be accomplished effectively and
efficiently by utilizing the resources in effective way.
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Reference List:
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Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Target Date
Oral
Communications
My level of competency in this area is
medium and I feel I need some
improvements. I have also devised an
improvement plan which would enable me to
increase my ability and skills to be a better
presenter.
Firstly, I will not avoid any opportunity of
presentation in coming months. I have
already participated some individual and
group presentations in my FY class and any
upcoming opportunity will be used
effectively.
Secondly, I will attend all seminars arranged
by my college.
Thirdly, I have identified some good books
which I will finish reading in next 6 months.
Marshall, L. and Rowland, F.
(1998) A guide to Learning
Independently.3rdedition.
London, UK: Open University.
Cortell, S. (2008) The study
skills handbook. 3rdedition.
Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave
Mcmillan.
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