Personal Development Plan: Goal Setting & Source Evaluation Report

This report provides an evaluation of sources within the context of a personal development plan. It begins by outlining personal and professional development goals, categorized into short-term, medium-term, and long-term objectives. The report then discusses the value of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) and constructs an example based on the stated goals. Furthermore, it elaborates on how factors such as Author, Purpose, Reliability, and Relevance affect the use of a source, providing a detailed analysis of eight different sources used in the report. The evaluation includes an examination of journal articles and books, assessing their reliability and relevance to the topic of personal and professional development. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of academic skills in personal and professional growth and highlighting the importance of personal development plans in facilitating systematic development.

Evaluation of Sources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Personal and professional development......................................................................................3
Medium-term goals.....................................................................................................................3
Long-term goals..........................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and construction of
an example using my goals.........................................................................................................4
Describe and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source..........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Personal development is defined as the life long process that enables an individual to
improve their skills and qualities which helps to attain determined goals and objectives with
great potentiality. Personal development includes various activities that helps an individual to
develop their personal qualities, build human capital, enhance quality of life as well as facilitates
employ ability.
Professional development is defined as the set of tools, resources as well as training
session that improves their professional quality and effectiveness. It is related to the learning the
helps am individual to maintain their professional credentials in academic work and professional
life (Tyler, 2018). There are various approaches are used for professional development such as
coaching, technical assistance, monitoring and various others for improving professional
knowledge, skills and effectiveness.
TASK 1
Personal and professional development
Short-term goals are defined as the goals that an individual want to achieve in near future
or accomplish soon such as today, this week and this month. Achievement of short-term goals
helps an individual to attain long-term goals in efficient manner. Accomplishment of short-term
goals helps an individual in various manner such as it boosts motivation, provide clear direction
and promote career success.
 In order to become a well-organized person, I want to improve my organization and time-
management skills through developing systematic and organized time-table.
 My short-term goal is improving writing skill for getting good marks in exam.
 I want to improve my communication skill through reading books and journals.
Medium-term goals
Medium-term goals are defined as the goals that takes a bit longer time to achieve than
short-term goals and helps an individual to keep their motivation towards long-term goals. Time-
scale of medium-term goal is between 18 to three years. With the help of these goals, a person
achieves their goals and objectives with efficiency and effectiveness (Ahmed, 2018). Some
medium-term goals are mentioned below:
 I want to become an efficient and effective leader in well reputed organization.

 My medium-term goal is to improve my IT skills for using digital technologies.
 I want to improve my business skill through completing my business management
course.
Long-term goals
Long-term goals are referred as the goals that an individual want to achieve in future. To
accomplish long-term goals significant amount of time, efforts and planning is required. These
goals are not achieved in months or even this year it takes several time to accomplished. Long-
term goals are related to career goals, financial goals and personal goals (Adnan, 2018). These
goals help an individual to concentrate on career objectives as well as provide reasons to work
constantly towards attaining desired career achievement.
My long term goals are
 My long-term goal is to become successful businessman in well repudiated organization.
 I want to purchase a big bungalow from my own money.
 I want to develop various business practices in my personality that make me
differentiated from others.
TASK 2
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and construction of an
example using my goals
Personal development plan guides an individual to improve their skills, competencies and
knowledge. considered as an important part of an individual life. It is the development plan that
assist an individual to improve their weak areas.
SKILLS GOALS STRATEGY TIME DURATION
Improve
communication and
writing skill
Short term goals Effective writing
and communication
skills helps me to
convey ideas and
thoughts to others
with efficiency
(Evişen, 2021). To
4 months.

improve these skills,
I have taken online
language courses,
workshops and also
focus on regular
reading and writing
in professional
manner.
Improve IT skills Medium term goals. For the purpose of
improving IT skill, I
have participated in
MS office classes,
computer courses
and regular practice
at home.
7 months.
To become an
successful
entrepreneur
Long term goal I have concentrated
on learning different
business model,
taking par in
business workshops
and takes internship
under business
leader.
2 years.
Describe and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
Author- Author is defined as the person who have copyright regarding their own work that is
write or published by them.
Purpose- Purpose is defined as the ultimate goal of content or article that is published by an
author that contains basic and relevant understanding.
Reliability- The articles and sources should have proper credentials that is reliability and
authenticity.

Relevance- Relevance is defined as connection of information or content with defined topic or
problem. It also includes date of publishing information over that particular source of
information.
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Journal (Welp, and
et.al.,
2018)
The aim or
purpose of this
source is to
demonstrate the
concept of
personal and
professional
development.
This source is
reliable because
it is taken
through
authentic
website.
The source
provides
efficient and
relevant data
and information
regarding
personal and
professional
development.
Journal (Carpenter,
and
Harve
y,
2020).
The ultimate
goal of this
source is to
deliver the
meaning of
personal and
professional
development.
Yes, this source
is reliable
because it has
copyright that
shows its
reliability.
This source
provides
systematic and
relevant
information
related to the
topic.
Journal (Kim,
Ander
son,
and
Seay,
2019).
The main
purpose of this
source is to
deliver the
value of short-
term goals.
This source is
reliable because
the author
contains
copyright.
The source
provides
relevant data
that helps to set
efficient goals.

Journal (Bali Swain,
and
Yang-
Wallen
tin,
2020)
The source
convey the
meaning and
time duration of
of short term
goals.
This source is
taken by the
authentic
website.
This source
provides highly
relevant
information
related to the
determined
topic.
Journal (Ingham, and
et. al.,
2019)
This source
demonstrates
the value of
medium-term
goals.
It is reliable
because
contains
copyright.
It provides
relevant
information that
creates
understanding
regarding
medium-term
goals.
Journal (Chircop,
2019)
This source
provides
information
such as
meaning and
time-duration of
medium-term
goals.
It is reliable
source because
it is written by
the well-known
author.
It is quite
reliable source
that improves
understanding of
medium-term
goals.
Journal (Goulka, Del
Pozo,
and
Belets
ky,
2021)
The purpose of
this source is to
state the
concept of long-
term goals.
It source is
reliable because
taken from
authentic
website.
Significant
information is
providing by
this source that
reflects its
relevance.
Books (Gardetti, and
Muthu,
eds.,
This source
determines the
This source has
copyright so, it
is reliable.
It is quite
relevant source

2020) meaning and
time duration of
long-term goals.
because it
provides the
systematic
information.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it could be concluded that academic skills play a crucial role in
personal as well as professional development of individual. Moreover, personal development is
used by individual in order to facilitate a systematic development plan.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Adnan, M., 2018. Professional development in the transition to online teaching: The voice of
entrant online instructors. ReCALL, 30(1), pp.88-111.
Ahmed, F., 2018. Leadership and management influences on personal and professional
development and group dynamics: a student’s experience. Nursing Children and Young
People, 30(2).
Bali Swain, R. and Yang-Wallentin, F., 2020. Achieving sustainable development goals:
predicaments and strategies. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World
Ecology, 27(2), pp.96-106.
Carpenter, J.P. and Harvey, S., 2020. Perceived benefits and challenges of physical educators’
use of social media for professional development and learning. Journal of Teaching in
Physical Education, 39(4), pp.434-444.
Chircop, A., 2019. The IMO initial strategy for the reduction of GHGs from international
shipping: A commentary. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 34(3),
pp.482-512.
Evişen, N., 2021. Turkish EFL pre-service and in-service teachers’ views on professional
development and related activities. Focus on ELT Journal, 3(1), pp.43-64.
Gardetti, M.A. and Muthu, S.S. eds., 2020. The UN sustainable development goals for the textile
and fashion industry. Berlin, Germany:: Springer.
Goulka, J., Del Pozo, B. and Beletsky, L., 2021. From public safety to public health: Re-
envisioning the goals and methods of policing. Journal of community safety & well-
being, 6(1), p.22.
Ingham, and et. al., 2019. Onabotulinum toxin A in children with refractory idiopathic
overactive bladder: medium-term outcomes. Journal of pediatric urology, 15(1), pp.32-
e1.
Kim, K.T., Anderson, S.G. and Seay, M.C., 2019. Financial knowledge and short-term and long-
term financial behaviors of millennials in the United States. Journal of Family and
Economic Issues, 40(2), pp.194-208.
Tyler, N.M., 2018. Defining and measuring the personal and professional development for
healthcare professionals on international placements in low and middle income
countries. University of Salford (United Kingdom).
Welp, and et.al., 2018. The importance of reflecting on practice: How personal professional
development activities affect perceived teamwork and performance. Journal of clinical
nursing, 27(21-22), pp.3988-3999.