Academic Skills and PDP: Evaluating Sources and Development Goals

This assignment focuses on personal and professional development, exploring concepts, goal setting, and source evaluation. The student defines personal and professional development and differentiates between short, medium, and long-term goals, providing examples for each. The assignment highlights the value of a personal development plan and includes an example using identified goals. The second part of the assignment addresses the influence of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance on source usage. Finally, the student evaluates eight sources used in their report plan, assessing each source's author, purpose, reliability, and relevance to the topic. The assignment concludes with a comprehensive list of references.

Academic Skills and
PDP

Table of Contents

Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Concept of personal and professional development...............................................................1
Value of short-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.......................................1
Value of medium-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples..................................1
Value of long-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples........................................2
Value of a Personal Development Plan..................................................................................2
Construct an example using your identified goals.................................................................2
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................3
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source......................3
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan.....................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

Task 1
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal and professional development is described as the overall development of a person
in its career as well as in its life also. Personal development is all associated with the normal
behavior of a person in its personal life and professional development is related with the
professional behavior in its professionalism (Choy and Chua, 2019).
Value of short-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Short term goals can be define as the attainable goals which can be achieved in a short
duration of time such as it can take a day or a week and a month and even the year. It is
beneficial for a student because they are easy and simple to accomplish. They do not require the
commitment of long duration of time. It is considered as the great way to generate momentum.
Moreover, they permit the person to stay on the track and keep their motivation high which helps
them to boost their self-confidence. Short term goals are important because they are of less time
duration and can be attained easily. Examples of short term goals are to achieve the certification
of any online courses, achieving the communication skills and involving in sport activities
(Mashizume, Watanabe, Fukase and Takahashi, 2020).
Value of medium-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Medium term goals can be defined as the goals which can be attained in the time duration
more than short-term goals and less than long term goals which means that it can be achieved in
minimum 2 weeks and it can also take a month and more than a year for example 2 or 3 years.
They are advantages for the person to achieve medium term goals because they are long enough
to make the progress which can be significant in nature as compared to short term and long term
goals and moreover these goals can be set multiple times over the course of the lifetime. Medium
term goals are important because it does not consume much time and it is also not very short to
achieve. Examples of medium term goals are to achieve the professional degree, learning about
time management skills and team work and networking kills (Welp, Johnson, Nguyen and Perry,
2018).
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Value of long-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long term goals can be defined as the goals which can be achieved in a large duration of
time such as more than three years till the lifetime because these goals are related to the future
and career which needs proper time and planning. Advantages of long term goals are that they
are important for a successful career. The life will get excited by a completing the long term
goals because it helps the person in making decisions more easily and achieve something great in
life which realises them the level of life and their strengths which can match their goals. Better
personal and professional development are hidden in the long term goals as it decides the
standard of life and lifestyle of a person. Long term goals are important because they help a
person to achieve success in their life. Examples of long term goals are to gain experience in an
organization, preparing for the analytical skills for innovative and creative mind and leadership
skills to prepare for a mentor in professionalism (Grant, 2018).
Value of a Personal Development Plan
It is important to develop a personal development plan because it helps the person to
follow it and achieve it which support them in their career path for better growth and
development in personal and professional life as well (Gaikhorst, März, du Pré and Geijsel,
2019). If incorporating the personal goals with professional development is done by a person
then they can easily try to make the difference between them and relate between them for better
career and future development. This is because the personal goals and professional development
are interrelated with each other such as if the person attains its personal goals in an effective and
efficient manner then no one can stop the person in their professional development which makes
the way for its career growth and development. the reason behind this is that personal goals have
an in-depth relationship with the professional development as such goals helps the person in their
professional behaviour.
Construct an example using your identified goals
Goals Achieved Target Actions
Communication
skills
9 10 Daily practice of verbal and written
communication on any topic. In this manner
the communication skills which includes
verbal and written can be attained by a person
if a person daily practices on any topic on a
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regular basis.
Time
management
7.5 10 Making a strict routine for daily targets and
following the same. In this manner the time
management skills can be attained by a person
if he starts following its strict routine which
carries out its goals connected with the
personal and professional development and in
this way the person can manage the time.
Analytical skills 8 10 Daily practice of problem solving questions
which are calculative, quantitative, qualitative
and aptitude. In this manner the analytical
skills can be attained by a person if a person
practices the unsolved questions which are
calculated in nature on a regular basis because
this makes the person's mind quantitative
which helps them to clear out the aptitude.
Task 2
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
Author affects the use of source as it shows the authentication of the source used. Purpose
effect the use of source to reason behind the content written in the report. Reliability effect the
use of source so that it can be proved that source is reliable in nature. Relevance effect the use of
source because if the source is not reliable then it can be of no use to cite in the report (Fontaine,
2018).
Task 3
Evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Professional development.
In School leadership and
educational change in
Choy, W.K.
and Chua,
The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
It is relevant
because it is
given by School
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Singapore (pp. 69-86).
Springer, Cham.
P.M. Professional
development.
that is of
2019.
leadership and
educational
change in
Singapore (pp.
69-86).
Springer, Cham.
The role of reflective
practice in professional
development. The
Veterinary Nurse. 9(7).
pp.340-347.
Fontaine, S.J. The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
role of
reflective
practice in
professional
development.
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2018.
It is relevant
because it is
given by The
Veterinary
Nurse. 9(7).
pp.340-347.
Workplace conditions for
successful teacher
professional development:
School principals’ beliefs
and practices. European
journal of
education. 54(4). pp.605-
620.
Gaikhorst, L.,
März, V., du
Pré, R. and
Geijsel, F.
The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
Workplace
conditions for
successful
teacher
professional
development:
School
principals’
beliefs and
practices.
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2019.
It is relevant
because it is
given by
European
journal of
education. 54(4).
pp.605-620.
Continuing professional
development. In Clinical
governance in primary
care (pp. 183-198). CRC
Grant, J. The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
Continuing
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
It is relevant
because it is
given by
Clinical
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Press. professional
development.
2018. governance in
primary
care (pp. 183-
198). CRC
Press.
Bridging the gap: A
training module in
personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Hildebrand, J. The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
Bridging the
gap: A
training
module in
personal and
professional
development.
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2018.
It is relevant
because it is
given by
Routledge.
The teacher’s role and
professional
development. International
Journal of Cognitive
Research in Science,
Engineering and
Education. 6(2). p.33.
Makovec, D. The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
The teacher’s
role and
professional
development.
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2018.
It is relevant
because it is
given by
International
Journal of
Cognitive
Research in
Science,
Engineering and
Education. 6(2).
p.33.
Experiences within a
cross-cultural academic
exchange programme and
impacts on personal and
professional
Mashizume,
Y., Watanabe,
M., Fukase,
Y. and
Takahashi, K.
The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
Experiences
within a cross-
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2020.
It is relevant
because it is
given by British
Journal of
Occupational
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development. British
Journal of Occupational
Therapy. 83(12). pp.741-
751.
cultural
academic
exchange
programme
and impacts
on personal
and
professional
development.
Therapy. 83(12).
pp.741-751.
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.
Welp, A.,
Johnson, A.,
Nguyen, H.
and Perry, L.
The purpose
of this source
is to talk about
The
importance of
reflecting on
practice: How
personal
professional
development
activities
affect
perceived
teamwork and
performance.
This source is
reliable as it of
recent year
that is of
2018.
It is relevant
because it is
given by Journal
of clinical
nursing. 27(21-
22). pp.3988-
3999.
REFERENCES
Books and journal
Choy, W.K. and Chua, P.M., 2019. Professional development. In School leadership and
educational change in Singapore (pp. 69-86). Springer, Cham.
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Fontaine, S.J., 2018. The role of reflective practice in professional development. The Veterinary
Nurse. 9(7). pp.340-347.
Gaikhorst, L., März, V., du Pré, R. and Geijsel, F., 2019. Workplace conditions for successful
teacher professional development: School principals’ beliefs and practices. European
journal of education. 54(4). pp.605-620.
Grant, J., 2018. Continuing professional development. In Clinical governance in primary
care (pp. 183-198). CRC Press.
Hildebrand, J., 2018. Bridging the gap: A training module in personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Makovec, D., 2018. The teacher’s role and professional development. International Journal of
Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education. 6(2). p.33.
Mashizume, Y., Watanabe, M., Fukase, Y. and Takahashi, K., 2020. Experiences within a cross-
cultural academic exchange programme and impacts on personal and professional
development. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 83(12). pp.741-751.
Welp, A., Johnson, A., Nguyen, H. and Perry, L., 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.
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