University Report: Personal Development Planning and Source Evaluation

This report provides a comprehensive overview of personal and professional development, aligning with the BMP3001 Academic Skills module. It begins by defining personal and professional development, then explores the significance of short, medium, and long-term goals, offering practical examples for each. The report emphasizes the value of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) as a tool for self-assessment and skill development, providing a detailed example. Furthermore, the report delves into the critical evaluation of sources, discussing the impact of author credibility, reliability, purpose, and relevance. It utilizes the CRAAP test to assess the currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, and purpose of various resources, including books, e-books, and online articles. The report concludes with a summary of key findings and a list of cited references.

Report plan and
evaluation of sources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................................3
Personal & professional development.........................................................................................................3
Concept related to short term goals with necessary examples.................................................................3
Concept related to medium term goals with examples.............................................................................3
Concept related to Long term goals along with examples........................................................................4
Personal development plan......................................................................................................................4
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................6
Discuss the way under which the author, reliability, purpose & relevance put affect on the use of
sources.....................................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................................6
Discuss evaluation of resources used in essay.........................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................9
REFERNCES............................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Personal development refers to the development of different skills, abilities which are
important to get success and growth in career. The present report comprises concept of personal
and professional development along with the goals which are prepared for various time frames
such as short, medium term as well as long term (Canfield, 2018). It includes the way in which
author, reliability, purpose as well as relevance affect the use of a source. Lastly, it comprises
evaluation of different sources which are used for preparation of report.
TASK 1
Personal & professional development
Personal development is related with increasing self awareness, talent and capabilities for
enhancing the performance of an individual in an efficient manner. On other side, professional
development is concern with improving employability skills so that the assigned task can be
performed effectively at work place.
Concept related to short term goals with necessary examples
Short term goals are such goal which needs to complete in upcoming years within the
time period of 3 to 5 months. These goals are related to very short time of period and play a
crucial role in improving the performance of an individual in significant manner (Hill, 2020).
Examples
 Manage stress and anxiety effectively
 To improve time management skills
 To enhance writing capabilities for performing well in academics
Concept related to medium term goals with examples
Medium term goals are the bridge between short term and long term goals and likely to
prepare for a time period of 6 to 12 months. Medium term goals are important and play a
significant role in terms of keeping an individual motivated towards attainment of long term
goals.

Examples
 To improve presentation skills.
 To join various online sessions for getting exposure of different fields.
 To perform well in academics in order to get the university degree with good grades.
Concept related to Long term goals along with examples
It is stated that long term goals are the goals which are formulated for longer run generally
more than a year. It provides vision to an individual person to put efforts in order to gain success
and set goals in future period of time (Hill, 2019). Long term goals are crucial in terms of
motivating and inspiring an individual to put consistent efforts for future growth.
Examples
 To save substantial fund by making right investment choice this will provide me great
returns.
 To travel around the world for getting exposure with various cultures and values
across the globe.
 To get a good job for ensuring future growth and success.
Personal development plan
It is a plan which enables an individual to assess own performance and prepare
appropriate plan for developing necessary skills (Duboust and Knight, 2018). Under this, time
period is also determined in order to develop the skills and monitoring performance in significant
manner. Here, PDP is really helpful in terms of improving the performance of a person in an
efficient manner.
Learning
target
Present
proficiency
Target
Proficiency
Development
opportunities
Criteria for
judging
attainment
Time period
Time 7 9 It will provide I will 3 months

management
skills
me
opportunity to
perform
assigned task
within
predefined
period of
time.
determine
targets for
myself and
assess my
performance
on the basis
of target
achievement.
Presentation
skills
6 10 By this, I will
be able to
deliver
impressive
presentation
in front of
peers, seniors
and faculty
members.
I will analyze
my own
progress and
also take
necessary
feedback
from other
people for
making
further
improvement.
6 months
Investment 6 9 By making
appropriate
investment, I
will be able to
get substantial
return. It will
provide me
opportunity to
make smart
investment
for future
period of
I will judge
my
investment
options by
profit which I
will gain
through
investment.
For this, I will
analyze the
progress of
my portfolio
1 year

time. consistently
and make
modifications
for getting
better returns.
TASK 2
Discuss the way under which the author, reliability, purpose & relevance put affect on the use of
sources
For a project, information can be gathered from different sources such as books, journals,
websites and more. It is analyzed that all the information which is used by an individual is
written by some author for a predefined purpose (Turpin and Shier, 2017). While taking out
information from secondary sources, it is crucial to assess its reliability, relevance in order to
bring higher authentication in project. In this regard, there is a test called CRAAP test is used
which is discussed below:
Currency(C): According to this, data need to be updated.
Relevancy(R): Information needs to have relevancy with existing project.
Authority (A): In this, information in terms of time of publishing and author is included
significantly.
Accuracy (A): In this, evidence and origin of information is considered by researcher in an
efficient manner
Purpose (P): Reason related to information availability.
TASK 3
Discuss evaluation of resources used in essay
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Book Jack Canfield To improve Jack Canfield It provides

abilities
&competencies
for getting
better
employment in
future period of
time.
and his company
have been
published nearly
250 books and
renowned for
providing
appropriate
content in the
field of personal
development.
appropriate
information in
order to develop
with the field.
E-Book Cottrell Stella To formulate
objectives which
are related to
personal
improvement and
development.
She has enriched
experience of
working as a
teacher and also
serves as a vice
chancellor within
University of
London in the
areas of learning
and engaging of
students.
With these
books, students
are able to
formulate goals
for their personal
development.
Online articles Eckhart tolle To check the
reliability and
authentication of
sources which
are being used
for current
project.
A well known
faculty member
and writer of
several best
seller books.
Here, use of
CRAAP test is
effective for
checking the
relevancy of
existing project.
Website Leo Babauta Importance of
appropriate
habits and
Leo babauta is a
well known
author having
It will lighten up
the individuals
about personal

healthy life style. website such as
Zen habits for
improving life
style of
individuals
significantly.
development and
importance of
better life style.
Book Napoleon Hill To learn self
improvement and
betterment.
He is a renowned
American writer
who is known for
his book “think
and grow rich”.
Know the
significance of
developing goals
in life.
Website Terrell S Describe long
term objectives
and how to attain
those goals.
Terrell is an
author as well as
a teacher of
literature &
communication
within university
of Toronto.
It is imperative to
know the value
of having long
term goals in life.
E book Smith James It has booked
immense
progress towards
the area of
learning &
growth.
James has been
written nearly 27
books and
publications on
the area of
personal growth.
It offers
extensive
information
required for
personal
development.
Books Dyer Know the
important of
having
appropriate goals
for personal as
well as
professional
He is a famous
writer who is
author of nearly
40 books on the
subject personal
improvement.
It provides
appropriate
motivation to
readers of getting
growth in career.

development.
CONCLUSION
It is summarized with above discussion that personal development is a crucial aspect of
growth and development of an individual. Discussion has been carried out about goals in terms
of different time frames such as short term, medium term and long term goals. It is summarized
that one needs to check the purpose, reliability and authentication of information by applying
appropriate test before using the information.

REFERNCES
Books and Journals
Canfield, J., 2018. The success principles. Harper Collins e-books.
Duboust, S. and Knight, P., 2018. Group Activities for Personal Development. Routledge.
Hill, N., 2020. Outwitting the devil: The secret to freedom and success. Sound Wisdom.
Hill, N., 2019. Success Habits: Proven Principles for Greater Wealth, Health, and Happiness.
Pan Macmillan.
Raynor, A., 2017. Complexity, creativity and personal development in headship. In Professional
development and institutional needs (pp. 157-179). Routledge.
Turpin, A. and Shier, M.L., 2017. Peer support and substance use disorder treatment: Benefits
and barriers for intra-personal development in longer-term treatment programs. Journal
of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 12(2-3), pp.117-134.