BMP3001 Academic Skills: Report on Personal & Professional Development

This assignment presents a comprehensive report plan focusing on personal and professional development within an academic context. It defines personal and professional development, elaborates on the value of short, medium, and long-term goals with personal examples, and constructs a personal development plan. The report analyzes the importance of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance in source evaluation and provides an evaluation of eight sources used in the plan. The document emphasizes the significance of academic integrity and discipline in achieving career and academic objectives, offering insights into strategic frameworks for personal and professional growth. Desklib offers a platform for students to access this and other valuable academic resources.

Personal and
professional
development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
A description of personal development and professional development......................................4
An explanation of short term goals and their values with 3 examples........................................4
An explanation of medium term goals and their values along with 3 personal examples..........4
An explanation of long term goals and their values least 3 personal examples..........................5
Analysis value of a Personal Development with an example using your goals and objectives
and ways to accomplish them.....................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Analyse importance of and effect ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use
of a source...................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Discuss an evaluation of eight sources you have used in the report plan. .................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The application of personal development plan is considered as a major
approach which is helpful in increasing competitive strength of an individual (Sergeeva, 2019). It
is essential for a person in academic life to focus on development of personal development plan
in order to gain competitive advantage. The professional development is considered as a major
approach which helps an individual to develop effectiveness in different operations. In this report
value of personal and professional development plan is explained in a precise manner. This
project also includes explanation of short, medium and long term goals in order to make a
student more dynamic in life.

TASK 1
A description of personal development and professional development
Personal development is related to development of self by using a focused approach
which is beneficial for increasing the competitive strength. The concept of professional
development means, enhancement of career related aspects of an individual. In the recent times,
importance of personal and professional development is increasing due to focused practices and
approaches in academic life (Trorey, and Cullingford, 2017). The personal development should
be facilitated by teachers and professors in academic life for dynamic personal development of a
student. In order to develop professional development in career related life, it is crucial for a
candidate to focus on development of management skills.
An explanation of short term goals and their values with 3 examples
The short term goals are prepared for a short time period and include less efforts of an
individual. An individual develops short-term goals and objectives with the help of professors
and teachers. The short term goals are also important for a candidate in order to develop different
skills which are required in academic life. The examples of 3 short-term goals are given below:
 Development of time management skills
 Focus on personality development.
 Gain knowledge related to management
An explanation of medium term goals and their values along with 3 personal examples
The value of medium goals is immense for an individual who is studying in the
academics. The medium term goals helps a person to focus more on moderate techniques and
tools of development (Vetere, and Stratton, 2016). The medium term goals are generally
determined for the time period of 4 to 6 months. They play a major role in developing
competitive strength of a person along with increasing reputation and good will. The 3 examples
of medium term goals are mentioned below:
 Leadership skills development
 Critical thinking skills development
 Communication skills enhancement.

An explanation of long term goals and their values least 3 personal examples
The long term goals play a major role in development of an individual in a long period of
time. These goals are designed for the period of more than 1 year which helps in increasing the
overall strength of an individual. The long term goals are also helpful in increasing professional
value of a candidate and also developing a social value. The long term goals also helps an
individual to develop different skills which are important for continuous improvement plan. The
main 3 examples of long term goals include:
 Coordination skills development
 Focus on problem solving abilities
 Achievement of information and communication technology skills.
Analysis value of a Personal Development with an example using your goals and objectives and
ways to accomplish them
The personal development plan is considered as a major strategic framework which can
be useful for a student to determine success (von Suchodoletz, Jamil, and Hamre, 2018). The
personal development plan also helps a person in increasing his moral and ethical values which
makes him more social in the academic and social life. Application of personal development plan
also helps a person to develop a systematic approach in the career related life. My personal
development plan is mentioned below:
Goals Goal
type
Action plan Reference Estimated
time
Time
managem
ent skills
Mediu
m term
goal
In order to learn communication skills, I will
take help from my seniors and colleagues.
(Pugh, and
Broome,
2020)
6 months
Problem-
solving
Short
term
goals
The problem solving skills will be developed
by me, by practising different organisations
based practical case studies.
(Ruddy,
Thomas-
Hemak, and
Meade, 2016)
2 Months
Managem
ent skills
Long
term
goals
In order to learn management skills, I will take
help of professional managers who are
working for organisations.
(Chandroo,
Strnadová and
Cumming,
3 years

2020)
TASK 2
Analyse importance of and effect ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source
The source and its use is helpful in providing crucial information related to a subject
matter. The author is a major person, who provides necessary information in the form of book to
different users. Information provided by an author is essential for users in order to gain
knowledge and development. The purpose is considered as the main target set by an author while
writing book related to a subject matter. The reliability affects in the use of a source as it defines
degree to which the source is reliable for the user. Relevance is related to the application of
information developed by an author in order to make it simple for the user.
TASK 3
Discuss an evaluation of eight sources you have used in the report plan.
Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Allen, Palermo,
and Hay, 2019
The main purpose of this
author is to develop
personal development
with strategy.
The author is moderately
reliable for high school
students.
It is helpful in
development of
professional
strategies.
Bennett-Levy,
2019
Purpose of this author is
to analyse problems in
professional
development.
The author is highly reliable
for professional management
practices.
The author is
relevant for
development of
effective
approach in
career life.
Davies, Curtin, and
Robson, 2017
The major purpose of
this writer is to focus on
This author is reliable at a
medium level for scholars.
Relevant in
teaching

strategic actions for
social development.
management
skills to students.
Dunn, and
Doolittle, 2020
This author focus on
career based planning
The author is majorly
reliable for teachers and
professors.
This author is
relevant in
strategic
development for
career based
planning.
Ermasova,
Wagner, and
Nguyen, 2017
The main purpose of this
author is to develop a
professional approach
while minimising risk.
The author is highly reliable
for development of
necessary information.
The author is
reliable for
development of
major strategic
framework with
discipline.
Körkkö, Kyrö-
Ämmälä, and
Turunen, 2016
These authors focus on
development of an
individual with major
focus on portfolio.
This author is reliable for
many individuals who are
competing at the
marketplace.
The author is
relevant in
teaching students
career action
plan.
Makovec, 2018 The author put an
emphasis on overall
personality development.
The author is reliable for
professional development
approach in career based
life.
The relevance of
author is, helpful
in increasing
competitive
strength of a
person.
McMillan, and
O’Sullivan, 2016
The author develops key
competitive skills with
the help of decision
making approach.
Reliability of this author is
related to developing a major
personal plan.
This author is
relevant in
development of
decision making
and time

management.

CONCLUSION
From the above stated report it can be concluded that personal and professional
development both play an important role in overall development of a candidate. This report
concludes the role played by different authors in development of crucial information related to a
subject matter. This project also concludes role played by short, medium and long term goals in
increasing qualities of a person. This project also concludes that it is important for an individual
to develop academic integrity and discipline for the achievement of career and academic goals
and objectives.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Allen, L.M., Palermo, C., and Hay, M., 2019. Categorising the broad impacts of continuing
professional development: a scoping review. Medical Education, 53(11), pp.1087-1099.
Bennett-Levy, J., 2019. Why therapists should walk the talk: The theoretical and empirical case
for personal practice in therapist training and professional development. Journal of behavior
therapy and experimental psychiatry, 62, pp.133-145.
Davies, K., Curtin, M. and Robson, K., 2017. Impact of an international workplace learning
placement on personal and professional development. Australian Occupational Therapy
Journal, 64(2), pp.121-128.
Dunn, R.J. and Doolittle, S.A., 2020. Professional development for teaching personal and social
responsibility: Past, present, and future. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 39(3),
pp.347-356.
Ermasova, N., Wagner, S. and Nguyen, L.D., 2017. The impact of education, diversity,
professional development and age on personal business ethics of business students in
Russia. Journal of Management Development.
Körkkö, M., Kyrö-Ämmälä, O. and Turunen, T., 2016. Professional development through
reflection in teacher education. Teaching and teacher education, 55, pp.198-206.
Makovec, D., 2018. The teacher’s role and professional development. International Journal of
Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education, 6(2), p.33.
McMillan, D.J., McConnell, B. and O’Sullivan, H., 2016. Continuing professional development–
why bother? Perceptions and motivations of teachers in Ireland. Professional development in
education, 42(1), pp.150-167.
Pedersen, K.W., 2017. Supporting collaborative and continuing professional development in
education for sustainability through a communities of practice approach. International Journal of
Sustainability in Higher Education.
Pugh, M. and Broome, N., 2020. Dialogical coaching: An experiential approach to personal and
professional development. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 72(3), p.223.
Ruddy, M.P., Thomas-Hemak, L. and Meade, L., 2016. Practice transformation: Professional
development is personal. Academic Medicine, 91(5), pp.624-627.

Sergeeva, M.G., 2019. Formation of economic competence of the head of the educational
organization in terms of professional development. Revista San Gregorio, 1(30).
Trorey, G. and Cullingford, C., 2017. Professional development and institutional needs. Taylor
& Francis.
Vetere, A. and Stratton, P., 2016. Interacting selves: Systemic solutions for personal and
professional development in counselling and psychotherapy. Routledge.
von Suchodoletz, A., Jamil, and Hamre, B.K., 2018. Personal and contextual factors associated
with growth in preschool teachers' self-efficacy beliefs during a longitudinal professional
development study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 75, pp.278-289.