University Report: Personal & Professional Development Strategies

This report delves into the concepts of personal and professional development, differentiating between personal and professional growth and emphasizing their collective importance. It explores the value of short, medium, and long-term goals, providing examples for each and highlighting their role in motivation, knowledge acquisition, and career direction. The report includes a personal development plan outlining skills, action plans, and time durations for skill development. It also analyzes how author, purpose, reliability, and relevance affect source use. Furthermore, the report evaluates eight sources, assessing their authors, purposes, reliability, and relevance to the report plan. Finally, it provides a list of references used in the report.

Report plan and
evaluation of sources

Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Concept of personal and professional development...............................................................1
Value of short term goals.......................................................................................................1
Value of medium term goals..................................................................................................1
Value of long term goals........................................................................................................1
Value of a Personal Development Plan..................................................................................1
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................2
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source......................2
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan................................................................2
Task 4...............................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................6

Task 1
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is defined as the growth of one’s personal self in terms of any field which
makes the person grow and develop. Professional development is defined as the growth which is
associated with the career or future earnings in terms of any organization or an enterprise. Both
types of development are equally important because collectively it makes the overall
development of a person as a whole in personal as well as professional also (Taylor, 2017).
Value of short term goals
Short term goals are defined as it contains the duration of accomplishment of maximum six
months to one year only. They are valuable because they are easy to complete, they do not take
much time, creation of momentum is great through short term goals and they help to encourage
in motivation and confidence of achieving such goals. Some examples are, earning any course
certificate, developing reading habits and building up writing skills (Young and Valach, 2019).
Value of medium term goals
Medium term goals are defined as it contains the duration of accomplishment of maximum
one year to three years. They are valuable because it helps the person in gaining the knowledge
which is relevant and be used in a lifetime process either in personal or professional
development. Some examples are, earning the degree of graduation, taking interest in sports
activities and creating social connections with different types of people (Engel, van Burg, Kleijn
and Khapova, 2017).
Value of long term goals
Long term goals are defined as it contains the duration of accomplishment of maximum
three years to ten years. They are valuable because it gives direction to a person, it helps in
creating mission and vision of the career or of the whole life, basically long term goals decides
that where the life will get headed to in the future. Some examples are, taking professional
experience, improving life standard of living and achieving the mentorship (Hirschi, 2018).
Value of a Personal Development Plan
Action plan
Skills Achieved Maximum Action Time duration
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Public speaking 7 10 It can be
achieved by
practising more
and more in front
of the mirror to
speak on any
random topic.
45 days
Writing skills 9 10 It can be
achieved by
practising of
writing on any
random topic.
15 days
Leadership 8 10 It can be
achieved by
initiating in any
group activity
either in school,
college or any
family or friend
gatherings.
30 days
Task 2
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source
These elements affect the use of source because it depicts the importance of the topic written
in the report and tells that how much it can be accurate and for what purpose it is written is based
on the author, reliability and relevance of the source which is used in the report.
Task 3
Evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
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How differing conceptions
of integrity and self-
integration influence
relationships: Implications
for management, personal
and professional
development. Archives of
Psychology, 4(1).
Akrivou, K.,
Scalzo, G. and
Orón, J.V.
Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
knowledge of
integrations in
personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2020.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
integrations is
used in this
report.
Assistant principals’
perceptions of meaningful
mentoring and professional
development
opportunities. International
Journal of Mentoring and
Coaching in Education.
Barnett, B.G.,
Shoho, A.R.
and Okilwa,
N.S.
Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
perceptions of
personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2017.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
perceptions is
used in this
report.
Professional development
and institutional needs.
Taylor & Francis.
Trorey, G. and
Cullingford, C.
Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
needs of
personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2017.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
needs is used
in this report.
Leadership and
management influences on
personal and professional
development and group
dynamics: a student’s
experience. Nursing
children and young
people, 30(2).
Ahmed, F. Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
management in
personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2018.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
management is
used in this
report.
Bridging the gap: A Hildebrand, J. Role of this It is reliable It is relevant
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training module in
personal and professional
development. Routledge.
source is that it
is depicting the
trainings in
personal and
professional
development.
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2018.
because
knowledge of
trainings is
used in this
report.
A Structured Course for
Personal and Professional
Development. Honors in
Practice, 14, pp.43-57.
Ragan, D.D. Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
structures of
personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2018.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
structures is
used in this
report.
Institutional mechanisms
of university teacher
professional
development. Humanities
& Social Sciences
Reviews, 7(4), pp.1061-
1068.
Shibankova,
L.A., Ignatieva,
A.V., Belokon,
I.A.,
Kargapoltsev,
S.M., Ganaeva,
E.A., Beroeva,
E.A.,
Trubenkova,
S.N. and
Kozlova, E.B.
Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
role of teacher
in personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2019.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
role of teacher
is used in this
report.
‘University opened up so
many doors for me’: the
personal and professional
development of graduates
from non-traditional
backgrounds. Studies in
Higher Education, 43(11),
Christie, H.,
Cree, V.E.,
Mullins, E. and
Tett, L.
Role of this
source is that it
is depicting the
role of college
in personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
because this
source is from
recent year
only that is
2018.
It is relevant
because
knowledge of
role of a
college is used
in this report.
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pp.1938-1948.
Task 4
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REFERENCES
Engel, Y., van Burg, E., Kleijn, E. and Khapova, S.N., 2017. Past career in future thinking: how
career management practices shape entrepreneurial decision making. Strategic
Entrepreneurship Journal. 11(2). pp.122-144.
Hirschi, A., 2018. The fourth industrial revolution: Issues and implications for career research
and practice. The Career Development Quarterly. 66(3). pp.192-204.
Taylor, L., 2017. The Personal and Professional Development of Novice English Teachers
Working in South Korea'. Faces of English Language Education: Teachers, Students,
Pedagogy, pp.245-259.
Young, R.A. and Valach, L., 2019. Action theory: An integrative paradigm for research and
evaluation in career. In International handbook of career guidance (pp. 797-814).
Springer, Cham.
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