Report: Personal and Professional Development, Goals, and Sources

This report comprehensively examines personal and professional development, focusing on short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals. It defines personal development plans and their value, providing personal examples for each goal type. The report also discusses the impact of author, reliability, relevance, and purpose on source usage. Furthermore, it includes a detailed evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan, assessing their reliability and relevance to the discussed topics. The appendices feature a personal development plan outlining skills, competencies, and improvement actions.

Report plan and
evaluation of sources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Personal and professional development.......................................................................................1
Describing along with description of values of short term goals by identifying 3 personal
examples......................................................................................................................................1
Describing addition to discussing value of medium term goals through identifying 3 personal
examples......................................................................................................................................1
Describing together with discussion values related to long term goals via identifying 3
personal instances........................................................................................................................2
Describing and defining value of personal development plan.....................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Describing as well as discussing the ways “Author, Reliability, Relevance along with
Purpose” affect usage of source...................................................................................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation of eight sources used in report plan...........................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................7
Personal Development plan.........................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Development is key on personal and professional life of an individual. Personal and
professional development is depicted as a continuous activity to meet challenges in life (Vetere
and Stratton, 2016). The report highlights discussion about short term, medium term and long
term goals. It also includes evaluation of sources that are used in the report.
TASK 1
Personal and professional development
The term 'Personal and professional development' refers to continuous act for assessing
life objectives, goals, values addition to developing qualities with the hope of reaching potential
through participating in learning (Hildebrand, 2018). Purpose behind the concept is to assist an
individual to manage their own learning along with growth in whole career.
Describing along with description of values of short term goals by identifying 3 personal
examples
Short term goals could be mentioned to something which a person desires to do in
coming 1 year (Roberts and Et. Al., 2020). These goals minimises procrastination and assist in
laying down clear way to success by focusing on single thing at one time.
Examples:
 To progress on writing, listening and communication skills.
 To travel at different places.
 To manage time in different activities.
Describing addition to discussing value of medium term goals through identifying 3 personal
examples
Medium term goals is termed to something betwixt short term and long term goals. These
goals takes around period of one year to three years for attainment (Jovanovic, 2020). These
goals are significant as these assist in making significant progress in life of an individual.
Examples:
 To complete and achieve good grades in specified course from certified University.
 To start career in retail industry by joining a supermarket chain.
 To improve communication with others.
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Describing together with discussion values related to long term goals via identifying 3 personal
instances
Long term goals refers to something which an individual wants to attain in future. These
are crucial for successful career (Zhu and Et. Al., 2019). At same time, reaching towards long
term goals need huge planning, patience and time. The time period for the goals is between 3
years to 5 years.
Examples:
 To start own venture and build strong position in local market.
 To buy a house and enjoy well settled life.
 To gain experience in leadership.
Describing and defining value of personal development plan
Personal Development plan is defined to a discipline to devise an action plan on the basis
of reflection, awareness, goal setting addition to planning for self development (Grit, 2019).
In other words, personal development plan is a framework that makes people recognise
their strengths, weaknesses as well as direct for capitalising present capabilities, potentials and
skills (Dawson, 2016). A personal development plan for a student is constructed in Appendices.
TASK 2
Describing as well as discussing the ways “Author, Reliability, Relevance along with Purpose”
affect usage of source
The concepts such as reliability, purpose, author and relevance impacts use of source as
these all plays significant roles in making a source credible. These facets influences type of
information which a person selects to include in academic. When a source is not reliable than use
of source is inauthentic (Barends and Rousseau, 2018). At same time, source that have different
purpose makes objective of subject distinct resulting in negative impacts on citing the source. At
last, author determines quality of source which is located as well as an individual thinking to use
for projects.
TASK 3
Evaluation of eight sources used in report plan
Source Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
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MacCosham, B. and
Gravelle, F., 2017. A
model for achieving short-
term and long-term goals
in a leisure career. Loisir
et Société/Society and
Leisure. 40(3). pp.388-
400.
Francois
Gravelle and
Bradley
MacCosham.
To analyse a
model that helps
in attaining short
term along with
long term goals in
career.
It is highly
reliable with
short term
goals.
The source
is relevant
with
information
used in
report.
Hildebrand, J., 2018.
Bridging the gap: A
training module in
personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Judy Hildebrand To determine a
training module
for bridging gap
with personal
along with
professional
development.
It is reliable
with
information of
personal and
professional
development.
It is relevant
with
discussion
of personal
and
professional
developmen
t plan.
Jovanovic, M. N., 2020.
Objectives and
justifications.
In Evolutionary Spatial
Economics. Edward Elgar
Publishing.
Miroslav
Jovanović
To analyse
activities that will
locate as well as
relocate people in
future.
It is a reliable
source as it
provides great
information
about medium
term
objectives.
It is relevant
source as it
involves
information
related to
objectives
with clear
justification
s.
Zhu and Et. Al., 2019.
Compatibility of short and
long term objectives for
dynamic patient admission
scheduling. Computers &
Yi-Hang Zhu,
Wim
Vancroonenburg
, tulio Toffolo
and Greet
To focus towards
compatibility
among short and
long term goals in
context to
It is reliable
source as it
defines
compatibility
of long term
It is not
relevant
source as
there is no
information
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Operations Research. 104.
pp.98-112.
Vanden Berghe admission
schedules.
and short term
goals.
about
compatibilit
y among
goals in the
report.
Grit, R., 2019. Managing
your competencies:
personal development
plan. Routledge.
Roel Grit To analyse ways
for managing
competences or
skills in
development
It is not reliable
source.
The source
lack
relevance
with
mentioned
information.
Barends, E. and Rousseau,
D. M., 2018. Evidence-
based management: How
to use evidence to make
better organizational
decisions. Kogan Page
Publishers.
Eric Barends and
Denise Rousseau
To focus towards
making evidence
related decisions
for development
and growth.
The source is
highly reliable
as it includes
justified
decisions for
personal
development.
It is relevant
source with
personal
developmen
t plan due to
its
justification
s for
decision
making.
Vetere, A. and Stratton, P.
eds., 2016. Interacting
selves: Systemic solutions
for personal and
professional development
in counselling and
psychotherapy. Routledge.
Arlene Vetere
and Peter
Stratton
To improve
understanding
systemic
solutions related
to personal and
professional
development.
It is reliable
source with the
report as it
defined
systematic
solutions that
assist in
development in
personal and
It have wide
relevancy
with the
information
in report.
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professional
contexts.
Dawson, C. M., 2016. The
teacher-writer: Creating
writing groups for
personal and professional
growth. Teachers College
Press.
Christine M
Dawson
To carry out
activities for
growth as persona
and in profession.
It is reliable
source because
it involves data
about growth
aspects.
The source
lacks
relevance
with subject
or
discussion
in the
report.
CONCLUSION
From the assessment, it is concluded that development plays crucial role in personal and
professional areas. Personal and professional plan improvises current skills of a person within
defined duration that helps a person to gain wider success in career.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Barends, E. and Rousseau, D. M., 2018. Evidence-based management: How to use evidence to
make better organizational decisions. Kogan Page Publishers.
Dawson, C. M., 2016. The teacher-writer: Creating writing groups for personal and
professional growth. Teachers College Press.
Grit, R., 2019. Managing your competencies: personal development plan. Routledge.
Hildebrand, J., 2018. Bridging the gap: A training module in personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Jovanovic, M. N., 2020. Objectives and justifications. In Evolutionary Spatial Economics.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
Roberts, H. and Et. Al., 2020. Short-term affective consequences of specificity of rumination
about unresolved personal goals. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental
Psychiatry. 66. p.101519.
Vetere, A. and Stratton, P. eds., 2016. Interacting selves: Systemic solutions for personal and
professional development in counselling and psychotherapy. Routledge.
Zhu and Et. Al., 2019. Compatibility of short and long term objectives for dynamic patient
admission scheduling. Computers & Operations Research. 104. pp.98-112.
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APPENDICES
Personal Development plan
Skills and
competences
Existing
proficiency
Anticipated
proficiency
Improvement actions Time duration
Communication
skills
6 10 Communication skills will
be improved through
participating in group
discussions, talking with
superiors and avoiding
dependence on visual aids.
30 days
Leadership 8 10 By practising discipline,
developing situational
awareness and becoming
discerning listener.
45 days
Time
management
5 10 Through starting activities
earlier, learning productivity
patterns, prioritising tasks
and using technologies for
being accountable.
60 days
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