Personal Development Planning

Personal Development Planning

Programme
BSc
–
Extended Programme
Level:
Level 0
Awarding Body:
University of Plymouth
Module Leader
Anthony Attah
Format:
REPORT
Presentation:
No
Any special
requirements:
All work should be submitted on the Student Portal along with an
acceptable Turnitin Report
.
Word Limit:
12
00
word limit
Deadline date for
submission:
Tuesday 15
th
December at
12.00 midda
y (Week 11)
Learning outcomes to
be examined in this
assessment
Plan a series of actions and follow these through;
a)
Construct reflective logs on chosen subjects to highlight the skills
acquired and emphasise how improvement i
n performance is being
achieved.
b
)Exhibit motivation and confidence in engaging in personal and
career development and planning.
c)
Demonstrate progressive learning through a series of agreed
milestones.
Percentage of marks
awarded for module:
This assignment is worth 4
0
% of t
he total marks for the module
Assignment Task
Your task is to present a
1200
word report in which you define Personal Development Planning, and
select three areas of development which you then have to discuss in greater detail.
2
There will be three parts
to this
–
an introduction (
150 words approximately
), a main body (
900
words approximately
) and a conclusion (
150 words approximately
).
You should follow the structure outlined below:
(a)
Introduction
–
Define Personal Development Planning (150 words)
This s
hould include at least one academic source.
(b)
Main body
–
Choose
three
of the following topics and explain why they are an important part
of students’ Personal Development Planning
–
drawing on appropriate sources
(900 words)
1.
Understanding Academic
Misconduct and P
lagiarism
2.
Computer Literacy
3.
Communication Skills
4.
Leadership Skills
5.
Being able to write in an Academic and Critical m
anner
6.
Group Work
7.
Using Social Media to create a Professional Brand
(c)
Conclusion
–
explain briefly how PDP at GSM London helps students in both the short and
long term in their studies and their overall personal development (150 words).