report about personal development plan

Personal Development Strategies & Techniques

Business Communication Diploma

Personal Development Plan (PDP) – Final Project

For the final project in Personal Development Strategies & Techniques, students will be developing their own

Personal Development Plan (PDP) based on the development students have learned in this course. This will consist

of both

• a report which will consist of no less than 900 words, but may have more, and

• a presentation of 5 minutes.

The PDP Report will consist of the following sections:

1. Self-Awareness – Students will develop a declaration of self-awareness in order to establish a potential they have for development in the next five years. This section will consist of about half a page describing their potential for the future, with consideration to practicality, preferences, and feasibility.

2. Goal Setting – Students will then develop a viable PDP based on the Self-Awareness section, based on

skills assessments, gap analysis and SMART objectives. In the PDP, students will have one Goal and THREE

objectives. This section should be two to three pages in length and give a detailed account of how the

student will achieve their objectives.

3. Monitoring Progress – Students will develop a strategy to how they will measure success during their PDP

progress and other land marks. This section should be about half a page and detail any techniques,

metrics, etc. that the student will use in order to monitor their progress.

4. Finding Balance – The last section will consist of about half a page on the strategies and techniques the

student will employ in order to continue the PDP until conclusion. They may include time management

strategies, ways of dealing with procrastination, etc.

The Presentation will consist of the following:

1. A presentation of 5 minutes long, using PowerPoint, Pow Toon, Prezi or another similar format.

2. Must cover enough details to determine the Student’s PDP. It does not need to cover personal aspects of

the PDP.

3. The material must be relevant to the other students. How can they use this technique or skill for their

personal development?

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT. Although you can study together and giving assistance is

encouraged, the work must be done individually.

• Your report will be due on the Last Tuesday of the course, October 5, 2021.

• The presentation is due on the Last Thursday of the course, October 7, 2020

Personal Development Strategies & Techniques

Business Communication Diploma

Things to note This is an individual project. Although you can study together and giving assistance to each other is encouraged, the work must be done individually. Further note that all students must achieve a 60% mark in the combined efforts of the four quizzes and this this

project. If one of these two assessment methods is weak, the other must compensate in order to achieve a 60%

average or more. This is in access to the overall minimal standing of 60% in the entire course. Students may still fail

this portion of the Business Communication Diploma if either of these criteria drops below 60% or they have

attendance of less than 80%.

The rules for writing your project This report is to be submitted either via the Learning Management System through your student profile under the assessments section of the PDEV course.

This report is due on October 5, 2021 and should be handed in on time in order for your instructor to mark it properly. Late submissions will be subject to the following penalties in marking.

o One day late, 50% deduction in overall mark after assessment.

o Two days late, and the student will receive 0% for this assignment.

• Please have a title page

o It will have the details of your report,

o Your course name,

o Your name and

o The date.

• You should also add an index after your title page.

o To accomplish this your sections must contain headings 1, 2 or 3

o You should add page numbering in either the footers or headers in order to

• The project should be no less than five pages of typed text or approximately 900 words

o These five pages will be in excess of the title page, index and any referencing or appendixes that

your report may have.

o This means full pages of text, at no more than 11-point font with single or 1.15 line spacing. If

only half of the page is text is used, then double the number of pages.

• Please reference your sources of information. This may be done in footnotes or in a bibliography.

American Psychological Association (APA) standardization is recommended.

o Please be aware of Greystone College’s plagiarize policy

o Failure to reference where sources were found (source not being yourself) will be considered as

plagiarism.

o Rewriting in your own words, passages and ideas are acceptable, but the source must still be

mentioned.

o No image, recording, graph, or quote may be used, without proper referencing and signifying

that it is such.

o No more than 20% of a page may contain referenced material. You must contribute your own

comments, finding, interpretations or such material.

o Plagiarism will result in reports not being accepted and may further result in disciplinary

measures.

Student’s Presentations will be marked on a simple scale of 1 – 10, based on how well they

informed, and how relevant the materials were to the rest of the class.

Personal Development Strategies & Techniques

Business Communication Diploma

How your instructor will mark your document The mark given

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The student shows understanding in all areas asked in the instructions. The student is able to interpreted findings correctly.

There is some ambiguity in how the student has presented the material, or there is not total mastery of the subject. However, the content is sound.

Mistakes in concepts or points that were addressed in class. The student does not fully understand the subject and is apparent.

A poor understanding of the subject. Many mistakes or omission of learned material used. Little in the way of any course understanding.

Very little effort, if any to understand the topic is shown. General statements that could have been made without consideration of study.

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There is extensive use of researched materials in order to fulfil the requirements of the assignment with all materials properly referenced, and significant.

There might have been more research that could have been added in order to fulfill the requirements of the objective. However, it is still of good quality and shows good research skills.

Less than adequate research to address most of the topics discussed in the project. Superficial or general knowledge covered only.

Less than three references or little research done. May only have class notes or personal experience as reference.

Appears to be no research done other than casual understanding of the topic. May have watched a Youtube video or heard another student talk about the topic.

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All points asked for in the assignment have been met and fully discussed.

There may be one or two points that are not fully explored in the report.

More than two points not covered or neglected in the project criteria. Missing material.

Many of the points missing, but still able to understand the structure. Did not follow criteria in reporting.

Most if not all points in the criteria ignored or not covered. Unclear as to why the report is being done.

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The student has followed all format as per Greystone College and it is a professional looking document.

The project is of fine quality, but is missing elements that were called for in the instructions like a title page or index.

Lacking in standards set out for by the college as acceptable. Produced a document of worth, but with no regard to format.

Difficult to read because of standards. Sections in the wrong order, and no format. May have some paragraph work.

No format. Basically, just notes or bulleted points instead of an essay.

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The project is considered to be informative, and of adequate level as to demonstrate the student has fully understood and is able to utilize the material in this course.

A high quality project, but does not address all questions to the reader. May be missing an area that would have helped the reader.

An adequate report, but of less than college standards. Sometimes difficult to follow the argument of the project.

Poor quality. Difficult to understand what is being said. Not effective in conveying much information.

Some interesting points. However, no structure, flow or natural progression of thought. Difficult to read, almost no understanding.