120SAM Continuing Professional Development Assignment Sample 2023

Continuous Professional Development-Plan

What skill would I like/need to develop	How will I do this	What is/are my objective/s (SMART) [*Refer to appendix 1*]	What is my measure of success	What is the timescale	What is the Priority

Communication skills	Communication skills can be developed by engaging in interaction and socially useful and productive activities which can help in gaining an understanding of the perceptions and points of view of other people (Pérez Cavana and Lowe, 2018). The communication skills can also be developed by participating in interactive seminars to develop a high level of proficiency	I) To engage in frequent interaction with people and this would encourage the increased exposure to communication with different individuals II) To be expressive about own points of view in any particular situation III) To be able to express ideas and thoughts clearly.	The extent of success can be measured through own personal reflection or by gaining an understanding of the point of view of different individuals (Pérez Cavana and Lowe, 2018). How the individual behaves and reacts to exposure to different situations can also serve as a suitable benchmark indicator for evaluating the level of efficiency in performance activities.	It is mandatory to develop a time frame within which the skills associated with communication can be suitably developed to gain a high degree of competency in the graduate job market. The time frame required for developing communication skills would be 3 months.	Developing communication skills is of utmost priority as a graduate needs to be able to involve himself in job searching and skills by being expressive about his point of view and interacting with a large number of stakeholders.
Time management skills	The time management skills can be developed by taking into account the aspect of managing activities appropriately with a high degree of efficiency and commitment (Whatley, 2019).	I) It is essential to take into account aspects associated with the timely management of activities to ensure that individuals have a high level of efficiency (Whatley, 2019). II) I feel it is also essential to develop a proper routine that can facilitate the appropriate use of time to manage activities properly.	The extent of efficiency in time management can be easily measured by taking into account the aspects associated with proper scheduling of activities in a routine and how they are executed to attain a high degree of work efficiency.	Time management skills can be developed by taking into account aspects such as regular exposure to tight situations that enable one to manage activities in a planned manner(Whatley, 2019). It also involves components associated with regular activity management to identify skillset and issues. The skills for time management would take up to 5 months for development.	Time management skills are also of utter priority as it involves aspects such as managing one’s routine through revising of schedules and other components (McKenna et al., 2017). A graduate who is a job seeker should be able to manage his tasks with a high degree of efficiency to ensure that the activities are undertaken with utmost appropriation.
Teamwork skills	I feel that teamwork skills can be developed by engaging in frequent group activities and developing a level head in undertaking long term as well as short term decisions. It is also essential to take into account the aspect of personality growth and development (McKenna et al., 2017). This is doneto ensure that activities are undertaken in a harmonious manner	I) It is essential to develop a sense of empathy and understanding of the perceptions and points of view of teammates to develop a substantial degree of loyalty and dedication towards teamwork (Rimmer, 2018). II) It is essential to discuss agendas and other critical issues appropriately through discussion and exchange of opinions and points of view of people.	The extent of successful teamwork skills can be easily measured by evaluating the manner and extent to which individuals within an organization can undertake activities that help in harnessing team-building skills through nurturing and exploitation of talent	The skills required for teamwork and team building involves a wide variety of aspects such as regular interaction with people of differing opinions to ensure that skills are harnessed properly. The team working skills can only be developed through regular exposure to group activities and this can take up to 8 months	The development of teamwork skills is of significantly lower priority as it involves the development of attributes through regular exposure to situations. It is also essential to take into account factors associated with issues such as gaining a substantial degree of exposure to group activities and events to develop the skills required for the same.
Leadership skills	I feel that it is essential to develop skills of leadership to ensure that decision-making activities, in the long run, can be undertaken with a high level of performance efficiency (Choate et al., 2019). Leadership skills can be developed by gaining exposure to new situations that enable an individual to assess alternatives from a critical perspective. Leadership skills can also be developed by gaining a substantial degree of exposure to activities that require management of teamwork and essential objectives.	I) It is essential to develop coordination skills. II) Apart from this, it is also essential to develop the skills associated with knowledge management, integrity, and performance improvement. III) One of the prime objectives also involves the process of developing the skills associated with communication and other essential requisites to collaborate activities in a proper manner	The extent of success to which I have acquired leadership skills can be efficiently evaluated by obtaining the point of view of teammates and taking into account the degree to which individuals respect the opinions of the leader.	The development of leadership skills involves bringing about a substantial degree of change within one’s personality to ensure that the individual becomes self-reliant and capable of taking decisions to suit one’s benefits. It would take up to 9 months to develop leadership skills.	The development of leadership skills is also of prior importance as it can enable the individual to take into account how activities of an organization are managed to increase the level of efficiency in operations.

Table 1: CPD Table

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References

Choate, J., Demaria, M., Etheve, M., Cran, S. and Carroll, D., 2019. A professional development program with an assessed ePortfolio: A practical solution for engaging undergraduates with their career development in large student cohorts. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 10(2), pp.86-103.

McKenna, G., Baxter, G. and Hainey, T., 2017. E-portfolios and personal development: a higher educational perspective. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education.

Pérez Cavana, M.L. and Lowe, S., 2018. More than a tool: integrating the ‘teacher voice’into an ePortfolio using the Three-layered PDP model. The International Journal for Recording, Achievement, Planning and Portfolios (RAPPORT), 3(1), pp.24-40.

Rimmer, A., 2018. How do I prepare a personal development plan?. Bmj, 363, p.k4725.

Whatley, J., 2019. Professional Development Within Second Year Computing Degree Programmes. In Employability via Higher Education: Sustainability as Scholarship (pp. 429-440). Springer, Cham.

Appendix

Appendix 1: SMART Objectives

Attributes	Skills / Objectives	Specific	Measurable	Attainable	Reasonable	Time-Bound
Communication	Frequent interaction	Can help in expressing one’s point of views	Can be directly measured from the extent of transparency in information exchange	Through frequent interactions	Can help in gaining an edge over other candidates in the graduate job market	3 months
Time management	Routine management	Would facilitate scheduling and planning of own activities	Can be measured by evaluating own level of efficiency	Through frequent exposure to tight situations	Can help in increasing own level of efficiency	5 months
Teamwork	Development of empathy	Would facilitate collaborative work	Can be measured by evaluating the degree of collaborative work and efficient activities	Through frequent exposure to group activities.	Can help in improving overall team performance	8 months
Leadership	Critical Thinking	Can ensure the application of knowledge to skills and practices	Evaluated by analyzing the degree to which cooperation exists in the team.	Frequently interacting with group members for higher level efficiency.	It can help in developing the collaboration skills for maximizing efficiency in output.	9 months