PDP Information for Queen's Students
Personal Development Planning (PDP) involves taking some time out at regular intervals during your course to:
- Review your overall progress, the feedback that you have received and your recent achievements (Reflect)
- Use this information to help you to decide your next steps and long-term goals (Plan)
- Work to achieve your goals (Do)
- Consider the progress you have made towards your goals, recognise any new achievements that you have made and think about what else you could do to improve your academic performance and/or employability (Review)
PDP Starter Exercises
- How much PDP do I do already
- Identify your current learning preferences (SALPI Online Questionnaire and automated feedback)
- Make a Time Management Plan. –The Learning Development Service provides further information and resources to support the development of your time management skills
Recording PDP and Communicating Skills and Achievements to Others
You are encouraged to maintain an evidenced record of your skills, experiences and achievements during your time at Queen’s. The University will support you in getting started with this, e.g. by providing you with a PDP E-folio in Queen’s Online. By keeping a record like this, you are generating an aide-mémoire that should be helpful to you when you start to prepare CV's, Job/postgraduate course applications and to plan possible answers to potential interview questions. Setting yourself goals to complete within a set timeframe is also a good way of organising and motivating yourself towards further achievements.
- Instructions for using your PDP E-folio (includes a CV Builder to help you to evidence skills and achievements appropriately)
- Sample Action Plan
- Sample Learning Log
- Template to help you make a record of key points discussed at a meeting with your Personal Tutor
Further PDP Exercises and Support
Your development plan is your strategy to improve your academic performance and/or enhance your longer term employability, e.g. by engaging in Degree Plus or other career planning activities.
The following resources may also assist you in reviewing your strengths and weaknesses in,
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Working as a member of a team |
Addressing other goals within your Development Plan |
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