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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Constructing a Professional Development Plan

HSC402 · Professional Development and Academic Writing Skills — Week 7 of 16

CourseHSC402
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Constructing a Professional Development Plan

  1. Action planning components
  2. Resource allocation and timelines
  3. Identifying evidence of achievement
  4. Contingency planning
  5. Action Planning

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Produce a professional development plan.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: produce a professional development plan.

Study materials

Videos

  • Action Planning · YouTube · Galton College · 20 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Human Resource Management, ch. 8: Training and Development · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 244–288 · for registered students
  • College Success Concise, ch. 8: Planning Your Future · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 205–235 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 664–678 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Principles of Academic Writing
  • Week 2: Academic Conventions and Self-Review
  • Week 3: Introduction to Professional Development
  • Week 4: Overcoming Barriers and Selecting CPD
  • Week 5: Evaluating Knowledge Against Professional Standards
  • Week 6: Goal Setting and Learning Preferences
  • Week 7: Constructing a Professional Development Plan
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Theories and Models of Reflective Practice
  • Week 10: Applying Reflection to Care Practice
  • Week 11: Monitoring Progress and Continuous Review
  • Week 12: Applying Professional Development and Academic Writing Skil…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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