Your Personal Development Plan II should aim to offer a comprehensive overview of the skills and competencies you have gained in your first year in Higher Education. This is personal and will differ for all students. Your statement should identify how you have approached your learning on the Module and offer evidence of how you have addressed areas for development as you have progressed through your First Year. You should highlight your emergent research interests and methodological approaches that have appealed to you in your initial study of research methods. You are required to comment on what you found challenging about participation on this Module. How were your principles and values challenged? Curriculum Vitae should be included as Appendix 1.
Remind yourself of the Module Aims and Learning Outcomes for the Module (see Module Guide).
Read the Marking Criteria that will be used by your Marker to assess the standard of your work (see Module page).
Remember to consider any feedback received from your Marker for your PDP 1.
Your submission should follow the template on Page 2.
| PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN II STUDENT NUMBER: Do not include your name as the University uses a system of anonymous marking. | WORD COUNT (approx.) |
| INTRODUCTION Offer an overview of what your PDP II will cover | 100
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| LEARNING ON THE MODULE What specific learning needs did you address during the academic year? What did you do during Semester 2 to address these needs? This should lead on from your Action Plan completed for PDP 1. | 500 |
| RESEARCH INTERESTS What research interests have you identified through participation on this Module? Support this commentary with relevant academic evidence. What methodological approaches have appealed to you in how you might approach these research interests in future years? | 500 |
| HOW WERE YOUR PRINCIPLES & VALUES CHALLENGED THROUGH PARTICIPATION ON THIS MODULE? Comment on what you found challenging about participation on this Module. Use a reflective model to identify how you approached these challenges and document your learning as a result? How might this learning impact your professional practice in Health and Social Care/Policy? | 300 |
| CONCLUSION Offer a conclusion to your PDP II. This should summarise the key learning you have achieved through participation on SH4004. | 100 |
| REFERENCE LIST List the academic sources you have used to support your PDP II discussion. Follow the Harvard convention. | Not included in word count |
| RESOURCE LIST List the wider resources you have used during your first year at University. Follow the Harvard convention. | Not included in word count |
| APPENDIX 1 Your Curriculum Vitae. | Not included in word count |
| WORD COUNT (+/- 10%) | 1500 |