Personal/Professional Development Planning (PDP)
Year one
Mary McCartney
September 2010
What is PDP?
• Structured process• Supports you in achieving your:
– Career– Educational– Professional– Personal goals
The school will guide you through this process using a number of activities and supports.
Why engage in this process?
• Successful professionals set and achieve clear personal goals
• As a student you will learn to do this through PDP
• Helps you utilise QUB supports to best personal advantage
• Employers will be interested in your WHOLE development as a person
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• PDP helps you evidence your strengths
• How you used your strengths in a variety of contexts
• Most relevant to you now: supports your progress on this course
PDP Process
• Considering the evidence relating to your progress to date (Reflecting)
• Deciding on the next steps to take (Planning)
• Taking those steps (Doing)
• Monitoring and reviewing your progress as you go (Reviewing)
Year 1 PDP Goals 1
• PDP Goal Information Goal Title: Develop your independent learning skills
• Goal Description As a university student you are expected to take responsibility for your own learning. This requires you to make regular and honest appraisals of your own progress to date and to plan your own studies and address most challenges, in terms of your understanding of topics, yourself.
Year 1 PDP Goals 2
• PDP Goal Information Goal Title: Develop Professional Skills and Attitudes
• Goal Description: Professional skills are embedded throughout your programme There are important attributes for all who are involved in a nursing role.
• The code of professional conduct
NMC guidance on professional conduct for students Sept 2009
Year 1 PDP Goals 3
• Improve your performance in assessments; online exams, written assignments
• Throughout your course, you shall be expected to cope with a range of assessments. Like any other aspect of your course, you should view these as a learning experience and review your performance in each so that you can;a) Identify your strengths and replicate/build upon them in future.b) Identify areas for development so that you can eliminate them from future performances..10% Year 1 results will contribute to your degree classification
PDP E-Folio on QOL
• Belongs to you
• My school resources-Learning Development Service link: Time Management
• Links to university resources
• Linked to NIPEC E-folio
PDP E-folio HomepageClick on PDP E-folio in
QOL menu
Click on tabs and
hyperlinksto access
otherpages
Contacting your Personal Tutor via e-mail Ensure that you click to tick
the Personal Tutor that you wish to e-mail (some
students may have more than one option)
Composing your e-mailClick on
Browse to select the
file you wish to attach
Ensure your title is relevant and clarifies
the content or subject for
your Personal Tutor
Note tone of e-mail is professional
And courteous. Also student has identified year group
The “My School” page with link to NIPEC EFolio
Support for your IT skills development
• Student Gateway
• Click on student guidance tab
• Then click on IT skills
Support for literacy skills development
• Academic writing skills lecture• Submitting to JISC• Always use the recommended referencing guide• Learning Development Service via PDP my school
page• Use your study skills book• Module preparation for nursing and society
assignment -phase 1• Specific issues? Email your personal tutor-DONOT
delay
literacy: Workshop
• Feedback form from your assignment
• Reflection guidance provided
• Attend level 1 workshop
• Submit reflection to your personal tutor at phase 2 meeting
• FEEDBACK - FEEDFORWARD
Support for Numeracy skills development
• Numeracy test• Results from personal tutor prior to
placement 1• Practice using Numeracy: The
Essentials resources for year 1 on PDP my school page regularly
• Discuss specific issues with personal tutor• Attend workshops if score 15 or less. You
will be notified by email of these dates
Preparation for Practice
• Module team
• Record of Achievement and Assessment
• NMC guidance on professional conduct for students (see Nursing Practice module resources)
• Discuss concerns with Personal tutor
• Everyone feels some apprehension
Useful Supports
• General Course issues/anxieties
• Module specific issues
• Personal issues/general study issues
• Contact [email protected]
• Discuss with your tutorial group lecturer
• Email your Personal tutor
University supports
• Library issues; cannot find the book/journal; stuck with reference
• Managing your money stressing you
• Contact your friendly nursing librarian Brenda. [email protected]
• Receive confidential advice from Debbie in Student Union [email protected]
University Supports; counselling services
• Feeling stressed• under pressure• going through a rough
patch
• Personal tutor is there to listen
• Confidential student Counselling Service is ready and able to support you. Phone 028 90 97 2774
• Workshop – phase 2
Occupational Health
• Any back injury
• Back pain in placement
You must keep occupational health appointments
• Occupational health appointment required
• Occupational health must confirm you are fit for placement
Non attendance may affect your ability to be in practice
028 9097 5520
Medical or Disability issues
• Should be reported to the school: Personal tutor
• Assessment by occupational health and disability services. Notification to school of adjustments required
• Notification to academic and placement staff required meet NMC requirements to ensure adjustments are made to support you.
Individual meetings regarding student support issues for practice
• Attendance is compulsory
• This will be part of your personal tutor meeting
Organising yourself
• Consider your time management skills• Attendance in class demonstrates
professional commitment• Create a folder in your ‘H’ drive for each of
your modules to store your notes. Keep your references here using the proper referencing system. This will save you time in the long run and improve your marks
Feeling disorganised/not keeping up with the course
• Talk to your personal tutor
• It’s never too late
• Remember there are no repeats of modules as there were with ‘A’ levels
• Year one results contribute 10% to your degree classification
Make sure your voice is heard
• SSCC reps
• SSCC meeting 8 December 2010
Enjoy your course
• ask if you are not sure – don’t waste time worrying
• keep up to date with your READING
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