Personal Development Plan

Designing Your Future

What is a Personal Development Plan (PDP)?

An online tool that allows you to design, focus, and document your college experience

Completed as part of your first-year seminar Remains with you to update until five years after

graduation

Helps you make the most of what IUPUI has to offer

A place to map out your goals and exactly what you need to do graduate

Components of the PDP

About Me Educational Goals and Plan Career Goals Academic Showcase Campus and Community Connections My College Achievements Resume

Why Should I Make the Most of This?

Lessens confusion by laying everything out› Academic and Career Goals› Class Planning

Decreases how overwhelming all the decisions can be› You know yourself better and what will work for

you

Will push you to take action to be your BEST!

How Will This Help Me in the Future?

It’s a way for you to keep track of things throughout college

Easily updated as you continue your learning and experiences

Can use it for applications for jobs and scholarships

Get a head start on a resume

Overall…

You will use the activities done as part of the first-year seminar to complete each section

You will receive feedback from your instructor, advisor and mentor to help guide you in your college planning

The end product is an academic website that can be updated and shared

What You Need to Know Building a PDP is easy and fun!

› Ask questions if you need help

Creating a Public Folder› Anything you want displayed (photo, video, example of

your work) must be made public

Completing the Matrix› Click on cells to find instructions› Type in your narrative; delete the instructions as you

finish a section › You can insert photos, weblinks, etc.› What you type in will be displayed on your webpage so

make sure it is the BEST representation of who you are and where you are going