Individual Development Plan - Professional Development

Individual Development Plan - Professional Development
Individual Development Plan (Iowa State IDP)
The Iowa State IDP is not a one-time activity—it is your key to success!
What is IDP?
A individual development plan (IDP) is a tailor-made approach for evaluating your professional objectives and crafting a roadmap to achieve them. This process encourages self-reflection on your long-term career goals, assesses your current competencies, and outlines concrete steps to reach those goals. A well-crafted IDP is instrumental in optimizing your graduate or postdoctoral training, providing valuable assistance as you focus on refining your academic, professional, and soft skills.
What is Iowa State IDP?
The Iowa State IDP is an exceptional toolkit and a powerful resource for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at Iowa State. Whether you are at the beginning of your degree program or actively preparing for the next phase of your career, use the Iowa State IDP toolkit to boost your professional competencies and advance your career plan. While providing a structured framework, the Iowa State IDP tools can be tailored exclusively to your needs, enabling you to:
Assess your strengths and identify skills for improvement
Set short, medium, and long-term goals
Locate and access specialized resources
Seek timely assistance from your mentor, enhancing your relationship
Develop a comprehensive action plan for both your academic and professional growth
Track your professional development throughout your time at Iowa State.
Take the first step toward achieving your academic aspirations with the Iowa State IDP toolkit.
Iowa State IDP Toolkit
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How to use the Iowa State IDP
Get your copy of the Iowa State IDP. Enable content as follows:
Download the Iowa State IDP from CyBox (do not use the preview or open the file in Excel Online--it will not work properly if you do).
Unblock the file and enable the file content
You should now be able to use the buttons and drop-down menus in the Iowa State IDP.
Meet with a
Graduate Career Coach
to:
determine your needs for core competencies
assess your strengths and areas for improvement
understand how to create your needs-based
Individual Development Plan.
Meet with your major professor, academic advisor, or principal investigator to discuss your strengths and needs.
Regularly revisit and update your core competencies and skills inventory in your
IDP
Update your major professor, academic advisor, or principal investigator and continue to seek their guidance.
Download the Iowa State IDP
Focus on Core Competencies
The Iowa State IDP is your roadmap to excellence in the areas of:
Communication
Research
Teaching
Career
Leadership
Discover how the Iowa State IDP toolkit can empower you in these critical areas, unlocking your full potential as a professional in your field.
Map Iowa State Offerings and Core Competencies
Explore the extensive offerings and resources for professional development at the Graduate College and Iowa State University.
Center for Communication Excellence
Preparing Future Faculty
Graduate Career Services
Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy
Resources
Events
Align available offerings and resources with your needs.
Select opportunities to pursue your personalized action plan.
I wish I had this when I started my program! This would've been so helpful for me, especially in terms of motivating me to seek out resources to improve my skills.
Angeline Neo, MS Human Computer Interaction
Other Tools and Resources
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SkillsScan
DiSC Profile
Career planning
ImaginePhD
for humanities and social sciences
MyIDP
for STEM
Career exploration
Science Careers
Beyond the Professoriate
InterSECT Job Simulations
The Versatile PhD