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| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | ||
| Lismore | Term5 | Term5 |
| Melbourne | N/A | |
| Online | Term2 | |
| Perth | N/A | |
| Sydney | N/A |
Unit description
Develops professional skills necessary for gaining employment in a student's chosen field. Includes goal setting, job search skills, résumé writing, interview skills, insights into organisational behaviour and practical approaches to dealing with common workplace issues. A key component of this unit is the development of a personalised Professional Development Plan.
Unit content
Topic 1: Career planning and development
Topic 2: Professional preparation for the workforce
Topic 3: Self-awareness: underpinning career success
Topic 4: Opportunity awareness: understanding the world of work
Topic 5: Organisational behaviour and common workplace issues
Topic 6: Experiential learning for internship and/or graduate positions
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | evaluate key theoretical and practical issues relating to career planning and development |
| 2 | analyse the nature, scope, breadth and variety of employment opportunities and career paths in relevant industry sectors |
| 3 | demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process |
| 4 | demonstrate self-awareness in regards to a range of key skills and competencies appropriate to the workplace context |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- evaluate key theoretical and practical issues relating to career planning and development
- analyse the nature, scope, breadth and variety of employment opportunities and career paths in relevant industry sectors
- demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process
- demonstrate self-awareness in regards to a range of key skills and competencies appropriate to the workplace context
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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