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2021 unit offering information will be available in November 2020
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
Professional development and preparation for the workforce
Topic 1: Experiential learning for internship and/or graduate positions
Topic 2: Understanding the application process
Topic 3: Interview and selection techniques
Topic 4: Managing your career - the science of success
Topic 5: Exploring the roles of personality and values in career development
Topic 6: Goal setting and work-life balance
Organisational behaviour and workplace issues
Topic 7: The role of emotions in the workplace
Topic 8: Problem solving and decision making
Topic 9: Contemporary issues in leadership
Topic 10: Power, politics and influence
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical and practical issues relating to career planning and development | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2 | critically reflect on their current life-career situation and prepare a professional development plan for the future | Creativity | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | analyse the nature, scope, breadth and variety of employment opportunities and career paths in relevant industry sectors | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 4 | demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process | Creativity | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 5 | demonstrate self-awareness in regards to a range of key skills and competencies appropriate to the workplace context | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 6 | evaluate practical approaches to dealing with common workplace issues in a professional manner. | Creativity | Lifelong learning | |||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical and practical issues relating to career planning and development
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- critically reflect on their current life-career situation and prepare a professional development plan for the future
- GA2: Creativity
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- analyse the nature, scope, breadth and variety of employment opportunities and career paths in relevant industry sectors
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process
- GA2: Creativity
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- demonstrate self-awareness in regards to a range of key skills and competencies appropriate to the workplace context
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- evaluate practical approaches to dealing with common workplace issues in a professional manner.
- GA2: Creativity
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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