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Gold Coast
Lismore
Online
Term2,4
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Unit description

A career development unit designed to enhance professional practice in the Sciences and Engineering. Explore career potential, research career options, apply design thinking and develop essential career management skills to navigate the changing world of work.  

Unit content

1. A systems approach to professional identity
2. Researching opportunities
3. Design your life
4. Developing a professional portfolio
5. Professionalism in the workplace
6. Connecting with industry

 

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:
1Articulate professional identity, skills and strengths for career development and professional practice.
2Analyse the changing nature of work, emerging trends and career opportunities.
3Design a career plan to optimise professional development.
4Evaluate ethical approaches for professional practice and networking.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Articulate professional identity, skills and strengths for career development and professional practice.
  2. Analyse the changing nature of work, emerging trends and career opportunities.
  3. Design a career plan to optimise professional development.
  4. Evaluate ethical approaches for professional practice and networking.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
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Prescribed Resources/Equipment
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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio10%
Portfolio40%
Portfolio50%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio10%
Portfolio40%
Portfolio50%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio10%
Portfolio40%
Portfolio50%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

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International

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