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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023

Unit description

Equips students with the skills and capacity to manage and inform their own professional identity in contemporary business careers. Students will explore techniques, tools and processes that will provide the background and context for career choices.

Unit content

Topic 1: Theories and models of career management

Topic 2: Develop your professional identity

Topic 3: Personal branding

Topic 4: Job search strategies

Topic 5: Applying for the job

Topic 6: Future-proofing your career

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:
1Critically reflect on key theoretical principles related to career planning and development
2Demonstrate the professional requirements of the employment selection process
3Utilise self-assessment tools to develop practical strategies to manage a lifelong career

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

  1. Critically reflect on key theoretical principles related to career planning and development
  2. Demonstrate the professional requirements of the employment selection process
  3. Utilise self-assessment tools to develop practical strategies to manage a lifelong career

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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

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Fee information

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