APG5967 · Professional enhancement A

Overview

This unit combines theory with practical outcomes to enhance your employability regardless of disciplinary field. Expert guidance in career planning will assist you in developing a roadmap identifying the skills and strategies needed to support your personal career goals. You will build understanding of the new world of work and the skills required for career resilience in the face of change. Key topics include personal meta skills, unique career drivers, goal clarification and development of a compelling career narrative in addition to effective networking and interview technique. The unit is especially suited to those who are in the earlier stages of their career development.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Create a professional development and career plan identifying informed goals and action steps
2. Apply sector-relevant transferable skills to your professional development and career plan
3. Communicate acquired experiences and skills through diverse means and in diverse settings
4. Apply strong interpersonal and reflective skills to your professional practice

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.