MBO5011 · Direction, purpose and career advancement

Overview

To be the architect of one’s future, professionals need to establish direction, own their purpose, and set themselves on a course for career advancement. To realise this protean career, one must engage a developmental journey grounded in professional and personal self-awareness. This unit builds self-awareness through the use of various self-assessment models and techniques for deepening one’s understanding of assumptions, values, beliefs, and purpose. Employing contributions from the use of positive psychology, growth mindset, journaling, networking and design thinking approaches such as ‘designing your career,’ the unit generates direction for development goals, aspirations and future-states. The unit also provides practical skills for investigating alternative pathways and career prototypes, such as portfolio and tapestry careers. The implications of developing a protean career are explored through reflection, planning, and practical skill development, such as presentation skills, narrative development, and use of technology to engage specific roles and sectors.

Offerings

Assessment

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

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. demonstrate an understanding and application of methods, strategies, tactics and tools for developing direction, conviction for a purpose, and agency in career advancement
2. demonstrate ability to direct one's professional development through self-evaluation and the setting of realistic plans for direction, purpose and career advancement.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 150 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

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