MGO5992 · Professional development

Overview

In an increasingly complex and technology-enabled global business environment you will need to develop skills, competencies and capabilities to manage diverse professional environments. This unit provides you with knowledge and practical approaches to support your professional development and career management planning. Drawing on self-reflection tools and techniques, you will gain deeper insight into how your values, beliefs and strengths shape your career decisions. You will learn how to develop a professional identity that aligns with your career goals and aspirations. This unit will equip you to navigate the uncertainties impacting your professional development with vision and agency.

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. engage in reflective practice to develop and communicate a professional identity in organisational contexts
2. analyse the skills, competencies and capabilities necessary for professional practice in complex organisational contexts
3. critically evaluate professional development and career frameworks, concepts, models and theories to navigate career decisions in complex organisational contexts
4. engage in purposeful ongoing professional development and career management planning in complex organisational contexts
5. demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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.