Unit of Study BUSN5002 Business Professional Development (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Unit description

Assists students to develop their professional identity via an exploration of the nature of work.

Unit content

Module 1: Work, employability and identity

Module 2: Finding and securing meaningful work

Module 3: Opportunity awareness

Module 4: Personality, values and emotional intelligence

Module 5: Motivation, goal setting and decision making

Module 6: Preferred approaches to leadership, power and influence

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

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:

meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process

analyse employment opportunities and career paths in a relevant industry sector

synthesise key principles, skills and attributes relating to career planning and development

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Report	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Report	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Access to a computer and a reliable internet connection will be required.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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