Global Experience Professional Development

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop student's ability to network effectively with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds in their personal and professional lives. It also aims to equip students to strategically manage their career beyond the borders of a single organisation.

Course content

In the core topic of networking, students will explore group dynamics, communicating professionally, building and maintaining networks, and how to make networks work to their full advantage.

Career management will enable students to investigate making career choices and decisions, organisational theory and decision making, managing 'borderless' careers, and personal development to enhance employability.

Through the topic of intercultural communication, students will develop an understanding of communication methodology, how to be an effective intercultural communicator, cultural communication differences, cultural identity and how it impacts on values, needs and assumptions in communication.

The Intensive Study Tour option will be supported by a pre-departure seminar and a debriefing upon return to Australia. Study tour expenses are not included in course tuition fees. 

 

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Internal and External: 18 units completed successfully at UniSA. Intensive study tour: successful completion of at least 36 units at UniSA, no more than two Fail grades in current academic program and minimum GPA of 4.0

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks
External	N/A x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
An intensive study tour in an international location	2 weeks x N/A
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Directed Study	2 hours x 3 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Career Management Plan, Group assignment, Networking Plan, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.