Managing Research Careers

Course aim

This unit aims to provide you with an understanding of the patterns of research career development, and of the principles and mechanisms of career self-management. It aims to assist you to develop the analytical approaches to professional development needs of researchers, and the personal skills of effective presentation to employers at various levels in the research and research management fields.

Course content

This unit allows participants to engage with the following content areas, to extend their understanding of these key domains of research career management and to develop skills in some of the practical tasks which apply to them.

1. Career Self-Management
(a) Identifying and analysing Career Dreams, Influences, Experiences and Achievements
(b) Auditing specialist and transferable skills, and gap analysis
(c) Identifying and analysing technical and discipline-specific interests, and work values

2. Career Development Models
(a) The process of career development and research career pathways
(b) The climate of careers
(c) The world of work

3. Career Leadership
(a) Research team formation, performance and development
(b) Supporting self-managed research careers
(c) The mentoring process

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Assignment, Forums and personal journal contributions, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.000
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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