Professional Development in Business

Course aim

This course will assist students to develop their own professional identity in a business related field, provide them with an understanding of business and society; and help them to make choices that will enhance their university experience and their early career.

Course content

This course introduces students to the role of business in society and provides them with the knowledge and skills to manage their own professional development in the field. Topics include: professional and effective communication; negotiation and interpersonal relationships with a variety of stakeholders; presentation design and delivery; written communications; self-assessment and reflection on professional skills and attributes; choice of minors and formulating a career development plan and curriculum vitae.

Textbook(s)

Archee, R, Gurney, M & Mohan, T 2013, Communicating as Professionals, 3rd edn, Cengage

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 week
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	1.5 hours x 10 days
Tutorial	2.5 hours x 10 days
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Offshore	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 1 (Presentation), Assignment 2 (Report), Assignment 3 (Writing Genres), Assignment 4 (Portfolio)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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.