Professional Development in Business

Course aim

This course will assist students to refine career direction, recognise opportunities to enhance employability, make informed career decisions, develop pre-professional identity and utilise contemporary career planning, development and management strategies.

Course content

This course introduces students to the concept, and significance, of professional identity and career planning, development and management. It equips students with knowledge and tools to enhance career decision-making capacity through exploration of self, learning about the world of work, and awareness of career-focused opportunities and activities.

Topics include: career development planning theory and strategies; labour market information; self-assessment and reflection to inform career decision-making; understanding occupational skills requirements; building professional identity verbally, in writing and online; communicating value to employers; recruitment and selection; career planning.

Textbook(s)

Harrington, B & Hall, D 2013, Career Management & Work-Life Integration, E-Textbook, SAGE, Boston

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture (Virtual)	1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Offshore	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	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

Portfolio, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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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.