Career Development

Course aim

This course aims to assist students in building a competitive edge when seeking employment by developing employability skills and helping students discover professional opportunities. The course will allow students the opportunity create a professional profile and develop their interviewing skills.

Course content

In this course students will develop a resume and online professional profile. Students will also create a networking plan and learn to identify opportunities and professional associations that align with their career goals. Students will assess their current employability skills and identify further skills for career development. Students will also review and update their career development plan.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BEHL 1033	Personal and Professional Development

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 6 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 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, Presentation, Professional plan, Report

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4P)
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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.