APG5100 Mentorship for development practice and professional development
Faculty of Arts
APG5100 Mentorship for development practice and professional development is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5100
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5100
No unit lists APG5100 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in Master of International Development Practice, Master of International Relations, Master of Public Policy otherwise permission is required from unit coordinator/course director.
Overview
This unit pairs you with a practitioner mentor in a 12 week mentoring program. It fills the gap between post-graduate study and professional employment in the development, aid, and humanitarian sector. Working in partnership with Whydev.org, you are paired with an experienced practitioner drawn from around the world based on mutual interests. The mentor will guide you in key areas of development practice. In addition, interactive workshops with academic staff and practitioners will help you build career competencies, skills and knowledge that you will need in development and humanitarian work. Coursework consists of interactive online modules, mentor meetings, and face-to-face workshops with activities and exercises geared towards professional development and key themes related to international development practice. The program aims to facilitate a community of practice in the development sector.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Reflective forum discussionOther30%
- Current affairs research position paperResearch assignment25%
- Presentation of Career and Professional Development PlanPresentation15%
- Career and Professional Development PlanProject30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop the ability to build and sustain professional relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and accountability;
- 2
Identify the skills, tools and knowledge needed to pursue their career of choice, including discovering and examining tacit knowledge essential for development, aid and humanitarian practitioners.
- 3
Create a professional development and career plan by setting informed goals, identifying action steps and reflecting on feedback;
- 4
Demonstrate the ability to ask for and receive constructive feedback including on strengths and opportunities for development and growth;
- 5
Cultivate strong communication, interpersonal and reflexive skills.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops12 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit provides students with the opportunity to engage in Work-Integrated Learning or industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into their studies.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
APG5100 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Samanthi Gunawardana
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Samanthi Gunawardana
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5100?
APG5100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5100 offered?
In 2021, APG5100 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5100?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5100 have an exam?
No. APG5100 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include APG5100?
APG5100 is part of International development and environment.