UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5967 Professional enhancement A

Faculty of Arts

APG5967 Professional enhancement A is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Summer A and Winter at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Summer A, Winter
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

This unit is designed to enhance your professional outcomes through development of essential transferable skills in collaboration with peers, industry leaders, and alum. You will complete a foundation module in Strategic Employability Planning where you’ll learn about the changing nature of work and the meta skills needed to succeed. Expert guidance in career planning will assist you in developing a roadmap identifying the skills and strategies needed to support your personal career goals. You will then select two to three modules from an elective suite including skills such as effective networking, leadership, mastering the interview, communicating for impact, data analytics fundamentals and applied research design.

Taught in a blend of online and face to face elements, the unit combines theory with practical outcomes to enhance your employability regardless of disciplinary field.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AClaytonFlexible
Summer semester AClaytonBlock on
Winter semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Online engagementParticipation
    10%
  • Professional Enhancement Strategy (video presentation)Presentation
    35%
  • Professional Enhancement ePortfolio and Strategy ReflectionFolio
    55%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Create a professional development and career plan identifying informed goals and action steps 

  2. 2

    Apply sector-relevant transferable skills to your professional development and career plan 

  3. 3

    Communicate acquired experiences and skills through diverse means and in diverse settings

  4. 4

    Apply strong interpersonal and reflective skills to your professional practice

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops-
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours 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.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Victoria Peel
Unit Coordinators
Dr Victoria Peel

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5967?

APG5967 has no prerequisites.

When is APG5967 offered?

In 2021, APG5967 runs in Summer A and Winter at Clayton.

How much work is APG5967?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5967 have an exam?

No. APG5967 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027