APG5968 Professional enhancement B
Faculty of Arts
APG5968 Professional enhancement B is a level 5, 12-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
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Summer A, Winter
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5968
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5968
No unit lists APG5968 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a graduate certificate or masters level program
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 three to six 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 period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Clayton | Flexible |
| Summer semester A | Clayton | Block on |
| Winter semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Online engagementParticipation10%
- Professional Enhancement Strategy (video presentation)Presentation35%
- Professional Enhancement ePortfolio and Strategy ReflectionFolio55%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Create a professional development and career plan identifying informed goals and action steps
- 2
Apply sector-relevant transferable skills to your professional development and career plan
- 3
Communicate acquired experiences and skills through diverse means and in diverse settings
- 4
Apply 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 288 hours 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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Victoria Peel
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Victoria Peel
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5968?
APG5968 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5968 offered?
In 2021, APG5968 runs in Summer A and Winter at Clayton.
How much work is APG5968?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5968 have an exam?
No. APG5968 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.