UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2024
Other periods
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 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 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: APG5967

Must be enrolled in a 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 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 modules from an elective suite including communicating for impact, data analytics fundamentals, media training 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 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Term 2CaulfieldFlx blk

Assessment

  • Online engagementParticipation
    -
  • Professional strategy reflectionFolio
    -

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 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

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Victoria Peel
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Victoria Peel

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5968?

APG5968 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5968 offered?

APG5968 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.

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 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027