ATS2743 Build your career: Planning and strategies for employability
Faculty of Arts
ATS2743 Build your career: Planning and strategies for employability is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2743
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS2743
No unit lists ATS2743 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The unit equips students with the capacity to manage their careers lifelong. It contextualises this understanding in the history, sociology, economics and future of work. Work legislation and the role of unions and professional associations also provide a setting for exploration of career concepts and theories and their application to the individual. Students will develop a career plan based on an awareness of their skills and aspirations and an understanding of approaches to job search, career decision making and managing change.
The unit will be delivered through a mix of seminars and practicals and will draw upon student's recent or concurrent experience of work.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Caulfield | Flexible |
| Winter semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Online test - communicating with employers20%
- Career issues discussion (recorded presentation/essay)20%
- Opportunity analysis research report45%
- Career Learning Reflection and plan15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
have practical experience and awareness of job search, networking, application and recruitment processes including interviews;
- 2
have the opportunity to understand work in terms of its history, politics, economics and sociology;
- 3
understand career concepts and theories and their application to individuals, focusing on self-assessment, exploring opportunities, decision making and managing transitions;
- 4
have a career strategic plan concentrating on employability skills, opportunity awareness and strategies for implementing career development plans
Workload and teaching
- Lectures2 hours
- Workshops24 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Andrew Johnson
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Andrew Johnson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2743?
ATS2743 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2743 offered?
In 2020, ATS2743 runs in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2743?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2743 have an exam?
No. ATS2743 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.