UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MGF5992 Professional development

Faculty of Business and Economics

MGF5992 Professional development is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

To be successful in the global business environment, managers require resilience, flexibility, creativity, proactivity, and strong communication and collaboration skills. In this unit, you'll focus on the skills and competencies that are critical to your future professional development and success, through critical and constructive self-reflection. You'll learn how to bring your best self forward in developing a professional identity that will facilitate interpersonal and teamwork competence and cross-cultural sensitivity, along with a broad and enduring range of personal and professional networks. We’ve designed this unit to help you build your capacity to achieve your career goals and to develop your ability to market yourself effectively. In studying this unit, you’ll learn to enhance your value to potential employers, become successful employees or leaders, and achieve your long-term career goals and aspirations.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    develop skills in self-awareness

  2. 2

    develop skills and competencies deemed necessary for business professionals

  3. 3

    understand and develop effective, mutually beneficial relationships, particularly in team contexts

  4. 4

    develop capabilities for successfully enhancing and/or changing careers.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

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. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The 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.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you 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.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Kohyar Kiazad

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MGF5992?

MGF5992 has no prerequisites.

When is MGF5992 offered?

In 2023, MGF5992 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is MGF5992?

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

Does MGF5992 have an exam?

No. MGF5992 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Management
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available