MGO5992 Professional development
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGO5992 Professional development is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGO5992
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MGO5992
No unit lists MGO5992 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course A6032, B6025, B6026, B6028 or in a Monash Online course to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
To be successful in the global business environment, managers require strong communication skills, along with skills in decision-making, creativity, problem solving and the ability to work effectively with and in teams. The unit focuses on the skills and competencies that will support your professional development. The unit develops interpersonal and teamwork competence and cross-cultural sensitivity, along with a broad and ensuring range of personal and professional networks. Critical and self-reflective thinking is central to success and this unit is designed to provide a strong foundation for professional development.
In this unit self-reflection is done using a positive lens. It is designed to build your capacity to achieve your career goals and to develop your ability to market yourself effectively. Overall, this unit will enhance your value to potential employers, and help you become successful employees or leaders, and assist with your long-term career goals and aspirations.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
develop skills in self-awareness
- 2
enhance skills and competencies deemed necessary for business professionals
- 3
enhance skills in understanding and developing effective, mutually beneficial relationships, particularly in team contexts
- 4
develop capabilities for successfully enhancing and/or changing careers.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
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 MGO5992?
MGO5992 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGO5992 offered?
MGO5992 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is MGO5992?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGO5992 have an exam?
No. MGO5992 has 1 assessment task and no exam.