Professional Orientation (Commerce) (11010.3)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Business School | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the work standards expected by Commerce graduates in the workplace;
2. Articulate the importance of career planning and map out their academic and professional trajectories;
3. Identify the parameters and diverse opportunities of your discipline and explore where and how you might play a role in it, and how culture, personal history, beliefs and attitudes impact on personal and professional contexts; and
4. Draw upon a multidisciplinary knowledge of Commerce business to address future of work challenge/s.
Graduate attributes
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
11507 Professional Orientation (Fundamentals), 9799 Foundations of Professional PlanningEquivalent units
11011 Professional Orientation (Business), 11012 Professional Orientation (Government and Policy)Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Online | Dr Naomi Dale |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Dr Naomi Dale |
Required texts
Bassot, B., 2020. The reflective journal. Macmillan International Higher Education. 3rd Edition
Please note that this text will be used in a number of professional practice units. This is a new edition of this book, either second or third edition of this book will be required.
An e-version of this text is available.
Suggested;
Yunkaporta, T., 2019. Sand Talk, How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne Australia
Callaghan, P. and Gordon, P., 2014. iridescence, Finding your colours and living your story. MoshPit Publishing, Hazelbrook NSW Australia
Submission of assessment items
Requirements
Students must attempt and submit all assessment items to be eligible to pass the unit
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
This unit is delivered online and students should work through modules and activities throughout the semester.
Students should attend timetabled workshops online from week 2.
Participation requirements
none
Required IT skills
As you are enrolled in an online workshop you need to be comfortable using the Virtual Classroom and have reasonable access (bandwidth / data).
Work placement, internships or practicums
N/A