APE101 - Create Your Own Career
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online) 2022 Final year of offer |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Tony Chalkley Trimester 2: Tony Chalkley |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MWL101 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit introduces students to three key principles of professional development planning – how to identify, research and pursue their preferred career path and how to develop their employability and professional skills throughout their studies and working life.
The self-awareness section works on identifying their strengths and weaknesses, what they want from work and how to find potential careers.
The industry awareness sections mentors students through researching an industry by interviewing a professional their preferred field.
The decision making section helps them identify steps they can take during their degree to improve their employability.
The work integrated learning sections helps them to explore opportunities to undertake internships, volunteer, study overseas or travel to build their experience and skills. This is designed to prepare students who wish to undertake APE201 Individual Professional Project and APE202 Team Professional Project or any other internship units within their own degree.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify key employability skills that are developed via their chosen course of study and understand how these skills can be evidenced | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate awareness of career opportunities and pathways into industries/professions of interest to them | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their current skill set and identify priorities for development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Develop and present a personalised professional development plan | GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Seminar /Online exercises | 1600 words or equivalent (4 x 400 words) | 40% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 - Report 1 (career interview and reflection) | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 - Report 2 (professional development plan) | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: APE101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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