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Unit of Study HMS00223 - Professional Preparation (2014)

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  • Enrolment information

    Computer and access to the internet is required. Students may not enrol in this unit unless they have completed at least 14 units of study (168 credit points) from within the School of Health & Human Sciences. This is a final year unit involving an internship in the sport, health or fitness industry. To equip students for placement they must have completed a minimum of two years of study in a relevant degree in the School of Health and Human Sciences.

Unit description

Provides students with a systematic approach to developing a strategy for entry into the employment marketplace. In particular, attention is focused on understanding the needs of employers in the sport, health and fitness industries and on communicating to secure a job. In this unit students will actively seek and undertake the equivalent of a three-week full-time internship with a public, community, or private enterprise organisation in order to obtain practical on-the-job experiences - while providing a beneficial and worthwhile opportunity for the host organisation.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction - the industry and job market - the internship placement
Topic 2: Discovering career strengths
Topic 3: Job search strategies
Topic 4: Understanding application and selection processes - writing effective job applications and résumés
Topic 5: The employment interview - interview and selection skills
Topic 6: Career planning and development

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 collect information on internship and employment opportunities from a variety of sources
2 evaluate their individual preferences, skills, aptitudes, qualifications and experience
3 make effective enquiries about internship and employment positions
4 prepare a résumé that matches their qualifications to the needs of the position and write effective cover letters and supporting statements for employment applications
5 prepare for the job interview and present themselves professionally in job interview situations
6 discuss some of the major factors contributing to successful career planning and development
7 demonstrate that they have successfully completed a 3-week (120 hours equivalent) internship with a host organisation, and critically appraise their own performance with that organisation.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. collect information on internship and employment opportunities from a variety of sources
    • GA4:
  2. evaluate their individual preferences, skills, aptitudes, qualifications and experience
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. make effective enquiries about internship and employment positions
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. prepare a résumé that matches their qualifications to the needs of the position and write effective cover letters and supporting statements for employment applications
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. prepare for the job interview and present themselves professionally in job interview situations
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. discuss some of the major factors contributing to successful career planning and development
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  7. demonstrate that they have successfully completed a 3-week (120 hours equivalent) internship with a host organisation, and critically appraise their own performance with that organisation.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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