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Unit of Study HMS00223 - Professional Preparation (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

      Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated professional experience learning. 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 full-time or equivalent 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

  • Introduction - the industry and job market - the internship placement
  • Discovering career strengths
  • Job search strategies
  • Understanding application and selection processes - writing effective job applications and résumés
  • The employment interview - interview and selection skills
  • Career planning and development

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

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
GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of the scope of practice for an exercise science professional
2 evaluate individual preferences, skills, aptitudes, qualifications and experience
3 make effective enquiries about internship and employment positions
4 prepare a résumé that matches 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 critically appraise own performance with host organisation.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the scope of practice for an exercise science professional
    • GA4:
  2. evaluate individual preferences, skills, aptitudes, qualifications and experience
    • GA4:
  3. make effective enquiries about internship and employment positions
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. prepare a résumé that matches qualifications to the needs of the position and write effective cover letters and supporting statements for employment applications
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. prepare for the job interview and present themselves professionally in job interview situations
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. discuss some of the major factors contributing to successful career planning and development
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  7. critically appraise own performance with host organisation.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.