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Lismore Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Advanced

Former School/College

Former School of Health and Human Sciences

Pre-requisites

Completion of 144 credit points or equivalent of admitted course.

Anti-requisites

MNG10476 - Professional Development for the Workplace

Unit aim

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

Learning outcomes

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: 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 critically appraise their own performance with host 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:
    • GA7:
  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. critically appraise their own performance with host organisation.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.