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Unit Summary
Unit aim
Equips students with the skills and capacity to manage and inform their own professional identity in contemporary business careers. Students will explore techniques, tools and processes that will provide the background and context for career choices.
Unit content
Topic 1: Theories and models of career management
Topic 2: Develop your professional identity
Topic 3: Personal branding
Topic 4: Job search strategies
Topic 5: Applying for the job
Topic 6: Future-proofing your career
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.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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1 | synthesise key theoretical principles, professional skills and individual attributes relating to career planning and development |
2 | demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process |
3 | utilise self-assessment tools to develop practical strategies to manage a lifelong career |
4 | differentiate and apply various techniques for successful lifelong career planning |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- synthesise key theoretical principles, professional skills and individual attributes relating to career planning and development
- demonstrate the ability to effectively meet the professional requirements of the employment selection process
- utilise self-assessment tools to develop practical strategies to manage a lifelong career
- differentiate and apply various techniques for successful lifelong career planning
Prescribed texts
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