Professional Orientation (Fundamentals) (11507.2)

This unit supports students in planning and preparing for their professional life by providing a framework to successfully navigate their way through university study and from this springboard to their chosen professional destination. It is intended to provide students with the knowledge, skills and insights into how to manage the transitions into university from there into the professional world. The aspects of the unit will be considered through an evidence-based professional lens (i.e. not simply foundational university skills, but putting these skills within their professional contexts). This unit also provides a basic understanding of various disciplines in Business, Commerce, Government and Policy required by graduates of a relevant degree.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the work standards expected by commerce, business or government and policy graduates in the workplace, and develop a personal and academic plan to achieve these;
2. Map out their academic and professional trajectories over the next five years in an ePortfolio;
3. Demonstrate their ability to recall and apply the knowledge, professional and personal skills required in the discipline-specific fields;
4. Identify communication modes appropriate to their discipline and professional destination;
5. Work effectively in teams to achieve academic and real-world/professional goals; and
6. Reflect upon the relationship between diversity, divergence and innovation in effective teamwork.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Skills development

This unit has a focus on transitioning into university and looking forward towards their professional development as well as the future of work. Professional Orientation introduces a range of reflective practices for both personal and professional identity as part of academic and professional planning and development. 

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

9799 Foundations of Professional Planning, 11010 Professional Orientation (Commerce), 11011 Professional Orientation (Business), 11012 Professional Orientation (Government & Policy).

Assumed knowledge

None.