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WORK300 Professional Skills Development

Updated: 02 April 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites 72 cp including at least 36 cp at 200 level or above, completion of preparatory WorkReady training and approval of the relevant Course Coordinator and/or Head of School
Co-requisites
Restrictions WORK 200, 500
Notes None
Combined Units WORK500 - Professional Skills Development
Coordinator(s) Airlie Bell (abell@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit enables students to apply their academic knowledge in a workplace context, to reflect and report on the experience, thus increasing their level of career readiness. The work includes: (1) not less than 120 hours of directed investigation, project work or other appropriate academic or professional activity in a host workplace; (2) not less than 30 hours of additional study and assignment preparation. Before enrolling, a student must (a) obtain permission from the designated contact at the School; (b) negotiate with an academic supervisor the assessment tasks to be undertaken; (c) identify and contact a prospective host employer; (d) register with the Student Assist Workready Program and complete the WorkReady Preparation Program.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

No texts required
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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