Key facts

UNE unit code: MM105

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Start
  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - Online
  • Trimester 3 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
  • UNE Sydney Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • Yes
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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Businesses rely on people working together to achieve a common goal. This practical unit will equip you with the skills to interact individually, and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders in professional situations.

Studying this unit you will hone your communication skills. You will explore the role of communication, creativity and professional identity in business, and apply this knowledge to business problems.

This unit will help you to lay the foundations for developing your own professional identity as a confident, capable and reliable businessperson, ready to respond to opportunities and challenges in the workplace.

Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2On Campus, UNE Sydney Campus
Trimester 2Online
Trimester 3Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

StartFinishDurationAttendanceOfferingsNotes
22 August 202522 August 20251 dayNon-Mandatory Intensive SchoolAll offeringsTrimester 2 Non-Mandatory Intensive School - UNE Sydney. If the minimum number of ten (10) student registrations has not been reached at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date, the Non-Mandatory Intensive School will be cancelled.
18 December 202518 December 20251 dayNon-Mandatory Intensive SchoolAll offeringsTrimester 3 Non-Mandatory Intensive School - UNE Sydney. If the minimum number of ten (10) student registrations has not been reached at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date, the Non-Mandatory Intensive School will be cancelled.

Enrolment rules

Co-requisites
for ENABLE students: ENAB102

Notes

If you are completing the Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Development you can only take this unit in Trimester 2

To study this unit on campus at the UNE Sydney Campus you must be admitted to your course as an on campus student at the UNE Sydney Campus.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Andrea WallaceLecturer - UNE Business School
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Matthew WyselResearch Fellow - UNE Business School

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. recognise the role of communication and creativity in business, and devise and communicate creative solutions to business-related problems;
  2. employ reflection, self-awareness and emotional intelligence to develop a professional identity;
  3. manage individual and collaborative work processes; and
  4. recognise, analyse, and respond appropriately to a range of ethical, cultural and social issues.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Online ActivitiesYes40%All offerings

Online formative activities over the course of the unit.

No. Words: 2000

WorkshopYes30%All offerings

Workshop activities completed in class and/or online but students must submit individual reports.

No. Words: 1500

Written TaskYes30%All offerings

The written task may assess a variety of skills taught in the unit.

No. Words: 1500

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

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