94680 Entering Professional Life (6cp)

6cp; on campus: 1 x 1 day (pre-internship workshop); 2hrs (mid-session reflective workshop); 2hrs (end-of-internship reflective workshop); online: collaborative online learning activities; off campus: 100hrs min. (140 hrs max.) at host organisation
Anti-requisite(s): Spks Like %, and Category Type = Subject, and Attribute = Work Integrated Learning: Internship AND 010071 Professional Practice 2 Language Literacy and Numeracy AND 010077 Professional Practice 2 Organisational Learning AND 012225 Issues in Indigenous Australian Education AND 013004 Issues in Indigenous Australian Education AND 013009 Professional Experience 1 (Commerce, Business and Economics) AND 013011 Professional Experience 1 (English/History) AND 013013 Professional Experience 1 (Geography/Commerce, Business and Economics) AND 013014 Professional Experience 1 (History/Geography) AND 013016 Professional Experience 1 (Languages) AND 12231 Quantity Surveying 1 AND 12232 Quantity Surveying 2 AND 12233 Quantity Surveying 3 AND 12234 Estimating 1 AND 12235 Quantity Surveying 4 AND 12236 Estimating 2 AND 13012 Design and Invention 01 AND 13022 Design and Invention 02 AND 13032 Design and Invention 03 AND 15360 Project Management Consulting AND 27769 Professional Internship for Graduates AND 50838 Professional Practice (SMD) AND 57021 Journalism Internship AND 75411 Practical Experience AND 75425 Lawyers in Practice AND 75426 Practical Experience 20 days AND C09018 Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) AND C09051 Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) AND C09057 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours) AND C10122 Bachelor of Nursing AND C10123 Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of International Studies AND C10225 Bachelor of Midwifery AND C10300 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science AND C10301 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Management AND C10302 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of International Studies AND C10303 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Management Bachelor of International Studies AND C10328 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation AND C10329 Bachelor of Midwifery Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation AND C10351 Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation AND C10360 Bachelor of Public Health

Description

This subject provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through undertaking an internship to increase their employability, socialise into a professional role and strengthen their professional identity. Students are guided in seeking, obtaining, learning from and reflecting on an internship. Students learn to articulate their learning and career goals to guide their experience and ensure a good match with an approved internship program. The focus is on developing the skills and attributes required for a successful job application; contributing productively to workplace practices; developing professional networks; developing self-analysing skills and awareness of learning needs and goals; improving written, interpersonal and culturally appropriate communication skills; learning to integrate their academic skills and knowledge with workplace skills; and expanding their awareness of how personal attributes influence professional branding and identity.

Students gain a greater awareness of: the complex ambiguities of working and professional life; how to effectively manage themselves and their professional relationships to be successful in the workplace; transferable and technical skills that are essential in their industry of interest; and new-found opportunities that are developed through their professional networks. Completing this subject supports students to reflect on their professional identity, performance and learning objectives and how the internship experience can help shape their future career aspirations.

There is an application process for students who wish to undertake this subject.

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