Course Title: Practices in Career Design
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Practices in Career Design
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS2192 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
360H Education |
Internet |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019 |
HWSS2240 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
360H Education |
Internet |
Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS2240 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
360H Education |
Internet |
PGRDFlex23 (GCED) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Serene Lin-Stephens
Course Coordinator Phone: By email
Course Coordinator Email: serene.lin-stephens@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora
Course Coordinator Availability: By email and appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will be introduced to a range of strategies to map your career and make decisions about your professional learning. You will also explore the nature, purpose and acquisition of career and life design practice and gain insight into the Career Industry Council (CICA) professional standards. You will explore how your current knowledge and skills of the professional standards can apply in practice.
Through this course you will gain a deeper understanding of your own areas of strength and areas for further development by reflecting on your knowledge of the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) practitioner standards, current career development theory. You will create a learning map to further develop your practice as a lifelong learner.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
- Develop theoretical and technical knowledge in careers practice, employability solutions and life design
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, ethical practice, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner
- Analyse and reflect on labour market trends, global changes and technological advances to inform your work with clients
Upon successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Describe and analyse major theories and concepts relevant to work, career development, change and transition, lifelong learning and professional development.
- Articulate personal constructs such as interests, skills and values and their relationship to self-assessment, work choice, decision making, lifelong learning and ongoing development.
- Analyse and describe current frameworks, initiatives and policies and factors shaping the future of work and life.
- Reflect and analyse how professional standards for Australian Career Development Practice apply to your own career and life design and enhance your knowledge as a practitioner.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities include:
- Engagement in online learning activities including discussions, activities and webinars
- Review of relevant literature
- Self-directed research on topics linked to assessment tasks
- Reflection and analysis of your practice in terms of how it relates to professional standards.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
The University Library has extensive resources for Education students. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies [https://rmit.libguides.com/careers]
The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarians
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Career and Life Design Map (Total word count in the visual map and written exposition equivalent of 1500 words) Linked Course Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 4
Assessment Task 2: Professional Learning Report (Plan, Implementation, Review/Reflection, and next steps) (2500 words) Linked Course Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Assignments are intended to develop key concepts, theories, and practices associated with the CICA professional competencies, as reflected by the course learning outcomes.
Assignments are competency-based, unweighted, and must be completed satisfactorily to pass this course. Submission dates are indicated in the Syllabus and Assignment sections in the University learning management system. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.