Course Title: Applied Professional Practice in Career Design

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Applied Professional Practice in Career Design

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HWSS2193	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
HWSS2241	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Internet	Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025, Sem 2 2025

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HWSS2241	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Internet	PGRDFlex25 (CESA)

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 by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Recommended Prior Study

It is recommended that you have successfully completed HWSS2240

Theories and Practices in Career Design before undertaking this course.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator for more information

Course Description

In this course you will explore how the capabilities required to enable people to construct fulfilling lives founded on learning and work that is individually meaningful and socially constructive are applied in practice. Underpinned by design thinking this course examines how you will apply the Career Industry Council (CICA) competencies professional standards in a range of different career development contexts.

This course examines how you will apply the Career Industry Council (CICA) professional standards and contemporary theoretical knowledge in a range of different career development and employability contexts

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following GC044 (GC044DE) Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development learning outcomes:

PLO1: Develop theoretical and technical knowledge in careers practice, employability solutions and life design

PLO2: Apply design and narrative career counselling in conjunction with CICA professional competencies to develop client focussed outcomes

PLO3: Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, ethical practice, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner

PLO4: Demonstrate customised approaches to engage and communicate with a range of clients and complex issues in diverse settings

PLO5: Analyse and reflect on labour market trends, global changes and technological advances to inform your work with clients

PLO6: Professionally communicate with clients, colleagues and the broader community

Upon successfully completing this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Apply relevant theories, frameworks, initiatives and policy to the practice of learning, career and life design.

CLO2:Assist individuals with self-understanding particularly as it applies to identification of interests, skills and values and effective decision making.

CLO3:Work respectfully and ethically with individuals, demonstrating acceptance of difference and overcoming bias and stereotyping that limit learning.

CLO4:Apply skills in professional practice, e.g., verbal and written communication, referral, maintenance of records, appropriate use of technology, creativity, enterprise, planning and evaluation.

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.

Weekly learning resources are set up and available in Canvas.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT student website.

Overview of Assessment

Assignments are intended to develop key concepts, theories, and practices associated with the CICA professional competencies, as reflected by the course learning outcomes.

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes.

Assessment tasks:

Assessment Task 1: Foundations of Practice Report – Supporting Virtual Client(s) (2000 words)

Aligned with CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4

Assessment Task 2: Work Placement Observation Checklist and Report (2000 words)

Aligned with CLO1, CLO4

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.