Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
One Semester
10 Hours per Semester or Intensive Mode over 2 days
Lilydale
Nil
Credit Points: 0 Credit Points
This is a prescribed unit of study in the Business Major/s, Communication Major/s, Social Science Major/s, and Technology Major/s. It is a compulsory unit of study in all undergraduate degrees at Swinburne.
Careers in the Curriculum is open to all second and third year Higher Education students. It has been specially tailored to provide background information, documentation and skills needed for application and graduate employment in the Business, IT and Social Science industries. The content will include information on a wide range of topics, practical hands-on tasks, as well as presentations by employers. The unit aims to introduce students to the techniques for successfully gaining desired employment and the skills necessary for effective career planning and career management.
This unit will be taught in a variety of modes including face to face, online, distance and blended modes. Delivery of this unit may be through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, seminars and online
Assignment - job application and introduction letter (100%)
This unit will provide discipline-based knowledge and professional capabilities and experiences contributing to students progress in attaining generic skills such as: • problem solving skills, communications skills • ability to tackle unfamiliar problems and ability to work independently
Topics include: • Identification of skills and values • Writing a winning resume • Writing cover letters • Networking, graduate attributes, employer expectations • Interview theory • Interview practice • Topic selected in consultation with Faculty, guest speakers • Further selection processes • Career Action Plan
Lewis, M & O'Noel, K, Your Careers Change Action Kit, 1993. Bright, J & Earl, J, Resumes That Get Shortlisted, 2nd edn, Business Publishing, 2004. Hanna, SL, Career by Design: Communicating Your Way to Success, Pearson Prentice Hall, 3rd edn, 2005.
