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BES2500 | Business Professionalism and Career Management | ||
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | |||
Credit Points: 15 | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
BES1100 | Foundations of Business Knowledge | ||
OR | |||
BES1500 | Business Communication and Analysis | ||
Description: | |||
This unit will assist students to develop the key employability skills that will help them to prepare for future employment. Skills core to the unit include: working effectively with others; developing professionalism; self-awareness and self-management. On an individual level, there is a focus on self-awareness and self-management in career planning and development. Students will gain hands-on experience with the nuances of implementing effective job search strategies; resume writing and adapting resumes to different job specifications through addressing selection criteria and, customising cover letters. Further, students will engage with a variety of interview techniques and learn how to prepare for different types of interview situations. At an organisational level, the focus of the unit is on working effectively with others and developing professionalism through time, task and goal management to elicit efficiency, drive and multi-tasking capability. Students will develop a more advanced understanding of the process of implementing employability skills in global business contexts by undertaking projects that develop team-working skills and a cross-cultural outlook. Full Unit Outline | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
Y70 | Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Business | ||
G95 | Bachelor of Business | ||
G95 | Bachelor of Business - Bunbury | ||
K34 | Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) | ||
K98 | Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Business | ||
Y04 | Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Business | ||
Y94 | Bachelor of Planning | ||
Y88 | Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business | ||
Y88 | Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business - Bunbury | ||
M63 | Bachelor of Sport Management | ||
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014