Professional Masters Practice of Work
Overview
The unit aims to provide students with the essential communication and teamwork skills for a successful professional career. Students will work within a simulated work-like environment that resembles professional practice. Students will undertake team-based activities and explore alternative communications strategies in context and be given the opportunity to reflect on self and others in a professional context. These activities will enhance the student’s capacity for self-reflection, seen as a critical skill in modern workplaces. The unit will also provide students with the capacity to identify their goals and the strategies to realise them in the professional workplace.
Requisites
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving in professional team-based contexts
- Demonstrate professional communication for a range of audiences, including industry
- Reflect and evaluate own performance and others, and demonstrate learning for improved practice
- Link disciplinary knowledge and skills to real-world contexts
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Preparedness Exercise | Individual | 5 - 15% | 3 |
| Critical Thinking Task | Individual | 34 - 45% | 3,4 |
| Project Proposal | Group | 10 - 20% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Project and Presentation | Individual/Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,4 |
Content
- Identifying your professional skills-Setting and achieving personal and professional goals
- Team dynamics and group work
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Reflective writing
- Critical thinking and problem-solving in a professional context
- Professional workplace cultures
- Professional ethics
- The future world of work
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.