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Professional Identity A
Undergraduate | GRF-AFE225 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Professional Identity A
About this subject
- Produce a portfolio of evidence, including identification of appropriate referees, to effectively address a financial services internship or graduate position description and selection criteria.
- Implement reflective practice techniques to apply your knowledge of workplace rights and responsibilities, including those under the Corporations Act 2001, other legislation and financial services regulation.
- Demonstrate a range of generic and behavioural skills required to be an effective professional, including the application of ethical communication in negotiation and managing conflict.
- Apply theory, including Utilitarian, Deontological and Virtue ethical frameworks, to decision-making in financial advice scenarios.
- Relate leadership behaviours and traits to upholding and promoting the FASEA Code of Ethics and advancement of the financial advice profession.
- Internship preparation - The application process
- Internship preparation - The application process
- Internship preparation - The application process
- Workplace rights and responsibilities
- Workplace rights and responsibilities
- Workplace rights and responsibilities
Students continue career planning with a focus on workplace expectations, understanding how professional organisations work, including compliance procedures, application of the FASEA Code of Ethics and the use of fintech. Students develop familiarity with roles within financial planning practices (admin, paraplanner, advice, management) through interactions with professionals and observations of client-professional relationships in practice.
This is a restricted subject for students in the Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice and is only a 5 credit point subject.
- Employment portfolio (60%)
- Written Assignment (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Video equipment
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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