Professional Identity B
UndergraduateGRF-AFE2262024
Course information for 2024 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Professional Identity B
About this subject
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- 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 Fair Work Act 2009, and 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; and
- Relate leadership behaviours and traits to upholding and promoting the Code of Ethics and advancement of the financial advice profession.
- Ethical Frameworks
- Ethical Decision-Making
- Negotiation and Mediation
- Managing Conflict
- Change, Adaptability and Managing Stress
- Leadership
Students explore ethical frameworks and their application to decision-making in financial services scenarios. This subject also aims to further advance students' knowledge and generic skills required to be effective in financial planning including advanced communication topics and leadership in the profession.
Prerequisite: AFE225 Professional Identity Part 1 (PLEASE NOTE: AFE226 is a continuation of AFE225 - each subject is only worth 5 Credit Points).
Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 2215AFE_Y2: Professional Identity Part 2.
- This assessment is submitted in AFE225 (30%)
- This assessment is submitted in AFE225 (20%)
- Presentation - Webinar (35%)
- Employment Portfolio (15%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.0625 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 5 to 6 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice
UndergraduateGRF-AFA-DEG
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