Career Learning: Managing Your Career

• • Explore your career aspirations and goals;
  • Clarify your career aspirations through industry engagement; and
  • Learn how to drive your career and actively plan to develop the skills you need for future career success.

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject assists students to clarify their career aspirations and goals and supports them in planning the development of skills they will need for future career success.  Students will complete a series of four online modules.  Through the subject, students will undertake self-assessment activities, create a future career development plan and learn to use tools which will help them to showcase their capabilities through an online Career Learning e-Portfolio.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

Career aspirations: Self-assessment and critical reflection Students will be required to: 1. evidence their skill capability using the STAR method 2. compose a coherent critical reflection in which they consider their career aspirations, current skills and how their chosen course at Murdoch is part of their personal, professional and career development Career Enhancement: Designed materials and reflection Students will be required to: 1. create a professional profile for use in digital platforms 2. create a short video of a professional pitch 3. reflect on how they can use their professional digital profile and pitch to promote their employability to future employers Career Management: Professional Plan Students will be required to: 1. write a guided reflection report related to their engagement with industry 2. determine what skills and Murdoch Attributes they developed or evidence by completing an informational interview 3. develop a career plan that can be mobilised now.

• Self-Assessment (25%)
• Reflective Task (35%)
• Final Plan (40%)

Current study term: 30 May 21 to 29 Aug 21

Next study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21