Faculty of Business: Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Credit points: 3 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Handbook description

Through this subject, students are provided with the strategies and skills necessary for a lifetime of career-related decision making. Students engage in a variety of self-discovery initiatives exploring personal interests, values and abilities. With this information, students utilise various exploration techniques to define and clarify post-graduation educational and career plans.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Apply fundamental components of career planning to their personal situation.
2. Write an effective resume and application for employment.
3. Explain issues associated with equal employment opportunity and occupational health and safety.
4. Be aware of the importance of reflection in experiential learning.

Contribution to graduate profile

This subject utilises experiential learning and requires students to articulate their career goals and develop a short-term plan for the attainment of these goals. Employment seeking skills are covered, with an emphasis on how to identify industry positions, and write effective resumes and job applications.

Teaching and learning strategies

Classes will incorporate lectures and industry personnel presentations. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• Experiential Learning and reflection
• Career opportunities and job pathways
• Career planning
• Job seeking techniques
• Writing a resume and job application
• Interviewing techniques

Assessment

Career Planning Exercise (Individual)	40%
This addresses objectives 1 and 4.
Resume and job application (Individual)	60%
This addresses objectives 1 and 2.

The assignments are based on a current job advertisement which interests the student. The personal nature of the assignments encourages students to undertake independent work, thus, security concerns are minimal for this subject.

Recommended text(s)

There is no required text for this subject.

Indicative references

Brown, D. & Brooks, L. (1996). Career choice and development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Boud, D. (ed) (1998). Current Issues And New Agendas In Workplace Learning. Leabrook, S.A.: NCVER.

Hanna, S. (1998). Career development by design. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Posner, G.J. (1993). Field Experience: A Guide to Reflective Teaching. New York: Longman.