In this unit students will undertake professional accreditations, specialist skills packages or develop professional competencies identified by industry and Course Advisory Groups as required for contemporary practice. This may include, for example, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Adwords, or workplace project management tools.

Students will apply their learning in simulated or real-world contexts, develop employability skills and strengthen the disciplinary skills and knowledge needed to contribute to and excel in their professions. Authentic learning experiences will be tailored to disciplines and will include specialist skills training, individual or team projects, simulated workplace experiences, industry collaborations, competitions or other industry-engaged learning experiences.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Reflect on and analyse professional ethical codes, standards of conduct and legal parameters as practised in the workplace and in professional settings;
2. Develop and critique the technical and professional skills necessary for contemporary practice in their fields and in workplaces; and
3. Practice the principles of collaboration to achieve effective and innovative outcomes in real or simulated professional contexts.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Skills development

The graduate attributes may be demonstrated in different ways and to different degrees, depending on the options students choose within the unit.

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Communication and Media, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Creative Industries or Bachelor of Digital Design programs.

Must have passed 24 credits points in the course AND one of the following units:
10333 Professional Orientation: Arts OR
10334 Professional Orientation: Built Environment OR
10335 Professional Orientation: Communication and Media OR
10336 Professional Orientation: Design OR
11591 Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and Digital Design)

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.