In this unit students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries and sectors. They will integrate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through individual or cross-disciplinary team projects, industry collaborations or entrepreneurial activities, and further develop their sense of professional identity and purpose.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Reflect on and evaluate the standards of performance and practice expected in their profession, and how professional skills and knowledge align with these expectations;
2. Apply and critique their academic learning in the development and production of a range of artefacts or strategic solutions to meet real industry needs;
3. Solve problems and make appropriate and ethical decisions in professional contexts using information, professional and disciplinary knowledge and consideration of different perspectives; and
4. Acquire, articulate and apply a range of transferable employability skills.

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 - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
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 - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

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.

Students 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.