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SEP701 - Continuing Professional Development

Year:

2022 unit information

Important Update:

Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates.

Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:
Trimester 1: Cloud (online)
Trimester 2: Cloud (online)
 
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Rob McHenry
Trimester 2: Rob McHenry
Cohort rule:

Must be enrolled in S688, S751, S752, S756, S757, S758, S759, S788

Prerequisite:

STP710

For students enrolled in S788: Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour seminar per fortnight.

Content

Not only are employers seeking engineering graduates with good technical knowledge, they are also demanding that they have well-developed professional skills. Even though you may have been working in the industry for a number of years, professional skills are a living skills, requiring ongoing improvement. SEP701 is designed for students who have experience working in industry but need further development in evidencing professional skills. Students will identify professional skills that they have developed through their work activities in the field of engineering and explore what constitutes evidence and how to document evidence for credentialing purposes.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply principles of self-reflection to identify relevant professional knowledge and skills for practice in the Engineering profession.

GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Assess work practices and performance outcomes and prepare documentation that culminates evidence of work activities and practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Reflective report Written report, 2,500-word maximum 40% Week 8
Career professional development report Written report, 2,500-word maximum 45% Week 12
Online discussion Online reflection 15% Throughout the trimester then final submission week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEP701 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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