Unit Synopsis
This unit supports you in identifying and developing core professional practices and skills required by all graduates to succeed in the future world of work. You will learn about core foundation disciplines; develop study, organizational, and planning skills; and learn about your strengths and weaknesses. These disciplines and skills will develop your understanding of how these are connected to your future career choices. You will explore your chosen profession and career opportunities, planning your course and study path to develop the knowledge and skills needed to achieve your career goals. Throughout this unit, your academic and critical thinking skills will be enhanced creating opportunities to effectively engage in future studies. You will commence building an e-portfolio in this unit to showcase your academic and professional work, projects, and competencies to prospective employers. The e-portfolio will record discipline-based contextual practice that will prepare you well for study, work, and engagement as a global citizen contributing to communities and industry.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Term 3 - 2026 Profile
Term 1 - 2027 Profile
Term 2 - 2027 Profile
Term 3 - 2027 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Report | 40% |
| 2. Portfolio | 60% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: SUTE
Clearer assessment details, broader career examples, and more flexible options for professional profile tasks.
Continue to ensure all assignment information is set out clearly on Moodle. Keep including examples from a wide range of careers in workshops. Maintain flexibility by offering alternative options for the professional profile task, rather than relying on a single platform.
The assessment information and Moodle content were reviewed and updated to provide clearer instructions and expectations for students. Weekly workshops incorporated examples from a broader range of careers and disciplines to demonstrate how professional skills can be applied across different study and employment contexts. Greater flexibility was also provided for the professional profile assessment, allowing students to use either LinkedIn or develop a creative online résumé. Collaboration with the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) continued to provide students with additional support in understanding assessment requirements and developing the academic skills needed to complete their assessments successfully.
Source: SUTE
Students valued professional skills development, workshops, drop-in sessions, and feedback, with the relevance of the unit becoming clearer over time.
Continue highlighting how professional skills connect to different careers. Keep providing strong support through workshops, drop-in sessions, and feedback, with the teaching team maintaining this focus into future terms.
The unit continued to provide structured workshops and additional learning support focused on professional and academic skills development. Collaboration with the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) and PASS Leaders was maintained to provide students with additional academic and peer-learning support. Workshops continued to connect unit concepts with practical workplace and career contexts, helping students understand the relevance of the knowledge and skills developed in the unit to their future studies and careers. These approaches supported student engagement and contributed to strengthening the overall learning experience.
Source: SUTE
Unit structure and delivery are well organised, engaging, and supportive of learning.
Continue the current approach of providing a well-structured and engaging learning experience. Further enhance the unit by exploring additional interactive activities, real-world examples, and opportunities for students to apply concepts across a broader range of careers.
The well-structured and engaging approach to unit delivery was maintained in T1 2026, with weekly learning activities designed to support students in understanding and applying key concepts. Workshops continued to incorporate interactive activities, practical exercises, and real-world examples across different careers and disciplines. The teaching team also continued working with the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) and PASS Leaders to provide additional learning and peer support, helping students engage with the unit content and assessments throughout the term.
Source: SUTE
Students valued the practical knowledge and professional skills developed through the unit, particularly where learning was connected to real-world and career contexts.
Continue incorporating practical activities and real-world examples across different disciplines and career pathways. This will help students connect professional skills development with their studies and future careers and maintain the strong practical focus of the unit.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Students indicated that clear and constructive assessment feedback is important in helping them understand their progress and how they can improve their future work.
Continue strengthening assessment feedback by providing clear, constructive and actionable comments that recognise students’ strengths and provide guidance for further development. Feedback should support students in applying what they have learned to future assessments and their ongoing academic development.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify and report on the personal and professional capabilities and attributes necessary for career success, and how you can attain them with your chosen study plan
- Apply multi-modal communication skills for effect.
- Collect and interpret evidence from a range of quality sources to inform responses to routine problems
- Construct a professional e-Portfolio that showcases your skills, capabilities, attributes and achievements.
Not applicable
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Report | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |