Professional Development 2 - Analysis and Strategy
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Professional Development 2, the second of three units that focus on the professional development of students, will enable students to further develop the knowledge and skills gained in the first Professional Development unit of study and other discipline-based units. Students will gather and evaluate business information in conditions of uncertainty, to help inform effective business decision making. Students will continue to develop teamwork skills and critically evaluate their own technical and generic skills, enabling them to identify strategies for career planning and life-long learning.
Professional Development 2 will develop students' skills in critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative working necessary for professional and academic learning through group and teamwork, interactive class-based activities, team-based projects and a case study approach to business issues.
Unit details
- Location:
- College:
- Study level:Undergraduate
- Credit points ?12
- Unit codeBFP2100
Prerequisites
BFP1001 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1
BFP1100 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 - CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Students must successfully complete EITHER BFP1001 or BFP1100 to undertake this unit of study.
Assessment
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | e-portfolio / webfolio (Individual) | 20% |
| Assignment | Business Concept Proposal (Team) | 20% |
| Presentation | Business Concept Proposal (Team Presentation) | 10% |
| Project | Business Project Plan (Team) | 30% |
| Presentation | Oral Project Updates (Team) | 20% |
Required reading
Strategies for creative problem solving 2nd edn
Fogler, HS & LeBlanc, SE 2008
Pearson Education Inc, Upper Saddle River
Where to next?
If you are interested in this unit as part of a course, refer to our how to apply page to find out more about our application process.
If you are a current VU student, you may be able to enrol in this unit as an elective.
- Contact the College of Business to see if you are able to take the unit.
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How to apply
Already a VU student?
You may be able to enrol in this unit as an elective.
For more info contact the
College of Business