This unit has focus on transition into university, and looking forward towards the transition out of university into the workplace. All aspects of the unit will be considered through an evidence-based professional lens. This unit will not simply teach students about the foundational university skills, but it will support students in putting these skills into commerce professional contexts. Professional orientation also introduces students to a range of reflective practices for both personal and professional identity as part of the academic and professional planning and development.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the work standards expected by Commerce graduates in the workplace;
2. Articulate the importance of career planning and map out their academic and professional trajectories;
3. Identify the parameters and diverse opportunities of your discipline and explore where and how you might play a role in it, and how culture, personal history, beliefs and attitudes impact on personal and professional contexts; and
4. Draw upon a multidisciplinary knowledge of Commerce business to address future of work challenge/s.

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
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
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
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11507 Professional Orientation (Fundamentals), 9799 Foundations of Professional Planning

Equivalent units

11011 Professional Orientation (Business), 11012 Professional Orientation (Government and Policy)

Assumed knowledge

None.