Unit Overview
- Description
This introductory preparation unit supports students in making purposeful choices about future experiential learning. Students explore their values, interests, strengths and career aspirations; investigate contemporary professional environments; and use career design principles to connect academic study with possible professional pathways.
Through self-paced learning, guided career development activities and practical preparation tasks, students develop a professional profile and identify the capabilities they aspire to develop through later industry-connected experiences. Students evaluate potential experiential learning settings, establish development goals and prepare an individual experiential learning and career action plan.
The unit does not include an internship, placement, workplace project or required industry experience hours.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode First year of offer Not available in 2026 UWA (Perth) On-campus - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 1 elective
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) identify values, interests, strengths, development needs and emerging professional goals; (2) explain how experiential learning can contribute to academic, personal and career development; (3) investigate professional environments and use career design approaches to compare future experiential learning and career options; (4) prepare professional communication materials and an appropriate professional profile; (5) set learning goals and evaluate the practical, ethical and professional responsibilities involved in a future industry-connected experience; and (6) create an experiential learning and career action plan that supports progression to a subsequent experiential learning experience or internship unit.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) career exploration and career design portfolio; (2) professional profile and communication portfolio; and (3) experiential learning and career action plan. Further information is available in the unit outline.
This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Professor Zachary Aman and Ms Glenys Evans and Ms Niyousha Taeidi
- Contact hours
- workshops: 2 hours per week (contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours)
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.