SEP701 - Continuing Professional Development
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Rob McHenry Trimester 2: Kris Law |
| Cohort rule | Nil |
| Prerequisite | For students enrolled in S460, S461, S462, S463, S465, S466, S467: STP010 and completion of 18 credits points or Unit Chair approval. For students enrolled in S751, S756, S757, S758, S759, S787: STP710 For students enrolled in S788: Nil. Students enrolled in courses outside of the School of Engineering: STP010 or STP710 and Unit Chair approval. |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. Plus, option to attend organised live / in-person practical engineering experiences at various engineering sites as detailed in the unit site not exceeding 10 hours total across the trimester. |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
This unit aims to develop student self-awareness and confidence in authentic engineering practice, through career planning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities to enhance employability in preparation for graduation. Through critical self-reflection, students will conduct an employability audit to identify gaps between their current skills and experiences compared to employer needs and expectations. These gaps will help students to focus where they need to coordinate engagement in a range of CPD activities. These CPD experiences aim to enhance targeted personal and professional skills and support further reflection on employability and lifelong professional development. Students will then use reflective practices to evidence their learning and capabilities via the completion of job application process, that exposes the student to an authentic recruitment process prior to graduation, as preparation for transition to employment.
For Master of Engineering courses, this unit is alternative core unit to SEL703 - Professional Practice - in which students undertake a placement-based WIL experience within industry/community.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Plan and prioritise career goals and professional development tasks relevant to the engineering profession by developing awareness of personal interests and competencies through self-reflection, and characterising employer and industry expectations. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Produce evidence of work-readiness in the profession through engagement with professional practice and continuing professional development that includes consideration of ethics and global perspectives in authentic engineering environments. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Create tailored applications for meaningful employment opportunities, by demonstrating evidence of personal and professional growth and intentional continuing professional development. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Written document, 1,500 word maximum | 20% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 | Portfolio of evidence and logbook not exceeding 3,000 words approximately | 50% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 3 | Written application and reflection not exceeding 7 pages plus a 15-minute interview | 30% | Staged submission between weeks 11-13 (End-of-Unit Assessment period) |
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 SEP701 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month before 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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Unit fee information
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