Unit rationale, description and aim
Digital disruption, globalization and changes to the regulatory environment are fundamentally changing the way people work. Graduates of the MBA are expected to develop agile working practices to adapt to the ever-changing work landscape. In particular, they are expected to apply twenty-first century literacies appropriately based on the knowledge of current communications technologies, practices and engagement with diverse groups in society. They are also expected to engage in ongoing self- development and lifelong learning as technologies and associated literacies progress. This unit provide students with a range of skills to assist them in becoming adaptive employees working for both organizations and, at times, themselves. These skills include self-management, personal branding and resilience. The overarching aim of this unit is to teach students how to continuously develop their professional skills and relevance in an ever-changing work environment.
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Demonstrate understanding of the nature of digital...
Learning Outcome 01
Describe key trends in digital disruption and thes...
Learning Outcome 02
Outline how careers and work identities will chang...
Learning Outcome 03
Apply models of personal development to assist in ...
Learning Outcome 04
Engage effectively in personal branding
Learning Outcome 05
Content
Topics will include:
- Nature of digital disruption
- Trends in digital disruption
- Positive and negative impacts of digital disruption
- Workplace impacts of change
- Nature of contemporary careers
- Personality types and models
- Coping with change
- Building resilience
- Personal branding
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment strategy for this unit is based on a progression from demonstrating knowledge about the nature of the changing nature of work, to implementing personal strategies to cope with the changing nature of work. Students will be provided with the theoretical knowledge and tools to manage the future workplace and the assessment will provide an opportunity to develop these skills in a supportive environment.
The assessment items support this strategy of developing personal attributes for a changing work environment as follows. The first assessment item requires students to analyse the contemporary and developing world of work based on the notion of digital disruption. The second assessment item requires students to critically examine how different personality types work together to assist in developing skills to manage multiple team environments across the working life span. The final assessment is focused on students being able to identify their marketable strengths and skills and be able to develop a presence which is attractive to potential employers.
Overview of assessments
Trend analysis: Require students to demonstrate t...
Trend analysis: Require students to demonstrate their understanding of the impact of digital disruption on work.
25%
Group assessment: requires students to demonstrat...
Group assessment: requires students to demonstrate an understanding of how to work effectively in multiple environment based on the application of personality and personal development models
25%
Personal branding pitch: requires students to dev...
Personal branding pitch: requires students to develop and implement a personal branding pitch using current communication technologies
50%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
This unit takes an active learning approach which requires students to not only understand the complexity of modern work but to actively engage in activities which help make sense of disruption and change on a personal level. The unit will be undertaken using an interactive seminar approach, supplemented with online learning and facilitated online learning sessions. Students will work individually in developing their own style and collaboratively in small groups to support each other in this development. Students will also engage in peer coaching in assisting in this personal and professional development. Learning will be predominantly self-directed and academic staff will act as facilitators in this process.