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MGMT30015( Managing(Work(and(Your(Career( ! SUBJECT!GUIDE!*! *"Version"1,"20th"February"2019"

! Semester'1,'2019' !

Prepared!by! Kris!Young! [email protected]! ! Department!of!Management!and!Marketing! Faculty!of!Business!and!Economics!! !

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Subject!Outline! Introduction( Welcome!to!MGMT!30015:!Managing"Work"and"Your"Career! This!subject!seeks!to!develop!your!conceptual!and!theoretical!understanding!of!careers!and! how!to!manage!yourself!as!you!commence!your!professional!working!life.!In!addition,!you! will!learn!practical!skills!such!as!interviewing,!reflecting!on!your!own!values,!beliefs!and! preferences!and!understanding!how!they!influence!your!own!career!choices.!This!short! quote!is!useful!to!begin!thinking!about!the!subject:!! “Freud"was"once"asked"what"he"thought"a"normal"person"should"be"able"to"do"well."The" questioner"probably"expected"a"complicated"answer."But"Freud,"in"the"curt"way"of"his"old" days,"is"reported"to"have"said:"“Lieben"und"arbeiten”"(to"love"and"to"work)."It"pays"to"ponder" on"this"simple"formula;;"it"gets"deeper"as"you"think"about"it.”"" U!Attributed!to!Erik!H.!Erikson!(1904–1994)! Subject(Overview(and(Aims( This!subject!enhances!students’!understanding!of!what!it!means!to!work!in!an!organisation! and!how!to!develop!their!own!careers.!It!is!suitable!for!all!undergraduates!wanting!to! succeed!at!work.!Based!on!theories!of!career!and!organisational!studies,!the!subject!is! designed!to!offer!practical!insights!for!getting!into!an!organisation,!focusing!on!the!graduate! employment!process,!getting!along!with!others!at!work!including!selfUmanagement,!politics,! influence!and!ethics,!and!getting!ahead!by!investing!in!human!and!social!capital.!The!subject! will!also!address!contemporary!careers!issues!such!as!the!role!of!social!media,!gender,! workUlife!management,!issues!of!employability!and!what!is!career!success.!Through!the!use! of!reflection,!experiential!activities!and!case!studies!the!workshops!will!examine!how!these! theories!can!be!applied!at!the!individual!level.!

Intended!Learning!Outcomes! Learning(Outcomes(and(Generic(Skills( To!view!the!subject!objectives!and!the!generic!skills!you!will!develop!through!successful! completion!of!this!subject,!please!see!the!University!Handbook:!! https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2019/subjects/mgmt30015!

Eligibility!and!Requirements! To!view!the!eligibility!and!requirements,!including!prerequisites,!corequisites,!recommended! background!knowledge!and!core!participation!requirements!for!this!subject,!please!see!the! University!Handbook:!! https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2019/subjects/mgmt30015/eligibilityUandUrequirements

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Academic!Staff!Contact!Details! Please!see!the!subject!LMS!site!for!full!contact!details!of!the!teaching!staff!in!this!subject.! Lecturer(/(Subject(Coordinator(Contact(Details( Name:!

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Kris!Young!

Email:!

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[email protected]!

Consultation!Hours:!!

By!appointment!only!

Email(Protocol( Please!note!that!we!are!only!able!to!respond!to!student!emails!coming!from!a!University! email!address.!Please!do!not!use!personal!email!addresses!such!as!Gmail!or!business!email! addresses.!Emails!from!nonUUniversity!email!addresses!may!be!filtered!by!the!University’s! spam!filter,!which!means!that!we!may!not!receive!your!email.!All!correspondence!relating!to! this!subject!will!only!be!sent!to!your!University!email!address.!Note!that!you!must!first! activate!your!University!email!address!before!you!can!send!or!receive!emails!at!that!address.! You!can!activate!your!email!account!at!this!link:!http://accounts.unimelb.edu.au/.! While!academic!staff!endeavor!to!address!queries!received!via!email,!it!is!more!appropriate! to!resolve!substantive!questions!during!lectures!and!tutorials!and!during!normal!consultation! hours.!With!this!in!mind,!we!encourage!students!to!attend!all!classes!and!to!familiarise! themselves!with!the!consultation!hours!offered!by!the!teaching!staff!in!this!subject.!

Lectures! Lecture(Times( Wednesdays!3:15pm!to!5:15pm,!in!Room:!PARUFBEUG06!(Prest!Theatre)! Lecture(Participation(Requirements( It!is!expected!that!you!will!have!completed!the!career!inventories!(tests),!required!readings! and!associated!questions!prior!to!coming!to!lectures!and!be!able!to!discuss!the!content!of! the!readings.!The!format!of!the!lecture!is!interactive!and!will!consist!of!surveys,!group! discussions,!activities,!video!clips!and!guest!lecturers.!Success!in!this!subject!is!strongly! related!to!attentiveness!at!lectures!and!tutorials,!and!thorough!preparation!for!both.!If!you!are! unable!to!make!it!to!a!lecture!or!tutorial!please!inform!via!email!the!relevant!person,!either! your!lecturer!or!tutor.!There!may!be!an!opportunity!to!attend!an!alternate!tutorial!for!that! week.! You!should!also!check!the!“Announcements”!in!the!LMS!daily.!Any!announcements!that! impact!the!teaching!schedule!or!assessments!will!be!sent!to!your!university!email!address.! Please!be!sure!to!check!that!email!account!daily!during!the!subject!and!final!exam!period.! Career!Inventories!(tests)!to!be!discussed!in!Lecture!are!due!the!TUESDAY!the!day!before! that!Lecture.!For!example,!the!four!assessments!to!be!discussed!in!Lecture!3!must!be! completed!and!submitted!in!the!LMS!during!Week!2.!(Exception!for!Network!Assessment.)! 3!

Lecture(Schedule( Week( Date( Topic( Commencing(

Inventories(to(be( discussed(in(Lecture(

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6th!March!

Introduction:!Managing!Work!and!Your!Career!

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2!

13th!March!

History!of!careers,!new!models!of!careers!and! the!Future!of!Work!

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3!

20th!March!

Developing!SelfUAwareness!through!SelfU Assessment!

4!

27th!March!

Recruitment,!Selection,!and!Negotiation!

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5!

3rd!April!

Establishing!Your!Career!Identity!

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BigU5!Personality! FIROUB! Values!(2!inventories)! Interests!

Organisational!Responsibilities!&!Expectations! 6!

10th!April!

Working!with!others!(diverse!and!virtual!teams)!

Conflict!style!

Conflict!in!the!workplace! 7!

17th!April!

Developing!your!influence! Skills!you!need!in!the!workplace:!social,!political,! and!emotional!

Political!skills! Emotional!style! Impression!Management!

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24th"April"

NO"CLASS:"NONWTeaching"Week"

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1st!May!

Thriving!in!your!1st!Job!

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Coping!with!Stress! Resiliency!and!Optimism! 9!

8th!May!

SelfUdirected!learning!

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SelfUmanagement! Networking! 10!

15th!May!

The!role!of!manager!!

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Mentoring!and!Coaching! Leadership!(without!the!title)! 11!

22nd!May!

Ethics!and!Your!Career!

Ethics!–!SINS!II!

12!

29th!May!

Your!Own!Career!Success!

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Lecture(Slides(/(Materials! Lecture!slides!will!be!placed!on!the!LMS!page!for!this!subject!prior!to!each!lecture.! Please!note!that!the!preLLecture(slides(do(not(contain(all(the(information(to(be( discussed(in(Lecture.!This!follows!a!teaching!and!learning!methodology!that!allows!for! individual!reflection!and!group!discussion!before!‘answers’!are!provided!in!class.!Students! should!follow!along!in!Lecture!and!supplement!the!slides!provided!with!additional!learnings!/! information!given!by!the!Lecturer.!If!you!are!not!able!to!complete!in!class,!please!use!the! Lecture!recording!to!source!the!additional!information.!Students!are!responsible!for!knowing! the!lecture!materials!discussed!in!lecture!and!it!is!examinable.!! Using(Lecture(Capture( Audio!and!video!recordings!of!lectures!delivered!in!this!subject!will!be!made!available!for! review!following!each!lecture.!These!recordings!allow!you!to!revise!lectures!during!the! semester,!or!to!review!them!in!preparation!for!the!end!of!semester!exam.! You!can!access!recorded!lectures!by!clicking!on!the!Lecture!Capture!menu!item!on!the!LMS! page!for!this!subject.!! Please!note!that!recordings!are!not(a(substitute(for(attendance;;!rather!they!are!designed! for!revision.!On!rare!occasions!the!capture!system!can!fail!to!record!the!lecture!due!to! technical!reasons.!In!such!cases,!the!recording!will!not!be!made!available.![If!this!should! occur,!students!will!need!to!source!the!lecture!information!from!their!peers.]!In!lecture! theatres!with!multiple!screens!only!one!screen!will!be!captured,!any(information(projected( onto(the(other(screen(will(not(be(recorded.(This(includes(class(discussions(and( activities(conducted(on(the(whiteboard(or(whitepaper.! The!University!has!recently!moved!to!a!new!Lecture!Capture!platform!with!additional! features.!Please!review!the!Lecture!Capture!Student!Guides!page!for!more!information:! https://lms.unimelb.edu.au/support/guides/students/lectureUcaptureUstudentUguide!

Tutorials!! Tutorial(Times( All!tutorials!commence!in!Week!2.!! Please!see!the!University!timetable!https://sws.unimelb.edu.au/2019/!for!these!details.! Tutorial(Participation(Requirements( Students!are!expected!to!participate!in!all!tutorials.!Our!expectations!are!that!students!will!be! well!prepared!for!each!class,!having!read!relevant!readings!and!completed!all!set!assignments! prior!to!tutorial.!Tutorials!have!been!developed!to!practically!examine!some!Work!and!Career! themes!and!concepts!from!the!lectures!in!more!detail!and!that!relate!to!Assessment!Tasks.!! Tutorial!topics!by!week!coincide!with!the!Lecture!topic!from!the!week!before.! ! 5!

In!some!tutorials!additional!concepts!/!career!tests!will!be!introduced.!(Note,!where!those! materials!are!relevant!to!assessments,!the!information!slides!will!be!uploaded!to!LMS).! Otherwise,!tutorial!slides!will!not!be!made!available.!! Tutorials!are!not!designed!to!be!a!repeat!of!lectures.! Tutorial(Schedule( Week(

Tutorial(Topic(

Tutorial(Exercises(

1!

No!tutorials!in!Week!1!

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2!

Introduction!to!subject!

Career!Quiz:! •! What!are!you!seeking!in!your!career?! •! What!career/job!is!of!interest!to!you?! Researching!careers!

3!

SelfUAwareness!

Tolerance(of(Change(Inventory((test)!(*new!concept) ! Interests!–!What!do!I!enjoy!doing?!

4!

SelfU!Awareness!

Your!Mission!Statement!/!Life!Purpose! Skills!–!What!can!I!do?! 30Usecond!introduction!

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Recruitment!&!Selection!

Telling!your!story! Career!Plan:!Informational!Interviews! •! Who!are!you!interviewing!and!what!will!you!ask! them?! •! Using!your!selfUassessments!

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Career!Identity!

Case!Study!1!

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Organisational!Responsibility!

Case!Study!2!

8!

How!do!I!influence!others!at!work?! Role!play!U!Influence! Understanding!your!social!capital!

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Stress,!coping!and!resiliency!

Strategies!for!managing!stress!and!thriving!at!work!

10!

SelfUmanagement!and!networking! Social(network(Inventory((test)((*new!concept)! Role!play!U!Networking!

11!

Your!Career!Plan!

Career!Plan!Presentations!

12!

Ethics!and!Careers!

Ethical!dilemma!role!plays!

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Assessment! Assessment(Overview( Your!assessment!for!this!subject!comprises!the!following:! Assessment(Task!

Individual(or(Group( Due(

Weighting(

3000!word!case!analysis!assignment! (max!of!4!students!per!group)!

Group!

30%!

2000!word!career!plan!includes:!

Individual!

30!April!2019! (Week!8)! 28!May!2019!

20%!

(Week!12)!

•! Feedback!presentation!(in!your! Week!11!tutorial)! •! Written!submission!(28!May)! 2!hour!end!of!semester!examination!

Individual!

Hurdle"requirement:"To"pass"this" subject,"students"must"pass"the"end" of"semester"examination"

During!the!exam! 50%! period!

Assessment(Details( Assessment(1:(Career(Case(Analysis(( Proportion!of!overall!grade:!30%!! Due:!12pm,!Tuesday,!30th!April!! Word!length:!maximum!3000!words!(+/U!10%)!! The!case!study!for!this!assignment!and!the!detailed!instructions!will!be!posted!on!LMS!by! beginning!of!Week!3.!Assignments!must!be!completed!by!groups!(max!of!4!students),!which!will! be!formed!in!the!assigned!tutorials.!! Groups!will!conduct!their!own!literature!searches!for!the!assignment.!We!expect!15!references! minimum!and!within!these!15,!at(least(10(must(be(scholarly(references(for(this(type(of( assignment.!As!always,!you!should!appropriately!cite!texts!and!readings!in!your!work!and! provide!a!list!of!cited!references!in!APA!referencing!style.!References!from!Lecture!or!Tutorials! must!cite!original!sources!(not!‘Kris!Young’!or!‘Tutor!Name’).!

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Assessment(2:(Individual(Career(Plan(( Proportion!of!overall!grade:!20%!! (5%!by!peer!review!on!Career!Plan!presentation!and!15%!for!Career!Plan!assessed!by!Tutor)!! Due!dates:!Presentation!during!Week!11!tutorial,!final!Career!Plan!by!12pm!Tuesday!28th!May! Word!length:!maximum!2000!words!(+/U!10%)!! Please!download!the!Career!Plan!template!on!the!LMS!(found!in!Assignment!1!INFO!/!Step!6)! and!add!all!your!information!to!this!plan.!This!plan!needs!to!be!typed.!! Your!task!is!to!complete!each!of!the!required!career!inventories!in!LMS,!the!activities!in!Lecture! and!Tutorials,!the!informational!interview!and!identification!of!an!additional!information!source.! The!goal!is!to!use!all!of!these!information!sources!to!evaluate!your!career!choice!and!create!a! plan!for!what!you!need!to!do!to!get!there.!References!are!not!required!in!the!plan.! You!will!be!peerUreviewed!on!this!task,!as!well!as!assessed!by!your!tutor:!! •! You!will!verbally!present!your!Career!Plan!to!your!fellow!students!in!your!Week!11! tutorial!to!receive!feedback!from!your!peers.!! •! You!will!then!submit!your!typed!Career!Plan!document!by!12pm,!Tuesday!28th!May! (Week!12)!for!assessment!by!your!tutor.! The!required(Career(Inventories((tests)!to!be!discussed!in!Lecture!are!due(by(the(TUESDAY( THE(DAY(BEFORE(the(Lecture.!Completion(of(the(career(tests(by(the(due(dates(is(an( assessable(portion(of(the(Career(Plan.!See!scoring!points!allocated!for!completion!in!the! LMS.!Please!ensure!you!complete!each!test!on!time!to!receive!full!points!for!the!completion! element!of!your!mark.! Assessment(3:(Exam(( Proportion!of!overall!grade:!50%!! You!are!required!to!complete!a!2Uhour!endUofUsemester!examination,!in!the!formal!University! examination!period.!All!lecture;;!tutorial!and!reading!materials!are!assessable.!To!pass!this! subject,!students!must!pass!the!end!of!semester!examination.! Details!about!the!format!of!the!exam!will!be!available!on!LMS!in!Week!11.! ! Assignment(Submission( Assignment!submission!is!via!the!LMS!Assignment!Submission!link!for!all!written! assignments.!" Please!note!that!you!are!required!to!keep!a!copy!of!your!assignment!after!it!has!been! submitted!as!you!must!be!able!to!produce!a!copy!of!your!assignment!at!the!request!of! teaching!staff!at!any!time!after!the!submission!due!date.! 8!

Penalties(for(Late(Submission( In!order!to!ensure!equality!for!all!students,!assignments!must!be!completed!within!specified! time!limits.!Late!submissions!will!attract!a!marking!penalty!where!approval!for!late! submission!has!not!been!given.! A!penalty!at!the!rate!of!10%!of!the!total!mark!per!day,!for!up!to!10!days,!after!which!time!a! mark!of!zero!will!be!given.! Assignments!that!do!not!meet!word!limit!requirements!or!exceed!word!limits!may!also!attract! a!marking!penalty.! Students!with!a!genuine!and!acceptable!reason!for!not!completing!an!assignment!(or!other! assessment!task),!such!as!illness,!can!apply!for!special!consideration!(see!policy!below).!" !

Subject!Resources! Prescribed(References( There!is!no!prescribed!text,!rather!a!series!of!readings!for!each!week.!! Please!view!the!list!in!the!LMS.! Supplementary(Readings( A!list!of!supplementary!readings!is!available!in!the!LMS.!!! "

Academic!Integrity! Academic(Honesty( The!University!maintains!high!academic!standards!in!its!courses!and!subjects!and!expects! students!to!conduct!themselves!in!a!manner!which!is!fair,!honest!and!consistent!with!the! principles!of!academic!integrity,!particularly!when!undertaking!assessment!and!research.! http://academicintegrity.unimelb.edu.au/ Referencing( All!sources!used!for!a!written!piece!of!assessment!must!be!referenced.!This!is!to! acknowledge!that!your!material!is!not!based!entirely!on!your!own!ideas,!but!is!based,!in! part,!on!the!ideas,!information,!and!evidence!of!others.!This!is!desirable!as!you!are! attending!University!in!order!to!learn!from!others.! You!will!be!required!to!use!the!APA(system!of!referencing.!The!library!has!prepared!a! website!to!help!students!correctly!reference:!! http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/recite/citations/harvard/generalNotes.html! 9!

It"is"important"that"all"material"you"present"for"assessment"is"referenced"correctly."Material" that"has"not"been"referenced"correctly"may"be"considered"to"be"plagiarised,"and"as"such" may"be"penalised."We"will"also"look"for"evidence"that"material"included"in"the"bibliography" has"been"used"in"the"assignment."Including"references"that"have"not"been"used"may"also" result"in"your"assignment"being"penalised" The!Academic!Skills!Unit!has!produced!resources!to!assist!students!with!referencing! https://services.unimelb.edu.au/academicskills/undergrads/top_resources! The!Library!also!provides!advice!on!referencing:!http://library.unimelb.edu.au/cite! !

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