Principal Fellow of Advance HE, 2024
ANZAM Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2022
Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award, T183 Design and the Web, The Open University, 2004
Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award, T219 Cisco Networking, The Open University, 2002
SBL1800 Work and Careers
Work and Careers provides students with the opportunity to explore contemporary labour markets, including global megatrends which can impact on employment trends and opportunities. Students will analyse and orally present on graduate roles and longer-term career pathways, developing their appreciation of labour market demands and priorities across diverse sectors and industries. Through learning experiences which incorporate hands-on activities, reflective practices, and opportunities for feedback, students within the unit develop their self-awareness and understanding of professional self’, supporting the creation and articulation of their own personal brand. Students will engage with a series of modules to learn about aspects of professional practice, including practice and responsibility in work, health and safety; diversity and inclusion at work; risk, legal and ethical considerations; managing well-being and self-care at work; professional conduct and organisational culture. This will prepare students for undertaking a virtual work activity where they will apply their discipline skills and knowledge and reflect on their experience to clarify career goals.
SBL2800 Professional Engagement and Planning
Professional Engagement and Planning enables students to collaborate with industry partners and their peers on a client-based project. Projects will provide valuable insights into contemporary work and support students in developing and applying their discipline and professional skills. Students will also familiarise with graduate recruitment processes, identifying a short-term career plan and developing a suite of documents for graduate and internship opportunities. They will be guided and supporting in sourcing a professional practice capstone opportunity in preparation for SBL3800 Professional Practice. Recognition of Prior Learning will not be considered for this unit. Students with substantial course-related work experience and an established career profile can discuss the possibility of replacing the unit with their course coordinator..
MBA6023 Leading Respect at Work
Non-Semester 2
This is taught asynchronously online over 6 weeks, plus as a hybrid online/intensive version.
Respect at work’ is a phrase used to refer to a global movement promoting more inclusive, diverse and psychosocially safe workplaces, whereupon bullying, harassment and sexual harassment are prevented. In this unit, students develop a toolbox of methods focused on advancing a respect at work’ agenda in contemporary workplaces. Through engaging with the learning material, students learn how they can be a respect at work’ champion, advancing a positive and safe workplace culture where everyone can thrive.
This topic aims to:
Identify the cultural and structural determinants of respect at work.
Evaluate the role of leadership in contributing to respectful workplaces.
Analyse effective approaches to managing psychosocial risk.
Communicate effectively the elements of mentally healthy workplaces.
Design evidence-based initiatives to build mentally healthy workplaces.
HASS1001 Building your professional identity
BUS176 Introduction to Management and Governance
BBS200 Introduction to Research Methods for Business
MGMT5002 Organisational Behaviour (part of the MBA)
LEORG101A Organisational Design and Culture (part of the PG Cert in Leadership)
T171 You, Your Computer and the Net
TU170 Online Learning
T209 Information and Communication Technology
T302 Technology Policy