pd1 unit guide
Professional Development 1 – Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving
BFP1100
2014
1
UNIT OF STUDY GUIDE
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT
YEAR
2014
SEMESTER Two
UNIT TITLE
Professional Development 1 – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
UNIT CODE
BFP1100
PRE-REQUISITES
CREDIT POINTS
12 points
MODE OF DELIVERY
On-campus
UNIT COORDINATORS
NAME Raquel Licciardi
EMAIL Raquel.Licciardi@vu.edu.au
NAME Andrew Stein
EMAIL Andrew.Stein@vu.edu.au
DESCRIPTOR
Professional Development 1 will develop students’ skills in critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative working necessary for professional and academic learning through group and teamwork, interactive class-based activities, team-based projects and a case study approach to business issues.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the unit, students should be able to:
1.
Identify and appreciate the social, cultural, political, economic and legal dimensions on effective business practice;
2.
Identify, appreciate and develop skills, interests and motivations in individual and multidisciplinary team settings;
3.
Use a variety of information gathering and analysis methods and tools to develop business literacy;
4.
Contextualise information and problem definition;
5.
Define business problems within a problem solving framework;
6.
Apply problem-solving strategies to business issues using effective verbal, written and visual modes of delivery;
7.
Understand the cognitive and dispositional dimension of critical thinking;
8.
Reflect insightfully on learning to demonstrate personal awareness, self-motivation and change readiness.
LEARNING IN THE WORK PLACE
25% of the assessment in this Unit of Study will relate to learning in the workplace. Learning in the workplace activities that will be included in this Unit of Study are:
1. Disney Case Study – Scoping Report
TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
This Unit of
Thinking and Problem Solving
BFP1100
2014
1
UNIT OF STUDY GUIDE
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT
YEAR
2014
SEMESTER Two
UNIT TITLE
Professional Development 1 – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
UNIT CODE
BFP1100
PRE-REQUISITES
CREDIT POINTS
12 points
MODE OF DELIVERY
On-campus
UNIT COORDINATORS
NAME Raquel Licciardi
EMAIL Raquel.Licciardi@vu.edu.au
NAME Andrew Stein
EMAIL Andrew.Stein@vu.edu.au
DESCRIPTOR
Professional Development 1 will develop students’ skills in critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative working necessary for professional and academic learning through group and teamwork, interactive class-based activities, team-based projects and a case study approach to business issues.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the unit, students should be able to:
1.
Identify and appreciate the social, cultural, political, economic and legal dimensions on effective business practice;
2.
Identify, appreciate and develop skills, interests and motivations in individual and multidisciplinary team settings;
3.
Use a variety of information gathering and analysis methods and tools to develop business literacy;
4.
Contextualise information and problem definition;
5.
Define business problems within a problem solving framework;
6.
Apply problem-solving strategies to business issues using effective verbal, written and visual modes of delivery;
7.
Understand the cognitive and dispositional dimension of critical thinking;
8.
Reflect insightfully on learning to demonstrate personal awareness, self-motivation and change readiness.
LEARNING IN THE WORK PLACE
25% of the assessment in this Unit of Study will relate to learning in the workplace. Learning in the workplace activities that will be included in this Unit of Study are:
1. Disney Case Study – Scoping Report
TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
This Unit of