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Arts and Social Sciences Graduates in the Workplace: Ethical and Social Responsibility - ARTS3005
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 48 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Arts and Social Sciences graduates are employed in an enormous range of capacities throughout the workforce, where they are routinely called upon to exercise their ethical and social responsibilities. Combines orientational lectures from Faculty academic staff with presentations by graduates who discuss the nature and consequences of their university education, and issues of ethical and social responsibility from the perspective of their own workplace experience. Weekly seminars allow students to pursue in depth the issues raised by graduates' presentations and to relate these issues to the purposes and consequences of their educational experience at UNSW.

Note: Offered by the School of Social Science and Policy.


Learning Outcomes

Completion of this course will result in:
  • Enhanced skills in career planning and development
  • A greater understanding of the role of the arts and social science graduate in society
  • Increased understanding of ethical and professional issues in their social context.

Assessment

  • Journal entry - 30%
  • Application and CV - 10%
  • Assignment (Choice of submission, review, interviews, analytical essay) - 35%
  • Presentation and participation - 25%

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