1. Part 4: Being Professional Topic 10 - Developing Professionals
Business and Society
Part 4: Being Professional
Topic 10 - Developing Professionals
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Assignment 3
3 Reflective pieces Due date: 30 October by 11 pm This assignment requires you to write three pieces of your reflection on the given topics
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Assignment 3
The capacity to reflect is an important element of professional life. It enhances the capacity to evaluate current knowledge and to understand and accept personal weaknesses and strengths. This assignment will enable you to develop critical reflection skills and recognise the value of critical reflection in professional life.
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Assignment 3
Task Description The assignment requires the writing of three short reflective pieces. Each piece will reflect on a specific content within the course. The three pieces in total should not exceed 2000 words. Each piece requires you to bring together: 1. information from relevant readings 2. concepts from the relevant part of the course 3. personal experience Turn these over in your mind and reflect on the topic, and write in the first person about your considered view. The total word length for this assignment is 2000 words. You may choose to allocate approximately equal words to each of the three pieces.
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6. Reflective Piece: Entry 1
The first reflective piece requires you to reflect on “whether or not corporations can be a force for social sustainability"
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7. Reflective Piece: Entry 2
The second reflective piece requires you to reflect on “whether or not ‘business and ethics’ is an oxymoron"
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8. Reflective Piece: Entry 3
The first reflective piece requires you to reflect on “the relevance of cultural awareness in your future professional life"
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9. For all Reflective Pieces
Information: There are Suggested Readings. You may, however, also choose to anchor your reflection in any of the other readings from the relevant sections of the course. Way of making sense: Useful conceptual background might come from the segments of the course which discuss the relevant topics. Personal experience: There may be experiences you have had or experiences of other people or corporations
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10. Reflection in Assignment 3
Topic
Information:
readings and course materials
Way of
making sense
Personal
experience
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Assignment 3 FAQ
1. Is there a special format? NO, a Word document with a heading for each entry is an easy way 2. Can I write in the first person? YES, it is your own reflection, turning things over in your mind and making sense of them 3. Do I write three reflections? YES. about 2000 words +/- 10 percent in total. You may choose to have about 700 words for each entry. Reference list not included in word count. 4. What are the topics for SP5 2016? Discussed in lectures. Listed in the Course outline. Changed every semester 5. Where can I get help? Help with assignment 3, online under Assessment Help 6. Can I send in a draft to my tutor? YES, first entry only, simple feedback, must send before 20 October 7. Do I have to summarise the additional references? NO, they are a suggested source of background 8. Is there a minimum number of references? Probably 1 for each entry, linked to the resources in the Course outline
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Lecture today
Developing as professionals:
At individual level
At organisational level
At industry level
At national/societal level
Introduction to Career Planning and Management- Michelle Harvey
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In the tutorials
Discussion Key Reading- E-Reading 13
Activity - Professions and reputations
Activity 3- Reflection Exercise
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15. Reflection is a key feature in professional life
UniSA is quite clear
These are the qualities of every UniSA graduate:
Operates effectively with and upon a body of knowledge of sufficient depth to begin professional practice 
Is prepared for life-long learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in professional practice 
Is an effective problem solver, capable of applying logical, critical, and creative thinking to a range of problems
Can work both autonomously and collaboratively as a professional 
Is committed to ethical action and social responsibility as
a professional and citizen 
Communicates effectively in professional practice
and as a member of the community 
Demonstrates international perspectives as a professional and as a citizen.
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At an individual level:
Developing intellectual, practical and moral virtues
wisdom or prudence
justice
courage or fortitude
temperance or restraint
reflection, turning a subject over in the mind
a means of personal growth
enhancing the integrity of our life and work
temperance wisdom courage justice
Reflection is a key feature in professional life
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At an organisational level:
Organisations can provide an environment that
encourages professional behaviour
organisational culture
training and development programs
job design
job crafting
corporate philosophy
industry or nation-wide programs:
employers of choice, investor in people
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18. Developing as a professional
At an industry or discipline level:
Professional organisations ensure that
study is relevant, accrediting courses
experience can be gained without harming society
lessons are learnt from the practice
Professional organisations in business
Chartered Accountants, Certified Practicing Accountants
Australian Human Resources Institute
Australian Property Institute
Institute of Company Directors
Law Society
Academy of Management
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19. Developing as a professional
At an industry or discipline level:
communities of practice,
inside or outside a professional body
members bound together by collective understanding
build community through mutual engagement
shared repertoire of communal resources
- language, routines, sensibilities, artifacts, tools, stories, styles
Wenger, E 2000, Communities of practice and social learning systems,
Organization, 7(2) pp
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20. Developing as a professional
At a national and society level:
The relationship between professions and society
Legal arrangements
members given privileges,
barrier to entry, exclusive right to some jobs or functions
members have obligations
qualification, ongoing professional development, good character
sometimes a legal obligation to put client first
professional body is usually required and involved
discipline procedures
Social expectations
putting client before self
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21. Developing as a professional: summary
Individual level:
reflecting on practice, developing virtues
UniSA expects its graduates to be professional
Organisational level:
corporate culture plays a big part
Industry or discipline level:
professional bodies have key role
professions extol, embody, virtues and graduate qualities
communities of practice develop both internal & external goods
National level:
legal privileges …and responsibilities
expectations of society, client before self
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22. Reflection is a key feature in professional life
Career planning
Lynne Sowerby
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