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Work placements and practicums Contribution to professional settings Adding research and new ideas to the discipline
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? This attribute gives you the opportunity to demonstrate and develop real skills and work experience that contributes positively to your discipline or field of practice.
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Responding to a problem Finding solutions Thinking creatively and critically Applying knowledge and understanding
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Effective problem solvers analyse issues, problems and tasks using a systematic method and come up with solutions. Problem solving will enable you to create new possibilities.
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WHAT IS IT? • Developing practical skills • Applying theory • Practical competencies and qualities
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? You will be able to link classroom learning to outside and industry practice which will lead to your success in work and life.
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Sharing knowledge and understanding Using a variety of modes and media Using a range of techniques, strategies and technologies
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Communication is a difficult skill and good communication is considered to be essential in today’s work place. At USC you will develop strategies, practices and knowledge about how to interact positively and effectively with all types of audiences using oral, written and digital objects that clearly and successfully convey your message.
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Subject matter Identification of relevant facts, concepts, skills, procedures and processes Knowing how to learn, re- learn and un- learn
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Being knowledgeable empowers you to make good decisions, recognise relevant facts and evaluate information from various sources – knowledge is power!
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Ethical thinking Knowledge of ethical frameworks Critical reflection Critical decision making
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Ethics is everywhere and concerns almost everything. Developing ethical competencies will help you cultivate personal integrity, values, beliefs and reflective practice in everything you do.
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Time management Information recording and retrieval Planning and goal setting Being systematic in approaching the accomplishment of tasks
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Organisation is a skill that has been identified as essential when in the work place. Employers and their businesses rely on their employees to be capable of undertaking and completing tasks successfully within a given period of time and with given resources.
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Generating new ideas Critically considering information Using logic to unpack theories, concepts and practices Creating something new
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? CCT is a key attribute that employers look for and expect from their employees. CCT is also an attribute that will help you to navigate the changing world around us.
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Using information and communications technologies (ICTs) Using discipline specific technologies and equipment Digital literacy – when, what and how to use technology
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You need to be competent in applying relevant technologies and leveraging their specific powers in the workplace and social settings. Be in control of technology rather than it controlling you.
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Working with other people to achieve a desired outcome Having the ability to negotiate roles, responsibilities and contributions Being respectful and accountable
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Collaborating is all about successfully and ethically working with others – in workplaces, community project teams or just getting through the tuff stuff with friends.
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Knowing when you need information finding relevant information using diverse sources and methods Making sense of information Constructing new understandings
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? Information Literacy prepares you to deal with a world full of information. You will efficiently find information, decide if it is reliable and relevant, and use it ethically to create new ideas or understandings.positive futures.
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Critical and systems thinking Recognizing the interdependence between economic, social and ecological systems Evaluating how different practices will affect outcomes across these domains
WHY DO YOU NEED IT? You will become an agent for social change! You will have complex and critical skills to look at problems, consider alternatives and use your skills to promote positive futures.
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SKILLS Communication / Collaboration / Problem Solving / Organisation / Applying Technologies / Information Literacy
ATTRIBUTES Creative and Critical Thinking / Empowered / Engaged / Ethical / Knowledgable / Sustainability Focused
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E T A S E U T D U A B R I G TTR A SKILLS Communication / Collaboration / Problem Solving / Organisation / Applying Technologies / Information Literacy
ATTRIBUTES Creative and Critical Thinking / Empowered / Engaged / Ethical / Knowledgable / Sustainability Focused
Graduate Attributes