Details for Advanced Professional Practice

Advanced Professional Practice builds on Professional Practice. It provides a chance for students to continue the challenging but rewarding combination of academic reflection upon contemporary ministerial issues and hands-on experience.
Like Professional Practice, you will work with an experienced supervisory mentor (no family members or close friends!), complete a 100 hour placement over the course of semester, with a variety of formats to choose from.
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Quick Info

Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
Course code: EXP301
Credit points: 10
Subject coordinator: Joshua Newington

Prerequisites

The following courses are prerequisites:

EXP201—Professional Practice

Awards offering Advanced Professional Practice

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

Building upon the experience of the Professional Practice, this course seeks to increase the student’s confidence and expertise in the practice of their Major Specialisation

Outcomes

Students should be able to:

Evaluate advanced competencies required for the industry/ field of the professional practice;
Apply these competencies to real-life contexts and workplace situations as appropriate to their experience;
Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the field of the professional practice;
Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in a workplace setting. This includes clarifying roles and instructions, problem solving, presentation skills, conflict resolution skills, and intercultural communication skills;
Demonstrate an understanding of the realities of working in the field of the professional practice;
Evaluate the development of their professional skills in the field of the professional practice. This includes self-evaluation of performance and development of improvement strategies.

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to Face (on site)
E-learning (online)
Intensive
Work-Integrated Learning

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

Workplace Proposal (15%)
Student Placement Reflections Q&A Forum (35%)
Reflection Report on Mentoring Experience (50%)

Prescribed Text

Primary readings provided