Postgraduate - UnitMGX5992 - Personal development - managing self and relationships

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield First semester 2014 (Evening) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Barbara Heilemann

Synopsis

This unit draws strongly on the expanding fields of positive psychology and positive organisational scholarship, to provide students with a sound practical, theoretical and empirical grounding for developing enhanced self knowledge, self esteem and efficacy, resilience, well being, effective relationships and a high quality of life.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

develop skills in self-awareness, acceptance and effective goal setting
enhance skills in identifying and developing personal strengths; efficacy, positive thinking and self-talk, change; optimism and resiliency
enhance skills in understanding and developing effective, mutually beneficial relationships
develop skill in applying all concepts (above) to achieve enhanced individual, team, organisational and community success.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 70%
Examination: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Giles Hirst (First Semester)
Dr Jun Gu (Second Semester)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prohibitions

MGX9940, GSB9002 and MGX9002