James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

NS5334 - Professional Portfolios for Career Advancement

Subject Description

This subject aims to introduce healthcare professionals to the process of building a professional portfolio for continuing professional development and career advancement. Continuing professional development and career development will be discussed and students will explore and apply concepts related to professional development including reflective practice, life-long learning, and self-assessment within their context of practice. Throughout the subject, students will compile their own professional portfolio as a basis for their ongoing professional learning and development.

Learning Outcomes

• evaluate the different purposes, types, and components of professional portfolios
• analyse the relationship between professional portfolios and continuing professional development, standards of practice and career advancement
• prepare a professional portfolio that illustrates continuous professional learning against an established set of standards and promotes career development
• assess learning needs and design strategies that foster continual professional development and career advancement relevant to a student's context of practice

Subject Assessment

• Portfolio - (60%)
• Oral presentation - (40%)

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  NS5003

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