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Graduate attributes

This unit fosters these University of Canberra graduate attributes:

1. Professional:
   1. communicate effectively;
   2. display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload;
   3. employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills;
   4. use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems;
2. Global citizen:
   1. adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries;
   2. communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings;
   3. make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives;
3. Lifelong learner:
   1. adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas;
   2. evaluate and adopt new technology.

The graduate attributes are mapped to the assessment items as shown in this table:

Category	Attribute	Topic dev.	Book chap.	Multimedia	Quizzes
1. Professional	Communicate effectively	✔	✔	✔
1. Professional	Display initiative and drive	✔	✔	✔
1. Professional	Knowledge and skills up-to-date		✔		✔
1. Professional	Solve problems via thinking		✔	✔
2. Global citizen	Informed and balanced		✔	✔
2. Global citizen	Communicate diversely		✔
2. Global citizen	Creative use of technology		✔	✔
3. Lifelong learner	Engage in new ideas		✔
3. Lifelong learner	Adopt new technology	✔	✔	✔

Through this unit, many skills are likely to be developed which can be incorporated into resumes and professional portfolios such as:

• Demonstrated ability to use professional knowledge to address applied psychological problems.
• Confidence in written and verbal communication of ideas using collaborative, online platforms.
• Capacity to learn new technologies for addressing novel problems.

If you don't feel confident declaring such skills by the end of the unit then they could be considered targets for further skill development (e.g., through internship).

Consider including your submissions for the unit's major project assessment items (i.e., the book chapter and multimedia) as work examples (artefacts) in your e-portfolio.