INF305 Professional Activities (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Information Studies (INFST)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Students are required to attend and report on a minimum of 30 hours of professional activities (such as conference sessions, seminars, workshops) of value to the development of library and information services professionals. Students will reflect in writing on their learning through selected assignments throughout the course, as well as their study visits and placements, and the required hours of professional activities. This subject will be the culmination of the ongoing preparation of a professional portfolio, introduced when they began the course.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Distance | SPACE, University of Hong Kong |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 3 |
| Distance | SPACE, University of Hong Kong |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: INF305
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed INF308
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have experienced a range of library and information services professional activities at local, regional, state, national or international level;
- be aware of the value of continuing professional development as a component of professional practice;
- be able to demonstrate their ability to evaluate professional development activities;
- know how to develop, use and evaluate a professional portfolio;
- have developed a professional portfolio that can be carried into their professional lives; and
- be prepared to plan their own career and professional development.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The nature of professional learning. - The purpose of a professional portfolio. - Guidelines for evaluating professional activities. - Presentation of a portfolio. - Evaluation of a portfolio.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.