Professional Awareness Part 2
Undergraduate
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 15 July 2024,
- 4 Nov 2024
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Professional Awareness Part 2
About this subject
After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:
- Evaluate contemporary issues in financial planning and the evolution of financial planning as a profession;
- Identify your career goals in the context of the operations of a financial planning practice and the various roles and responsibilities in the profession;
- Demonstrate a range of generic and behavioural skills required to be an effective professional; and
- Articulate strategies employing ethical frameworks and giving voice to values to support acting in the best interests of your clients and the financial planning profession.
- Professional associations and Codes of Conduct
- Interviewing - connecting one on one and in small groups
- Collaborating - connecting with students
- Networking - connecting at events
- Mentoring - connecting for mutual benefit
This subject aims to advance students' knowledge and generic skills required to be effective in financial planning including an introduction to the FASEA Code of Ethics. Students are exposed to professional communication and connecting with professionals through networking events on and off campus including e.g. FAAA Conference, local chapter meetings of professional associations, and professional development events with industry partners.
Prerequisite: AFE124 Professional Identity Part 1. Please note that like AFE124, this is a 5 Credit Point subject.
Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 1204AFE_Y2: Professional Awareness Part 2 at Griffith University.
- Adviser interview and critique (60%)
- Reflective essay (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- GRF-AFA-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.0625 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 5 to 6 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice
Undergraduate
GRF-AFA-DEG