Courses Handbook 2009

311355 (v.1) Managing Research Careers


Area: John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Credits: 25.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: The Research Manager is well-positioned to nurture the career development of individual researchers and research teams. The effective implementation of this mentoring role requires the research manager to have an understanding of the principles and theory of career development and a capacity to apply them personally and with others in the context of research. This unit aims to provide you with an understanding of the patterns of research career development, and of the principles and mechanisms of careerself-management. It aims to assist you to develop the analytical approaches to professional development needs of researchers, and the personal skills of effective presentation to employers at various levels in the research and research management fields.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 080399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Fully Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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