Challenge

This course was designed to better prepare students for a range of potential careers in criminology and criminal justice. By completing this core course, students are provided with the key practical and academic skills required to later succeed in their academic and professional lives.

By providing opportunities for self reflection and skills assessment, students are better equipped to take advantage of career and study opportunities based on their own career goals and needs.

Feedback showed development and improvement of communication, critical thinking and researching abilities were achievable outcomes that students found helpful in applying in further study.

Approach

Dr Porter introduces her students to source materials commonly used in critical evaluation, and then processes are used to strengthen their key communication skills.

Various online video clips of interviews with industry professionals and stakeholders, and an element of groupwork all add to this endeavour in teaching students how to write for different audiences.

The value of work placements and internships, as offered through Griffith careers service, is also discussed.

Outcomes

Student feedback has shown that the course is certainly relevant and useful in providing the skillset required to further improve their studies and calibre of performance in undertaking their chosen career in criminology and criminal justice.

Next Steps

If you're interested in incorporating employability based learning into your course, please contact the Careers and Employment Service. 

Support Resources

• Gallery of Griffith Exemplars under the Employability Framework

  Gallery showcasing examples of integrated career development learning into academic courses and programs. Dr Porter is included in this collection of examples. Be sure to scroll down the page to view exemplars.

• Locally and Globally Connected (P4). Getting Started with VLE tools and the Course Design Standards.

  Module

Contributed by

• Careers and Employment Service
  Troy Dobinson
  (07) 3735 7470
  career-opportunity@griffith.edu.au
  
• Arts, Education and Law
  School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  Dr Louise Porter
  (07) 555 27041
  l.porter@griffith.edu.au
  Griffith Experts profile

Preferred Citation

Porter, L., & Learning Futures (2020). Career development in Criminology students. Retrieved from https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/exlnt/entry/3065/view