ACU3112 – Pre-Course Career Development Baseline Responses

ACU3112 – Career Guidance for Environmental Science

Pre-Course Career Development Baseline Assessment

Lecturer: Dr. T. Sumanenthiran

Purpose of this assessment

This assessment is designed to understand your current level of career awareness, career clarity, confidence, preparedness and career-development readiness before beginning ACU3112 – Career Guidance for Environmental Science.

There are no right or wrong answers. Please respond honestly according to your present situation rather than selecting the response that you think is expected from you.

After completing the assessment, you will immediately receive your personalised Career Development Baseline Profile, including your current strengths, priority development areas and recommended areas of focus. You can download your personal report as a PDF.

Estimated completion time: approximately 10–15 minutes.

Section 1 – Student Information

1. Full Name *

2. University Registration Number *

3. Email Address *

4. WhatsApp Number *

Please include the country code where applicable.

5. Current Year of Study Select your year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Other

6. Have you previously participated in a structured career guidance programme?

Yes No Not sure

Section 2 – Your Current Career Situation

7. Which statement best describes your current career situation? Select the most appropriate answer I have a very clear career direction. I have a general idea, but I am still exploring. I have several career options and find it difficult to choose. I have some ideas, but I do not know whether they are realistic. I have very little idea about what career I want. I have not seriously thought about my career yet.

8. What are up to THREE careers or professional fields you are currently interested in?

9. What is your FIRST preferred career or professional direction at present?

10. How confident are you that this career is suitable for you? Select 1 – Not confident at all 2 – Slightly confident 3 – Moderately confident 4 – Very confident 5 – Extremely confident

11. What is your main career-related question or concern at present?

Section 3 – Career Development Baseline

Please indicate how much you agree with each statement based on your current situation.

1 – Strongly Disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 – Agree
5 – Strongly Agree

Section 4 – Career Barriers

To what extent is each factor currently an obstacle to your career development?

1 – Not an obstacle
2 – Minor obstacle
3 – Moderate obstacle
4 – Significant obstacle
5 – Major obstacle

What is the single biggest obstacle currently affecting your career development?

What have you already done to overcome this obstacle?

Section 5 – Current Career Preparation

Select all activities that you have already completed.

Section 6 – Career Confidence

How confident are you that you could currently perform each of the following?

1 – Not confident at all
2 – Slightly confident
3 – Moderately confident
4 – Very confident
5 – Extremely confident

Section 7 – Your Expectations

What are the THREE most important things you hope to gain from this Career Guidance programme?

At the end of this programme, what would make you say: “This course has significantly helped my career development”?

Section 8 – Overall Career Readiness

Overall, how prepared do you currently feel to plan and develop your professional career? Select 0 – Completely unprepared 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 – Fully prepared

In one sentence, describe your current career situation.

I confirm that the information provided reflects my current situation and understand that this assessment is intended for educational and career-development purposes within ACU3112. *

Your Pre-Course Career Development Baseline Profile

Overall Career Development Readiness

Your Career Development Profile

Your Current Relative Strengths

Your Priority Development Areas

Recommended Focus During ACU3112

Career Barriers Requiring Attention

Your Current Career Starting Point

Important: This is a developmental career-guidance assessment rather than a psychological diagnosis or a final determination of career suitability. Your result represents your current starting point. Career development requires continued self-assessment, reliable information, exploration, experience, reflection and informed action.