Each student will be expected to produce a PowerPoint of no more than 10 slides and use the notes section of your PowerPoint to write an explanation

Each student will be expected to produce a PowerPoint of no more than 10 slides and use the notes section of your PowerPoint to write an explanation of each slide as if you were presenting the presentation orally. Your written explanation (i.e. notes) should be 1000 words (+/- 10%) with Harvard-style in-text referencing when referring to the assigned readings. Please include a reference list as your last slide.

Assessment criteria will be:

Ability to evaluate and critically reflect on the set readings.

Ability to identify the different perspectives on the changing future of work and how changing business practices are impacting on work and employment.

Ability to identify the main issues/arguments presented in the readings.

Ability to apply these different perspectives and arguments to think about the career opportunities for young people.

Clarity of PowerPoint and written explanation of each slide.

Essential Readings:

Stanford, J. and Pennington, A. (2019) The Future of Work for Australian Graduates. Melbourne: The Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute (Read only Chapter Four 'Getting a foot in the door: young workers in the future labour market' pages 56-68). Links to an external site.

Yeung, Wei-Jun Jean, and Yang, Yi (2020). Labor Market Uncertainties for Youth and Young Adults: An International Perspective. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 688.1 (2020): 719 Links to an external site.

Farrugia, D. (2021).' Youth, Work and Career as a Way of Talking about the Self'. Work, Employment and Society, 35(5), 856871. Links to an external site.

Assessment criteria will be:

Ability to evaluate and reflect on the set readings

Ability to identify the different perspectives on the changing future of work

Ability to identify the main issues/arguments presented in the readings

Ability to apply these different perspectives and arguments to reflect on career opportunities for young people.

Clarity of PowerPoint and written explanation of each slide.

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