Overview
Organisational and community theories, patterns and change and their application within community and social services in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Students will apply an understanding of self, community and social justice to the organisational context.
About this paper
| Paper title | Communities and Organisations - Analysis and Theory |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWK 553, SOWX 303
- Limited to
- BSW
- Notes
- (i) May not be taken by students who have passed both (SOWK 234 or SOWX 234) and (SOWK 235 or SOWX 235). (ii) Non-BSW students may be admitted to this paper with approval from the Head of the Social and Community Work Programme.
- Eligibility
- This paper is designed for students who have been admitted into the Bachelor of Social Work programme.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Kerri Cleaver
- Paper Structure
The paper is taught in 3 modules:
- Community - Students will develop an understanding of communities, diversity and social needs in the context of Social Work.
- Social Justice - Social organisations relationship with social justice will be explored. The lived experience of those experiencing social injustice is looked at as a foundation of Social change in organisations.
- Social Service Organisations - we finish off exploring organisational theory, values and structures as a mechanism for Social Work practice.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
There is one compulsory workshop for this paper; information about this is provided in the course books. Other teaching arrangements are by lecture and Blackboard participation.
- Textbooks
Required readings will be provided.
- Course outline
- The course outline is included in the course books.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Upon successfully completing this paper students will be able to:
- Understand the basic dynamics and patterns of organisational and community relationships across cultural boundaries and the forces shaping contemporary patterns
- Understand and critically evaluate the different major models of organisational and community change and their practical implications for working in the community
- Identify and assess differing explanations of change in a variety of cultural and geographic settings
- Analyse and evaluate community-based policy at all levels of decision making