Students in this paper will form teams and follow a human centred design process to engage with community partners on a chosen project.On completion of this paper students will have developed knowledge and applied skills in processes and methods of community and organisational work, professional frameworks and the roles of the social change worker.
About this paper
| Paper title | Communities and Organisations - Advanced Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,482.46 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 126 300-level SOWK or SOWX points
- Restriction
- SOWK 563, SOWX 403, SOWX 404
- Limited to
- BSW, BSW(Hons), MA, PGDipArts
- Notes
- (i) Non-BSW students may be admitted to this paper with approval from the Head of the Social and Community Work Programme. (ii) May not be credited together with SOWK 404 completed in 2011 or earlier.
- 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
Coordinator and Lecturer: Dr Marissa Kaloga
- Paper Structure
Human Centred Design, Social Innovation, Project Planning in Community, Developing Programmes, Working in Groups, Community Collaboration, Engaging with Government, Resourcing Commnunity Work, Enhancing Impact, Working with Volunteers, Evaluation.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
There are two compulsory workshops for this paper. Information about these is provided in the course books. Other teaching arrangements are by lecture and Blackboard participation.
- Textbooks
Lewrick, M., Link, P., & Leifer, L. (2020). The design thinking toolbox: A guide to mastering the most popular and valuable innovation methods. John Wiley & Sons.
Other required readings will be provided.
- Course outline
- This is provided with the course books.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
In this paper students will:
- Develop professional frameworks for organisational and community change and development practice
- Apply the planned change process to organisational and community work settings
- Describe and analyse organisation and community situations and develop appropriate programmes to meet goals
- Integrate a range of social work facilitative and conflict skills and methods for effective practice in meso and macro settings