Organisational and community theories, patterns and change and their application within community and social services in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Students will describe and analyse a social service organisation and a case study of community development practice.
| Paper title | Communities and Organisations - Analysis and Theory |
|---|---|
| Paper code | SOWK303 |
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | First Semester, First Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $913.95 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,073.40 |
- 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 Department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work.
- Eligibility
- This paper is designed for students who have been admitted into the Bachelor of Social Work programme.
- Contact
- sgsw@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Coordinator and Lecturer: Dr Marissa Kaloga
- Paper Structure
- The paper is divided into two sections:
Organisations- Social work practice at micro-, meso-, macro-levels; history and context
- Organisational forms
- Internal organisational environments
- Organisational sectors
- External environments
- Power
- Introduction to community development - history and context
- The basis of contemporary community
- Community development settings
- Community development as planned change
- Skills for working with communities
- Participatory democracy
- Teaching Arrangements
- 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
Aimers, J. & Walker, P (2013) Community Development: insights for practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Dunmore Press.
Ozanne, E & Rose, D (2013) The organisational context of human service practice. Palgrave MacMillan, Melbourne.Recommended: Gilchrist & Taylor Policy Press (2016) Short Guide to Community Development, 2nd ed.
- 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
