School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Community Work
  • Unit Code

    CSV1101
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Hossein ADIBI

Description

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to a range of models of working with communities. Distinctions are made between the community work processes used in service provision; events organisation; social and political activism; community development; leadership development; and social impact assessment. The unit provides an introduction to working with local communities associated with the natural environment; the built environment; the economic environment; the personal and social environment; and the arts and cultural environment.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CBS1104, CBS1106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Construct skills and processes relevant to community work through a skills toolbox.
  2. Identify which community work processes are most appropriate for particular projects aimed at the enrichment and sustainability of a range of local communities.
  3. Distinguish between the community work processes used in advocacy, service provision; events organisation; social and political activism; community development; leadership development; and social impact assessment.
  4. Describe the history and contemporary field of community work.
  5. Examine the applicability of community work processes to a range of client groups.

Unit Content

  1. Skills that can be called upon for work in and with communities. A skills toolbox that includes relationship, empowerment, influence and negotiation skills.
  2. Community analysis across natural, physical, economic, personal and cultural environments. Community based research, including Social Impact Assessment. Running public meetings and community consultations. Strategic partnerships: identifying stakeholders and building alliances.
  3. Models of community work, methods in community work practice including processes used in; Service provision, events organisation, social and political activism, community development, leadership development, social impact assessment and Government/Community/Integrated local area planning.
  4. The heart of Community well being, the field of community work and its history. Power relationships in community work: Difference, diversity and conflict.
  5. Community work processes that meet the uniqueness of people and communities in society.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest presenters from the field

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Community characteristics in Australia50%
Reflective Practice ^Theoretical concepts and frameworks50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Community characteristics in Australia50%
Reflective Practice ^Theoretical concepts and frameworks50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Taylor, Judy. (2015). Working with Communities. Melbourne: OUPANZ. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/973181029
  • Taylor, Judy. (2015). Working with Communities. Melbourne: OUPANZ. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/973181029

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

CSV1101|2|1

School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Community Work
  • Unit Code

    CSV1101
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Hossein ADIBI

Description

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to a range of models of working with communities. Distinctions are made between the community work processes used in service provision; events organisation; social and political activism; community development; leadership development; and social impact assessment. The unit provides an introduction to working with local communities associated with the natural environment; the built environment; the economic environment; the personal and social environment; and the arts and cultural environment.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CBS1104, CBS1106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Construct skills and processes relevant to community work through a skills toolbox.
  2. Identify which community work processes are most appropriate for particular projects aimed at the enrichment and sustainability of a range of local communities.
  3. Distinguish between the community work processes used in advocacy, service provision; events organisation; social and political activism; community development; leadership development; and social impact assessment.
  4. Describe the history and contemporary field of community work.
  5. Examine the applicability of community work processes to a range of client groups.

Unit Content

  1. Skills that can be called upon for work in and with communities. A skills toolbox that includes relationship, empowerment, influence and negotiation skills.
  2. Community analysis across natural, physical, economic, personal and cultural environments. Community based research, including Social Impact Assessment. Running public meetings and community consultations. Strategic partnerships: identifying stakeholders and building alliances.
  3. Models of community work, methods in community work practice including processes used in; Service provision, events organisation, social and political activism, community development, leadership development, social impact assessment and Government/Community/Integrated local area planning.
  4. The heart of Community well being, the field of community work and its history. Power relationships in community work: Difference, diversity and conflict.
  5. Community work processes that meet the uniqueness of people and communities in society.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest presenters from the field

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Community characteristics in Australia50%
Reflective Practice ^Theoretical concepts and frameworks50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Essay ^Community characteristics in Australia50%
Reflective Practice ^Theoretical concepts and frameworks50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Taylor, Judy. (2015). Working with Communities. Melbourne: OUPANZ. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/973181029

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

CSV1101|2|2