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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.
Social workers are increasingly required to design, manage and evaluate projects as part of their practice. In this unit students will design project concept, plan and evaluation strategy for a project idea that they can develop and use in their social work workplace or equivalent real world situation. Students will learn how to take a project from an initial idea, to a fully developed project plan complete with evaluation strategy.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students engage in weekly online learning activities via Blackboard, ECU's learning management system. Regular online access is required. Social interaction is facilitated with the use of discussion boards and other collaborative tools, moderated by the online tutor/lecturer. All assessments are submitted electronically.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Project Plan | 10% |
| Assignment | Project Scope Statement | 50% |
| Assignment | Evaluation Methodology | 40% |
^ Mandatory reference
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.
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:
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.
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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.
Social workers are increasingly required to design, manage and evaluate projects as part of their practice. In this unit students will design project concept, plan and evaluation strategy for a project idea that they can develop and use in their social work workplace or equivalent real world situation. Students will learn how to take a project from an initial idea, to a fully developed project plan complete with evaluation strategy.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students engage in weekly online learning activities via Blackboard, ECU's learning management system. Regular online access is required. Social interaction is facilitated with the use of discussion boards and other collaborative tools, moderated by the online tutor/lecturer. All assessments are submitted electronically.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Project Scope Statement | 60% |
| Assignment | Evaluation Methodology | 40% |
^ Mandatory reference
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.
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:
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.
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