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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Principles of Youth Work
  • Unit Code

    YWK1101
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr John Matthew SUTCLIFFE

Description

In this unit students will be introduced to the core principles of youth work and the differences between youth work and other types of work with young people. There will be opportunities to find out more about youth work in Australia and internationally and how various models of youth work translate into programs in different settings. In this unit students will learn about professionalisation of youth work and different youth work careers. The unit will survey a number of methodologies used by youth workers, and explore how the relationship with the young person is constructed differently in each. Students will also find out about how youth work programs are funded and about the various bodies that support youth policy.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare major Australian and international theoretical approaches, models and methods of youth work, and their application in various settings.
  2. Communicate the nature of professional relationships between youth workers and young people and discuss the similarities and differences between youth work and other types of work with young people, (for example, teaching, social work, sports coaching, youth ministry).
  3. Discuss Youth Work Codes of Ethics and explain how they are applied to guide practice.
  4. Explain how youth work is funded and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different funding models.
  5. Describe the roles and functions of some of the key organisations in Australian youth affairs, including peak bodies, professional associations, and state and federal government departments.

Unit Content

  1. Codes of professional ethics for youth workers.
  2. Youth work models, methods and values.
  3. History of youth work and changing contexts for youth work practice.
  4. An introduction to the youth affairs field, the diversity of agencies, philosophies and practices, and peak bodies and other networks.
  5. Introduction to global practices in youth work

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 1 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest speakers may participate.

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
JournalLinking theory to practice50%
TestShort essay test.50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalLinking theory to practice50%
TestShort essay test.50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Cooper, T., & White, R. (1994). Models of Youth Work Practice. Youth Studies Australia, 13(4), 30–35. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.ecu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=9501165402&site=ehost-live&scope=site

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Principles of Youth Work
  • Unit Code

    YWK1101
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr John Matthew SUTCLIFFE

Description

In this unit students will be introduced to the core principles of youth work and the differences between youth work and other types of work with young people. There will be opportunities to find out more about youth work in Australia and internationally and how various models of youth work translate into programs in different settings. In this unit students will learn about professionalisation of youth work and different youth work careers. The unit will survey a number of methodologies used by youth workers, and explore how the relationship with the young person is constructed differently in each. Students will also find out about how youth work programs are funded and about the various bodies that support youth policy.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare major Australian and international theoretical approaches, models and methods of youth work, and their application in various settings.
  2. Communicate the nature of professional relationships between youth workers and young people and discuss the similarities and differences between youth work and other types of work with young people, (for example, teaching, social work, sports coaching, youth ministry).
  3. Discuss Youth Work Codes of Ethics and explain how they are applied to guide practice.
  4. Explain how youth work is funded and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different funding models.
  5. Describe the roles and functions of some of the key organisations in Australian youth affairs, including peak bodies, professional associations, and state and federal government departments.

Unit Content

  1. Codes of professional ethics for youth workers.
  2. Youth work models, methods and values.
  3. History of youth work and changing contexts for youth work practice.
  4. An introduction to the youth affairs field, the diversity of agencies, philosophies and practices, and peak bodies and other networks.
  5. Introduction to global practices in youth work

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 1 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest speakers may participate.

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
JournalLinking theory to practice50%
TestShort essay test.50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalLinking theory to practice50%
TestShort essay test.50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Cooper, T., & White, R. (1994). Models of Youth Work Practice. Youth Studies Australia, 13(4), 30–35. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.ecu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=9501165402&site=ehost-live&scope=site

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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