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SOWK11014 - Contemporary Human Services

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course introduces students to social work and human services in Australia and a changing context for human services within the information society. Students will develop an understanding of the history and cultural context of social work and welfare work within the Australian welfare state and how services are currently organised and delivered. Students should be able to the conceptulise social justice, inequality and marginalisation and their relevance to professional practice in social work and welfare work. Students will understand the nature and goals of social work and human services as helping professions within this context, what characterises these professions and their fields and methods of practice. Particular emphasis will be placed on how access to information and the skills required to use information effectively can be an important dimension in addressing disadvantage, oppressive power and exclusion in the post industrial society. Students are required to attend compulsory residential school in order to achieve specific learning outcomes of the course.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2013

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Written Assessment 0%
3. Written Assessment 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.5 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 29.69% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Feedback from students throughout the course in 2021 was overall positive. Students commented on the benefit of the residential school and the content and format of these.
Recommendation
Continue to provide engaging residential schools to support student learning.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Evaluations
Feedback
Students provided feedback on the assessments, stating each were helpful in their learning. There was some feedback that some of the assessments were difficult.
Recommendation
Assessments reviewed and greater clarity about task requirements undertaken.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe contemporary human services in Australia, their historical origins and how they are currently organised and delivered
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of social justice and inequality in Australia and their relevance to professional social work and human services
  3. Explain the characteristics and goals of social work and welfare work as helping professions within the context of social justice and inequality
  4. Articulate the key values, ethics, principles and models of practice that characterise social and welfare work
  5. Collate feedback on their performance drawn from their involvement in professional learning contexts

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10