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Unit Synopsis
The final theory unit in the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) course provides students with advanced knowledge of social work theory and its relevance to social work practice. This unit requires students to build upon social research methods learning and practice knowledge gained from Field Education 1 (SOWK13009) and Integrating Theory and Practice 1 (SOWK13010) to apply research knowledge and skills to address the needs and aspirations of individuals, groups and communities to achieve socially just outcomes. Students will demonstrate graduate ability to apply research knowledge and skills and use research to inform practice and to develop, execute and disseminate research informed by practice. This unit is a co-requisite to SOWK14009 and is only available at the time the student undertakes field education unless prior approval has been granted by the School.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 4 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites: SOWK13009, SOWK13010, SOWK14005, SOWK14006 Corequisite: SOWK14009 Fieldwork Education 2 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 | No Residential School |
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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).
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. Presentation and Written Assessment | 40% |
| 2. 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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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: Have your Say
Information on 'what to do' when the practice issue has limited or no evidence base
Expand on practice-based evidence as part of the unit to improve critique.
Additional resources and targeted lectures will be incorporated into the revised 5-day residential school to more comprehensively address practice-based evidence. This enhancement responds directly to previous student feedback and recommendations, highlighting the need for greater guidance on “what to do” when practice issues lack or have limited established evidence bases, and for deeper engagement with practice-based evidence to strengthen critical analysis.
Source: Academic teaching staff
Academic teaching staff identified the need to strengthen how evidence-based practice is taught within the unit, particularly in supporting students to respond to practice situations where there is limited or no established evidence base. There was also a need to further embed a social work lens that recognises the integration of research evidence, practitioner expertise, and lived experience, and to better support students to critically engage with dominant evidence hierarchies.
Enhance unit content and delivery, including the 5-day residential school, to further develop students’ understanding and application of evidence-informed practice from a social work perspective, with a specific focus on practice-based evidence, critical appraisal, and decision-making in contexts of uncertainty.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Evaluate your performance from feedback drawn from your involvement in professional learning contexts
- Construct and critically evaluate a Professional Practice Framework (PPF) and demonstrate how that PPF is informed by social work theory, ethics and AASW practice standards
- Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency utilising frameworks of critical analysis and reflective practice
- Apply research knowledge and skills to undertake research informed practice congruent with social work values and ethics
- Explore complex and sensitive social issues and problems to achieve socially just outcomes
- Present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences in both oral and written form.
The learning outcomes in this unit are linked to the AASW social work graduate attributes outlined in the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (2015).
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||