Module Provider: |
School of Health and Social Care |
Number of credits: |
20 [10 ECTS credits] |
Level: |
H (Honours) |
Terms in which taught: |
Autumn |
Module Convenor: |
Ms
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Nzira |
Pre-requisites: |
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Co-requisites: |
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Module version for: |
2006/7 |
Aims:
To enable the student to gain knowledge about social care organizations, how they work, and how to manage the worker role and responsibilities in complex professional organizations. |
Assessable learning outcomes:
Students will be able to:
1. articulate organizational and management theories that inform practice;
2. recognize how power and control are exercised by practitioners within organizations;
3. demonstrate an understanding of how social workers need to be able to function effectively alongside other professional groups for the benefit of the service users;
4. identify the purposes and processes of recruitment and how to write an effective application and perform effectively in interview. |
Additional outcomes:
Management of self within a university setting to achieve desired measurable outcomes.
Demonstrate the ability to manage change within the context of multiple roles function.
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Outline content:
Theoretical accounts of how organizations work and evolve
Theoretical links between policy, procedures and the way in which people operate in organisations
The place of the individual within the organization and personal experience of working in organizations and personal accountability
The nature and variety of teams and roles within different organizational systems
Economy effectiveness, efficiency and equity and their relative importance when monitoring and evaluating practice
Working with conflict between organizational resource and the needs and demands of service users
Working relationships and communication within and between organizations |
Brief description of teaching
and learning methods:
Formal lectures, interspersed with small group activities, case study analysis and seminar presentations. |
Contact hours:
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
| Lectures |
18 |
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| Tutorials/seminars |
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| Practicals |
12 |
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| Other contact (eg study visits) |
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| Total hours |
30 |
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| Number of essays or assignments |
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1 |
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Assessment:
Coursework:
3,000 word assignment at the beginning of Spring Term
Penalties for late submission or non-submission: in accordance with University policy
Relative percentage of coursework: 100%
Examinations:
None
Requirements for a pass:
An average mark of 40%
Reassessment arrangements:
Reassessment by 1st September. |
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