RCD5606

Theory and practice of community development 2 ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr Helen Sheil

Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (Flexible)

Synopsis: Students will facilitate a group of interested community members, or workplace colleagues in the process of collaborative engagement. Attention will be paid to the development of a public language and voice from within this group contributing to future directions for their community or workplace. The unit provides a framework and supervised practice requiring students to reflect on the integration between theory and practice in facilitating community engagement.

Objectives: 1. Demonstrate a capacity to carry through to completion of a project that requires skills in the changing roles of group facilitation demonstrating sensitivity to the increasing independence of learners as well as diverse personalities involved in local issues and interests. 2. Demonstrate an advanced capacity to reflect on and evaluate their own skills in collaborative learning and group facilitation throug written, oral and or visual presentation of their analysis in collaboration with group members

Assessment: Assignment to demonstrate understanding of two stages of group development following establishment through discussion of the collaborative progress of the group as well as changes in personal and community development. This piece of assessment may be presented as a video, audio, visual display, panel presentation or written documentation demonstrating values, knowledge and skills learnt and outcomes achieved (4,000 words): 80% + Involvement in peer and professional regional network: 20%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week (flexibly)

Prerequisites: RCD5602

Corequisites: RCD5603

Prohibitions: EDF5606