units

ATS2850

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
OfferedGippsland Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Dr Karen Crinall

Synopsis

This unit recognises the organisational context of all social and community welfare practice and explores how this shapes practice interventions. Students are prepared for the increasing number and range of leadership and management positions embodied in contemporary human services practice, with an emphasis on planning, monitoring and evaluation processes.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically analyse a Human Service Organisation in terms of goals, structure, culture and environment;
  2. view a Human Service Organisation from the client perspective;
  3. identify the different roles played by practitioners across various levels within a Human Service Organisation;
  4. identify and describe a range of appropriate management and leadership styles;
  5. identify the purpose, key components and functions of supervision in Human Service Organisations;
  6. develop an appropriate program plan and evaluation strategy for a Human Services program.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Karen Crinall

Prerequisites

ATS1361 and ATS1362 and ATS1363

Co-requisites

ATS2713

Prohibitions

ATS3850, GSC2307, GSC3307, SCW2307, SCW3307