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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SOCI1281: PRACTICE THEORIES AND SKILLS I

Department: APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES (SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY)

SOCI1281: PRACTICE THEORIES AND SKILLS I

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	1	20	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

Relevant prior experience in Community and Youth Work or a related field.

Corequisites

Professional Studies I (SOCI1261), Social and Psychological Skills I (SOCI1271), Management and Fieldwork Studies I (SOCI1291), Fieldwork Practice I (SOCI1301).

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To develop interpersonal skills as community and youth work practitioners through acquiring skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to initiate, maintain and develop relationships with a wide range of people.
To develop understanding of individual and structural oppression and the personal effects of oppression.
To develop methods of confronting/challenging oppression and discrimination.

Content

Understanding the relationship between, theory, practice and skill.
Theory and practice of community and youth work skills including:- listening, observing and interpreting, self awareness, establishing relationships, interpersonal skills, values, understanding and awareness of how our own values impinge upon and affect our relationships with people.
Understanding and promoting equality includes:- consideration of key philosophical debates and a historical overview of the struggle for equality, equal opportunities in relation to legislation, policy and practice.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

an integrated understanding of practice, theory and skill;
an understanding of the significance of individual work and group work;
a basic knowledge of humanistic principles of working with others individually and in groups;
knowledge of, and commitment to, the key principles and values of the work.

Subject-specific Skills

the ability to critically evaluate concepts, ideas, theories and models of practice in relation to work with individuals and groups and the planning and evaluation of community work and youth work interventions.

Key Skills

a range of communication skills: the ability to evaluate and synthesise information obtained from a variety of sources;
competence in the use of IT resources including the ability to: word-process;
a capacity to improve own learning and performance, including: ability to manage time effectively; work to prescribed deadlines; engage in different ways of learning including both independent and directed forms of learning; gather necessary information from a range of bibliographic and electronic sources.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Group discussions, group work, presentations, reading and reviewing relevant text, lectures, class discussions.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	16	1 or 2 per week	2 hours	32
Preparation and Reading				168
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Coursework	100%	2500 words written assignment 1		50%
Coursework	100%	2500 words written assignment 2		50%

Formative Assessment

None

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.