Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast
Introduction
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| Unit name | Contexts of Social Work Practice |
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| Unit code | HGW516 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Social Work |
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| Available as student elective? | %asset_metadata_unit.AvailableAsElective_value^empty:No% |
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Availability
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Each week, you will complete an hour of online learning activities (including lectures, videos, podcasts and other activities). You will also have approximately one hour of prescribed reading to complete each week. In addition, you will attend weekly 2-hour face-to-face tutorials. In total, you will need to allow 8-10 hours per week to complete all of the learning and assessments for this unit, including independent study. There is an 80% attendance requirement to meet accreditation standards. |
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| Assessment | Class presentation (15-minutes) and written summary (800-words) of agency visit (30%); class discussion of an ethical dilemma (30%); blog post of social policy analysis (1500 words) (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Refer to Co-Op Bookshop link(s) below for textbook information |
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| Recommended |
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