SWM5113 Critical social work 3: Group work and social work leadership
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
SWM5113 Critical social work 3: Group work and social work leadership is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 2 other tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for SWM5113. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before SWM5113
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After SWM5113
No unit lists SWM5113 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in postgraduate course.
Overview
This unit runs for 8 weeks.
On-campus students: Average number of 4 hours contact time per week (lectures and tutorials). 8 hours of self-directed study time per week - class preparation, assignment and examination preparation including work in a student group and associated weekly readings.
Off-campus students: Twelve hours of study per week - weekly readings, online activities, work within a student group, assignment and examination preparation and associated readings.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Caulfield | Block off |
| Term 3 | Caulfield | On campus |
| Term 3 | Caulfield | Block off |
Assessment
- Leadership essay (2500 words)Threshold hurdle40%
- A critical examination of group work assignment (2,500 words)40%
- Group Presentation (10 mins)20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe and critically analyse the processes of group development and group dynamics, including the role of leadership, in effective and ineffective groups
- 2
Apply the principles of group development and group dynamics, including the role of leadership, to the development, facilitation and evaluation of a group project
- 3
Describe and critique leadership within a professional social work framework
- 4
Critically analyse historical and current theories of leadership for and within the human services sector
- 5
Formulate and critically assess a procedure for leading a change process as a social worker in a human services context
- 6
Critically reflect on their ability to work in groups and engage in a leadership role
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
- Lectures16 hours
This unit runs for 8 weeks beginning in Week 8 of semester.
On-campus students: Average number of 3 hours contact time per week (lectures and tutorials). Nine hours of self-directed study time per week - class preparation, assignment and examination preparation including work in a student group and associated weekly readings.
Off-campus students: Twelve hours of study per week - weekly readings, online activities, work within a student group, assignment and examination preparation and associated readings.
Two (2) days of on-campus attendance will be required for distance education students.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Siobhan Hardiman
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Aron Shlonsky
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for SWM5113?
SWM5113 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is SWM5113 offered?
In 2021, SWM5113 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
Does SWM5113 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Organisational unit
- Social Work
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021