Policy Development, Leadership and Organisational Practice PG (12018.1)
Please note these are the 2025 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online |
UC - Canberra, Online |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Social Work | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Social Work- After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Social workers work within a framework of social policies. This unit explores policy analysis, development, and change in a range of organisations with students developing skills in areas such as organisational analysis and change. Emphasis is placed on the significance of digital technologies in structuring contemporary social service work. Additionally, students examine the leadership potential of social workers and reflect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of being and doing in context of leadership.
1. Critically evaluate the organisational construction of social work practice, including the central role of information and digital technologies;
2. Reflect and distil the contemporary developments within policy that shapes human service delivery nationally and internationally; and
3. Demonstrate specialised skills in an applied policy development and implementation.
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically evaluate the organisational construction of social work practice, including the central role of information and digital technologies;
2. Reflect and distil the contemporary developments within policy that shapes human service delivery nationally and internationally; and
3. Demonstrate specialised skills in an applied policy development and implementation.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 3 | 12 May 2025 | Online | Dr Tanya Lawlis |
2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 27 October 2025 | Online | Dr Tanya Lawlis |
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