Undergraduate Course: Social Work: Making A Difference (SCWR08003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will introduce students to notions, definitions and insights about social work practice from within the profession, discussing how they compare with public understanding (and prejudices) of the social workers' role and task. A theme will be to explore how social workers can and do make a difference. Outside contributors will discuss what they do and how they interface with other professions, providing students with an awareness of the distinct place of social work in the range of welfare services. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Social Work: Making A Difference | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Social Work: Making a Difference | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To be familiar with the nature of social work services in a diverse society.
To be aware of different explanations for the characteristics and circumstances of people who use services and the services they need.
To understand the nature and characteristics of effective and indirect practice skills, with a range of people who use services and in a variety of settings, including group care.
To appreciate the current range and appropriateness of statutory, voluntary and private agencies providing community-based, daycare, residential and other services and the organisational systems within these.
To be familiar with the current range and appropriateness of statutory, voluntary and private agencies providing community-based, daycare, residential and other services and the organisational systems within these.
To be familiar with social worker's roles as statutory agents with duties and responsibilities to protect the public and uphold the law.
To understand the characteristics and evidence of the effectiveness of social work practice in a range of community-based and organisational settings including group care.
To be familiar with factors influencing changes in practice within statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies.
To understand the nature, historical development and application of social work values and codes of practice.
To be familiar with the position of contemporary social work within historical and comparative perspectives, including European and international contexts.
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Assessment Information
Assessment by one two hour exam (60%), one 2000 word essay (40%), plus one short - formative - exercise to be submitted early in the lecture sequence.
Overall mark will be an average of the weighted results of the exam and essay.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gary Clapton
Tel: (0131 6)50 3903
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Course secretary | Ms Claire Moggie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
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