WELF2001 Community Management and Organisations

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WELF2001 Community Management and Organisations

Spring 2024

1 About Community Management and Organisations

1.1 An Introduction to this Subject

This subject focuses on community  management  in Australia  and the social and economic factors that  influence and frame community management practices.  At the  macro  level, it examines the effects of neo-liberal (economic rationalist) reforms in the public and community sectors; and the rise of developments such as managerialism and ’third way’ approaches, on community management practices.  The subject also explores developments in management practices  in  response to social developments such  as  multiculturalism,  recognition  of diversity,  equal employment opportunity and recognition of contextual and local issues.  It further looks at community management work practices, including volunteerism, steering committees, management committees, and collectives.

1.2 What is Expected of You

Study Load

A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week.  For example a 10 credit point subject would require 10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals.

Note for Summer Terms:  As Summer subjects deliver the same content and classes over a shorter period of time, the subjects are run in a more intensive mode.  Regardless of the delivery mode,  the study hours for each subject in Summer will be around 30 hours.

Attendance

It is strongly recommended that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning.

Approach to Learning

The Subject is delivered by:

(i) 8 x 2 hour tutorials: These will be conducted principally as face-to-face delivery mode, with a limited number of on-line tutorial groups; and

(i) 3 x on-line lectures with assigned activities. These will be conducted every third week, and there will be no tutorials in that week.

Instructions for accessing the on-line tutorial rooms will be emailed to you in advance of the tutorial.  Please check your calendar each week for delivery mode.

Students are expected to engage with all lectures and to attend all tutorials and to participate actively in all class activities.  Failure to do so may seriously undermine a student’s ability to complete the subject satisfactorily.  Atten- dance records may be consulted in the assessment of any requests for extensions or Special Consideration.  You should advise the Subject Coordinator or your tutor if you are unable to attend a tutorial due to illness or misadventure. This subject  is worth  10 credit  points,  indicating  that success  in the subject  requires  at  least  10  hours work  per week.  Two  (2) hours will be lecture/tutorial time and the remaining eight (8) hours should be devoted to reading and study, assessment preparation, and revision.  In this subject you will need to devote much of this time to reading the textbook and reading materials.

Online Learning Requirements

Subject materials will be made available on the subject’s vUWS (E-Learning) site (https://vuws.westernsydney.edu. au/). You are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all subject announcements will be made via vUWS. Teaching and learning materials will be regularly updated and posted online by the teaching team.

Special Requirements

Essential Equipment:

Not Applicable

Legislative Pre-Requisites:

Not Applicable

1.3    Changes to Subject as a Result of Past Student Feedback

The University values student feedback in order to improve the quality of its educational programs.  The feedback provided helps us improve teaching methods and subjects of study.  The survey subjects results inform subject content and design, Subject Outlines, teaching methods, assessment processes and teaching materials.

You are welcome to provide feedback that is related to the teaching of this subject.  At the end of the semester you will be given the opportunity to complete a Student Feedback on Subject questionnaire to assess the subject. If requested by your subject coordinator, you may also have the opportunity to complete a Student  Feedback on Teaching (SFT) questionnaire to provide feedback for individual teaching staff.

As a result of student feedback, the following changes and improvements to this Subject have recently been made: 

–  This subject has incorporated case studies and examples that highlight contemporary practices of community organisations.

2    Learning and Teaching Activities

3    Assessment Information

3.1    Subject Learning Outcomes

3.2    Assessment Summary

The assessment items in this subject are designed to enable you to demonstrate that you have achieved the subject learning outcomes. Completion and submission of all assessment items which have been designated as mandatory or compulsory is essential to receive a passing grade.

To pass this subject you must:

Students must submit all assessment items and achieve a minimum overall mark of 50%

Extension Requests:

All requests for extension must be submitted through the WesternNow portal via the following link: wsu.service-now.com

Once you log into WesternNow Home Page, select the following options: My Study

Exams and assessments

Extension for assessments.

Once you have completed the form and uploaded the supporting documents, click on Submit to register your request for extension.

Feedback on Assessment

Feedback is an important part of the learning process that can improve your progress towards achieving the learning outcomes.  Feedback is any written or spoken response made in relation to academic work such as an assessment task, a performance or product.  It can  be given to you by a teacher, an external assessor or student peer, and may be given individually or to a group of students. 

As a Western Sydney University student, it is your responsibility to seek out and act on feedback that is provided to you as a resource to further your learning.

Note:  Before you receive your results for each piece of assessment they may be moderated.  Moderation is a process whereby the subject coordinator regulates the marking of individual markers to achieve consistency in the application of subject objectives, performance standards and marking criteria.  Marks for an individual piece of assessment will not be changed after you have your mark or grade. You should note that, consistent with the Criteria and Standards Based Assessment policy, the final marks for the cohort may be also adjusted if results are very high or low or there are inconsistencies between groups.  General submission  requirements There will be a detailed marking criteria provided on vUWS for all assessments prior to the due date/s.  Students are to keep a copy of all assignments submitted for marking.