HDS733 - Community Capacity Building - Theory and Practice for Inclusion

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Gemma Digby
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 8 scheduled online seminars

Content

Community development theory and practice as it is applied to disability and inclusion is the focus of this unit. Participation in the community and the development of accessible social, economic, and citizenship opportunities for people with a disability requires that mainstream society builds its capacity to include people with disability. Students will develop knowledge and skills in community engagement, inclusive consultation and research and cross sector collaboration. A critical analysis of barriers and solutions to participation and inclusion will underpin this unit.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Examine community development theory and explain its relevance to the inclusion of people with disability in a diverse society. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Critically analyse current and historical barriers to participation and inclusion of people with a disability.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Critically evaluate international and national initiatives designed to enhance social, economic, and citizenship opportunities for participation and inclusion of people with disability within communities of their choice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Demonstrate knowledge and skills in community engagement inclusive consultation/research, and cross-sector collaboration.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Generate strategies to address barriers to the participation and inclusion of people with disability in communities of their choice. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Inclusion audit 2000 words 40%
  • Week 4
Assessment 2: Inclusion strategy 3000 words 60%
  • Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HDS733 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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