Course Title: Communicate effectively within a community development context

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5248

Course Title: Communicate effectively within a community development context

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 70.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EMPL5727C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Course Contact: Anne Fitzpatrick

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4510

Course Contact Email: anne.fitzpatrick@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to apply higher level communication skills that underpin effective operations within the community development environment.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no prerequisite courses required.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCD515A Communicate effectively within a community development context

Elements:

 

Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following elements:

  1. Contribute to the development of effective communication strategies
  2. Represent the organisation to a range of groups
  3. Facilitate group discussions
  4. Support group participants to produce quality written materials
  5. Support group participants to engage the media




Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit will be through a mix of in-class tasks, workplace based projects and a workplace assessment. An upfront assessment to develop an individual learning plan will occur. An individual assessment appointment will be undertaken once per year with each student to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence.