Course Title: Develop and implement community programs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2020
Course Code: HWSS6119C
Course Title: Develop and implement community programs
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5360 - Diploma of Financial Counselling
Course Contact: Jo Wallwork
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3983
Course Contact Email: mary-josephine.wallwork@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 125
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to develop effective and well-targeted community programs. It focuses on the development of program parameters with participating communities and stakeholders and includes the implementation of pilot programs and the evaluation of program designs and outcomes.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCDE002 Develop and implement community programs |
Element: |
E1. Develop program parameters |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Analyse issues of wide community concern to develop an agency position and to ascertain the priority for new program 1.2 Undertake appropriate work to ascertain support, capacity for a coordinated effort and factors which will effect provision of services 1.3 Undertake research to identify key people, priorities to be addressed, possible strategies and options for action 1.4 Identify measures and evidence of program plan success and possible risks 1.5 Develop appropriate plans via participation of relevant communities and stakeholders |
Element: |
E2. Design programs with the community |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Develop a program plan which reflects identified parameters and incorporates an evaluation of a range of program options within organisation policy 2.2 Engage stakeholder participation to determine preferred program options particularly in areas of high priority or with targeted communities 2.3 Seek help from participating agencies for implementation arrangements 2.4 Develop and implement promotion and marketing strategies 2.5 Develop and maintain systems and resources for administrative support of community programs 2.6 Identify and seek resources |
Element: |
E3. Implement programs |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Conduct and evaluate pilots and make adjustments to ensure the program achieves its objectives 3.2 Implement and monitor in accordance to the plan |
Element: |
E4. Evaluate programs |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Evaluate program design and outcomes according to criteria and specifications identified in the program plan 4.2 Use results of evaluation for revision and ongoing development 4.3 Involve interested and/or relevant people in program evaluation |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying these skills and this knowledge, you will be able to plan, develop, and implement community programs and effectively evaluate these programs at their completion.
Details of Learning Activities
In-class activities:
- Industry speakers
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- peer teaching
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- workshopping students’ own projects
- independent project based work
- online and other research
- independent study
Teaching Schedule
| Workshop 1 | Developing program parameters This includes : Developing the ideas for the program. Analysing community needs/concerns/priorities What support is there for this program? How to ascertain support and capacity for a coordinated effort Researching: key people; priorities to be addressed; possible strategies and options for actions Risk assessment for the project Having the participation of relevant communities and stakeholders – how, why, when Designing the program with the community How to develop a program plan which reflects identified parameters use analysis techniques such as SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats); Engaging stakeholders and participating agencies – how/why/when Marketing strategies – what these are, why they are important, how to employ them Managing the administrative support for community program Resourcing the program – how to identify and find resources |
| Workshop 2 | Implementing programs – conducting and evaluating pilots and making adjustments accordingly (so that program achieves its objectives) Carrying out the plan Evaluating programs – Evaluating the program design and outcomes according to the criteria/specifications identified in the PROGRAM PLAN How to use the results of the evaluation for REVISION and ongoing development Involving interested and/or relevant people in the program evaluation |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through:
- Project design (including development/planning, implementation, and evaluation overview of a community program)
Assessment Tasks
This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment. To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks. You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Canvas for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria. Assessment Task 1: Project Plan Assessment Task 2: Evaluation report Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are: CA: Competency Achieved NYC: Not Yet Competent DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available with the assessment tasks on Canvas.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
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