Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2019

Class Number: 3450

Class Section: DHHS

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Course Code: LAW5736C

Course Title: Manage legal and ethical compliance

Important Information:

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage and promote diversity (CHCDIV003).

School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6147 - Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management

Course Contact: Renee Costa

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0886

Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 80

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Not applicable

Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.

This course applies to people working in roles with managerial responsibility for legal and ethical compliance in small to medium sized organisations. There may or may not be a team of workers involved.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
Element:	1.Research information required for legal compliance 1.1 Identify sources of information about compliance requirements 1.2 Evaluate own area of work and determine scope of compliance requirements 1.3 Access and interpret information relevant to area of work 1.4 1dentify risks, penalties and consequences of non compliance 1.5 Assess and act on need for specialist legal advice
Performance Criteria:	1.Research information required for legal compliance
Element:	2. Determine ethical responsibilities 2.1 Identify the ethical framework that applies to the work context 2.2 Incorporate scope of practice considerations as part of ethical practice 2.3 Evaluate responsibilities to workers, clients and the broader community 2.4 Model ethical behaviour in own work
Performance Criteria:	2. Determine ethical responsibilities
Element:	3. Develop and communicate policies and procedures 3.1 Clearly articulate and document policies and procedures to support legal and ethical practice in readily accessible formats 3.2 Integrate documentation and record keeping requirements into policies and procedures 3.3 Ensure systems protect client information 3.4 Nominate the roles and responsibilities of different people in meeting requirements where multiple people are involved 3.5 Distribute policies, procedures and legal information to colleagues and peers in a timely fashion
Performance Criteria:	3. Develop and communicate policies and procedures
Element:	4. Monitor compliance 4.1 Evaluate work practices for non-compliance on an ongoing basis, and implement modifications 4.2 Maintain and update required accreditations or certifications 4.3 Refer issues or breaches of ethical or legal practice to relevant people
Performance Criteria:	4. Monitor compliance
Element:	5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements 5.1 Identify and use opportunities to maintain knowledge of current and emerging legal requirements and ethical issues 5.2 Share updated knowledge and information with peers and colleagues. 5.3 Pro-actively engage in process of review and improvement
Performance Criteria:	5. Maintain knowledge of compliance requirements

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.  

Details of Learning Activities

 This course involves two x 2 day workshops where information is shared through presentations and group discussions and activities where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes and workshops for students to work towards group and individual assessment tasks.

Teaching Schedule

Workshop title	Unit/s	Workshop date & time	Explanatory notes
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	30th May 2019 09:30-12:30	Overview Australian legal and ethical frameworks   Human Rights Ethical responsibilities Difference between law and ethics Australia’s legal structure How laws are made
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	30th May 2019 13:00-16:30	Legal compliance What it is How it applies in the workplace   Introduction to Diversity What it is Values and how they impact on people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	31st May 2019 09:30-12-30	Policies and Procedures Identify the benefits of policies and procedures Identify policies relevant to the community sector How policies and procedures support legal and ethical practice
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	31st May 2019 13:00-16:30	Discrimination What it is How does it affect both the workplace and clients   Assessment Overview
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	27th June 2019 09:30-12:30	Discrimination Examine how bias contributes to discrimination Benefits of diversity Concepts of cultural awareness
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	27th June 2019 13:00-16:30	Duty of Care What it is Dignity of Risk
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	28th June 2019 09:30-12:30	Quality systems What it is How it applies in the community sector
Managing Legal and Ethical Responsibilities	CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity	28th June 2019 13:00-16:30	Communication strategies including coaching and mentoring   Assessment Overview

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Overview of Assessment

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage and promote diversity (CHCDIV003)

 

The assessment tasks are as follows:

Task 1: Analyse, improve and communicate a diversity policy and procedure

Task 2: Case study scenario 

Task 3: knowledge questions

Assessment Tasks

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage and promote diversity (CHCDIV003).

 

Task 1: Analyse, improve and communicate a diversity policy and procedure 

Assessment Task requires you to research and analyse diversity within your organisation, and prepare a team diversity policy and procedure.

There are three parts to the task:

Part A: Prepare a Diversity Research Report to determine the organisation’s diversity strategies and objectives, their impact of work practice and to measure the progress in the attainment of one objective

Part B: Develop a Diversity Policy is to be developed for your team, aligned to the organisation’s diversity objectives, outlining strategies the team will implement to use the diversity of the team and client to foster diversity

Part C: Develop a Procedure to use diversity strategies to enhance the work planning process

 

 

Task 2: Case study scenario 

This Assessment Task requires you to analyse three different scenarios, based on an accommodation service simulated environment, to respond to legal and ethical issues. The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge of legal and ethical requirements in the workplace and how these may affect service delivery and work practice. 

 

Task 3: knowledge questions

 This task requires responses to 20 short answer questions to demonstrate your knowledge of legal and ethical compliance requirements and concepts underpinning diversity practice.

Questions may be discussed during class, but you are to complete the 20 short answers questions in your own time.

Assessment Matrix

 The assessment matrix is located in canvas at the end of each assessment task.

Other Information

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