Course Title: C'Wealth Values in Forming Cyp's Youth and Dev. Work
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: HWSS5100
Course Title: C'Wealth Values in Forming Cyp's Youth and Dev. Work
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5001 - Diploma in Youth in Development Work
Course Contact : Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115
Course Contact Email:jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
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Nominal Hours: 70
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Working with young people
Course Description
This module has two goals. The first is to introduce the student to the values what have come to underpin the Commonwealth. - human rights, equity, democracy, pluralism, citizenship, participation and empowerment.
The second is to introduce the student to the Commonwealth as an international organisation - how it evolved, how it is structured and what it is trying to achieve.
Learning Outcomes
The module contents are:
1. Introducing Commonwealth values and structures
2. Human rights: universal values
3. Democratic values and structures
4. Commonwealth values and youth development
Details of Learning Activities
There are four units for this module whch studnts will work through. These are:
- Unti 1: Introducing Commonwealth values and structures
- Unit 2: Human Rights: Universal values
- Unit 3: Demoncratic values and strucutres
- Unit 4: Commonweatlh values and youth development
Teaching Schedule
By the end of this module students will be able to:
- describe the origins of the Commonwealth and key events in its history since formation
- demonstrate a clear understanding of Commonwealth values and princples and provide examples of how they are put into practice
- explain elements of demoncratic theory and human rights philosphy and practice, and identify the mechanisms through which different rights are protected in democratic systems
- give exapmples of how to paply thes principles n your work with yuong women adn men
- describe the values of the diverse cultures and traditions embraced by the Commonwealth
- undertake activities to help young people understand the principles that underpin Commonwealth values
- develop programs of activity which enable young people to acquire skills and experience in ctitizenship and effective particpation in public affairs
- operate different styles of democratic and participatory decision-making in particular consensual roles
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Essay
Learning Journal
Assessment Tasks
Teh assessment tasks for this module are:
- Learning journal - students will submit their completed self-help questions and actitivies found throughout the module booklet
- a 2000 word written report. Students will design a two-day workshop for a group of 20 youth club leaders from your area of work. You will include the objectives, justification of relevance, thematic content, activities to take the group through a process, materials required, evaluation process
Assessment Matrix
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