Course Title: Communicate effectively within a community development context
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5247
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, Urban & Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2012,
Term2 2012 |
Course Contact: Sonia Le Fevre
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254914
Course Contact Email: sonia.lefevre@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.
The high level communication skills described in this unit may be applied across a range of workplace contexts involving skill development, application and evaluation of communication strategies to effectively address identified issues and represent the organisation.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCD515A Communicate effectively within a community development context |
Elements: |
1.Contribute to the development of effective communication strategies |
2.Represent the organisation to a range of groups |
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3.Facilitate group discussions |
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4.Support group participants to produce quality written materials |
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5.Support group participants to engage the media |
Learning Outcomes
See elements
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be through a mix of in-class tasks, workplace based projects and a workplace assessment. A workplace assessment appointment will be undertaken once per year with each student to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence.