SD2S025 - Shaping Success; Management, Measurement, and Quality of Youth & Community Work 24 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD2S025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Shaping Success; Management, Measurement, and Quality of Youth & Community Work | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Youth, Community and Social Work | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Therapeutic Studies | ||
| Module Leader: | Mick Conroy | ||
| Module Team: | Lise Jacobsen, Catherine Haywood, Kelly McCarthy, Hannah Jones, Mark Iggulden | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100455 - childhood and youth studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
1. To support and develop student’s skills and abilities to ensure they are able to plan, manage and deliver good quality youth and community work within the communities they serve
2. For the student to examine a range of systems and processes that are designed to measure and enhance the quality of youth and community work, ensuring organisational policies and procedures are considered and implemented, including mapping their work to the Welsh Government National Quality Mark Scheme for youth & community work (EWC, 2020).
Links to NOS for YW (CLDSC, 2019) YW01, YW03, YW05, YW06, YW07, YW08, YW10, YW13, YW14, YW 15, YW16, YW17, YW20, YW21, YW23, YW24, YW25, YW 26, Community Development Signpost 36, 37, 38, 39.
Content Summary
Part 1 - Functions of youth work management:
• Management definitions and management philosophies within Youth & Community Work
• Management roles of the student within National Occupational Standards (CLDSC, 2019)
• Report writing
• Common assessment frameworks (CAF)
• Assessing the needs of young people.
• Planning and evaluating your work with young people.
• Models for measuring outcomes and distance travelled.
Part 2 - Quality assurance in youth and community work
• EWC Quality Mark Scheme
• Self-assessment of youth and community work
• What does ‘good’ youth & community work look like?
• Developing case studies and stories to demonstrate quality of youth work
• Youth Social Enterprise and Funding applications
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 36 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 44 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 20 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Students will be able to identify and analyse the theoretical and practical concepts of New Public Management themes within youth and community work |
| LO2 | Student will develop skills in evaluating the impact and effectiveness of their work and awareness of how to use quality indicators within delivery of community-based projects. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Write a critical and evaluative report on one of the functions of youth work management discussed in the module content and that operates within your placement organisation. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the function from a youth and community work perspective. | 0 | 2500 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Devise and deliver a presentation on the results of a self-assessment of your placement organisation utilising key performance indicators from the Welsh Government Quality Mark Scheme. | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |