SD2S106 - Shaping Success: Management, Measurement, and Quality of work in a social care setting 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD2S106 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Shaping Success: Management, Measurement, and Quality of work in a social care setting | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Education, Early Years and Social Work | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Youth and Community | ||
| Module Leader: | Mark Iggulden, Linda Jones, Emma Webb | ||
| Module Team: | Alun Prosser, Catherine Haywood, Kelly McCarthy, Lise Jacobsen, Victoria Macmillan, Alison McSorley, Gemma Trodd, Andrew Gabbidon, Hannah Jones, Vanessa Evans, Molly Williams, Elizabeth Noble | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2023 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
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Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
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| Valid From | 01 Jul 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2029 |
Module Aims
To support and develop student’s skills and abilities to ensure they are able to plan, manage and deliver good quality social care practice.
To examine a range of systems and processes that are designed to enhance the quality of social care practice, ensuring organisational policies and procedures are considered and implemented and include mapping their work to the Social Pedagogy Standards (SPPA, 2022).
Content Summary
The module will briefly consider the local, social and political context of social care practice gaining an overview of external factors that are informing and driving policy and practice, such as accountability systems and processes; the organisational context and managerial systems and theories that inform practice.
The module is designed to enhance levels of critical awareness and understanding of social care and the implications of Social Policy, New Public Management and its impact upon the design, delivery, and management of work with young people.
Students will examine and analyse the theoretical concepts of management, which includes a range of management tools and practical resources that underpins and informs current practice.
Students will build upon their knowledge of the principles and values of social care practice at level 4, whilst having the opportunity to gain practical skills, knowledge and abilities in the following areas:
• Planning and Evaluating work with young people;
• Models for measuring outcomes and distance travelled;
• Referral systems and processes, information sharing protocols;
• Common assessment framework (CAF) / assessing the needs of young people;
• Report writing and funding applications;
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 32 |
| Seminar | 5 |
| Tutorial | 5 |
| Independent Study | 94 |
| Directed Study | 44 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 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 a social care setting |
| LO2 | Student will develop skills in evaluating the impact and effectiveness of their work and awareness of how to use quality indicators when supporting young people in a social care setting in line with the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Welsh Government, 2019). |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Write an evaluation report on one of the functions of management discussed in the module content and that operates within your placement organisation. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the function from a social care perspective. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | Develop and deliver a Presentation on the results of a self-assessment of your placement organisation using key performance indicators. | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |