HSRV101-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Introduction to Social Welfare Policy and Human Services

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

An introduction to the provision of welfare in New Zealand, providing students with the opportunity to examine socio-cultural, economic and political factors that have influenced current welfare policies, practice and services. The first part of the course addresses basic organising concepts of welfare, using historical and contemporary case studies. In the second part, students will be introduced to tools and frameworks that will enable them to develop research skills and critical thinking. Using current case studies of service delivery presented by guest practitioners, contemporary research practices, social worlds/issues and welfare services/responses are analysed.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Nikki Evans

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 30%
Final Examination 40%
Assignment 1 29 Jul 2011 10% Online Discussion
Assignment 2 09 Sep 2011 20% essay

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $595.00

International fee $2,588.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All HSRV101 Occurrences

  • HSRV101-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011