SOWK102-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Social Services in Aotearoa

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

A course that introduces the history, and contemporary organisation, and functions of the social services industry in New Zealand society. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of students’ capacities to understand and critically analyse the impact of service delivery on diverse populations.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the origins, values and principles of social work.
  • Articulate the impact of service delivery on Māori and diverse populations.
  • Understand the contribution of health and social services to Aotearoa New Zealand society.
  • Consider the relevance of theory, legislation, international conventions, and policy to   social work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

    Goals
  • To provide an overview of the development of human services and social work in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • To explore the components of human services and social work activity.
  • To explore the ethnicity/human services interface.
  • To provide an introduction to the way in which human services contribute to the welfare, justice, and health systems of Aotearoa New Zealand.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Restrictions

HSRV102

Equivalent Courses

HSRV102

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 A5 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Online Delivery
17 Feb - 30 Mar
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Daniel John Youssif-Hay

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Online Participation 14% Participation in weekly activities. Ongoing through semester.
Community Analysis Poster 04 Apr 2025 26% Presenting your community of location with special attention to services, supports and visual community representations for Maori and community diversity.
Social Service Essay 18 May 2025 30% Write a 1400-word essay on a specific social service sector (NGO, Kaupapa Maori, Statutory), discussing the relevant historic foundations, delivery in terms of te Tiriti o Waitangi and a specific focus on at least one specialist groups (Pasifika, New Settler immigrants, disabled community, or Rainbow community).
Quiz 30% Over-view of the course content. The quiz will include a range of 30 questions relating to readings, video content and lectures. Open access online 29th and 30th May.


o The assignment must be submitted with a coversheet (found in the assessment folder). There is an online link under the assignment for you to submit your coversheet. If your assignment is late, please submit the late cover sheet.
o Assignments must be submitted on or before the due date and time.
o There are penalties for lateness.  If an assignment is handed in after the due date, a penalty system will operate. This is automatically applied to all late assignments. For assignments received up to one week (7 days) after the due date, 10% will be deducted from the mark awarded. For assignments received up to two weeks (14 days) after the due date, 20% will be deducted from the mark awarded. Assignments handed in later than 2 weeks (14 days) after the due date will not be marked.
o If your assignment will be late due to an unexpected factor you can apply for a waiver of penalty (late cover sheet). This policy does not preclude a student from discussing with his/her tutor/lecturer issues related to management of time. Teaching assistants and lecturers are not, however, able to give extensions for essays/assignments.
o Request for reconsideration
o Please see the following policy in relation to appeals and grievances.
o https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/media/uc-policy-library/general/Academic-Appeals-And-Grievances-Principles-And-Procedures.pdf

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Hyslop, Ian Kelvin; A political history of child protection : lessons for reform from Aotearoa New Zealand ; Policy Press, 2022.

There are several texts for this course. You will not need to read the whole of these books. The chapters required will be highlighted on the Learn page.

Other readings relevant to the course will be placed on AKO|LEARN.

Additional Course Outline Information

Late submission of work

There are penalties for late submission of course work:
Overdue less than a week 10% penalty
Overdue 7-14 days 20% penalty
Overdue by more than 14 days will not be marked

Students may apply for a waiver of penalty on the late submission cover sheet, accompanied by documentation. Reasons for waivers of penalties include illness or bereavement. Please consult your lecturer in advance of the due date, if possible.

You can find cover sheets for late submission under ‘Submission Resources’ on the course Learn page.

Where to submit and collect work

All assignments are to be submitted via Turnitin by the given time on the due date, unless stated otherwise. There is no need to submit a hard copy.  Each assignment will also require a cover sheet to be submitted.  Cover sheets can be found under the ‘Submission Resources’ on the course Learn page.

Turnitin
All assessment for this course will be submitted for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. Turnitin is a tool that checks the originality of a piece of text. Information about Turnitin is on LEARN.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* 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 School of Health Sciences .

All SOWK102 Occurrences

  • SOWK102-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • SOWK102-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)