SOWK206-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Communication for Practice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course will include substantive content on communicating across the life course, communication for practice with Maori, communication for working with diverse communities, communication for advocacy, professional communication (legal and ethical), documenting for practice, and working in groups (teamwork). This course is an introduction to aspects of professional communication in a practice/workplace environment. Common communication dynamics associated with teamwork, breaking bad news, addressing conflict, and macro advocacy will be explored. The course utilises a blended learning format.

Learning Outcomes

  • An understanding of skills used for communication across the life course and in professional contexts.
  • An understanding of factors that influence interpersonal communication
  • Developed awareness of ways to engage with Māori using indigenous frameworks in a practice context.
  • Explored how to communicate cross-culturally with diverse communities including, but not limited to, Pasifika communities, people with disabilities, and children and older persons.
  • Developed knowledge and skills of micro and meso communication for advocacy.
  • Developed an understanding of the professional, legal and ethical standards for communication in practice.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from HSRV or SOWK, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA  or BC, or
from Schedule C to the BSW(Hons).

Restrictions

HSRV201, SOWK201

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 443
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 456
22 Jul - 28 Jul
5 Aug - 11 Aug
19 Aug - 25 Aug
23 Sep - 29 Sep
02 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Recording Available
22 Jul - 28 Jul
5 Aug - 11 Aug
19 Aug - 25 Aug
23 Sep - 29 Sep

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Letitia Meadows

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Reflection on Communication 22 Jul 2024 5% Online Post
Cross-cultural Communication Reflection on Literature 12 Aug 2024 30% 1800 words excluding references
Video Observation and Social Assessment 16 Sep 2024 30% 1500 words excluding references
Critical analysis 18 Oct 2024 35% 2500 words excluding references

Textbooks / Resources

Throughout the course recommended readings and resources will be uploaded to the course AKO|LEARN site.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* 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 SOWK206 Occurrences

  • SOWK206-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024