Social Justice,Leadership & Organising 2 (SL002)
Social Justice, Leadership & Organising: Practice
Module SL002
Module details for 2023/24.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Module Outline
This module, which serves as a follow up to the ‘Social Justice, Leadership & Organising: Theory’ module, offers a unique experience from other university courses. Students are placed within a local community organisation and complete a placement with them for a minimum of 30 hours across the semester. To ensure that placements are organised to meet an identified community need, students and partner organisations have access to ongoing support from the University and Citizens UK. Students are asked to continually reflect on their understanding of and engagement with the community organisation, developing insights into what ‘social justice’, ‘leadership’ and ‘community’ mean within the context of their placement.
Full Module Description
This module, which serves as a follow up to the ‘Social Justice, Leadership & Organising: Theory’ module, offers a unique experience from other university courses. Students are placed within a local community organisation and complete a placement with them for a minimum of 30 hours across the semester. To ensure that placements are organised to meet an identified community need, students and partner organisations have access to ongoing support from the University and Citizens UK. Students are asked to continually reflect on their understanding of and engagement with the community organisation, developing insights into what ‘social justice’, ‘leadership’ and ‘community’ mean within the context of their placement.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate how you have applied an understanding of relevant contextual and conceptual ideas of community organisation in relation to your host organisation.
Reflect on the appropriate skills needed to support the aims and objectives of specific community and voluntary contexts.
Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the opportunities, benefits and challenges surrounding successful volunteering and community engagement within a specific context.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | A2 Week 1 | 75.00% |
| Presentation | T2 Week 10 (15 minutes) | 25.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 10101010101 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 01010101010 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Jill Kirby
Convenor
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Dr Polona Osojnik
Assess convenor
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Prof Graeme Pedlingham
Assess convenor
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Miss Rebecca Bowe
Assess convenor
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Dr Katherine Kruger
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Ms Laurie Owen
Assess convenor
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