Course: Working with Community
Course: Working with Community
Assessment 1: Essay
Total Words Counts: 1,800 Words
[Write your communitys name]
[Write Your Name here]
University of South Australia
Minimum of 12 academic references is required for this assignment. Referenced according to UniSA Harvard Referencing. Use only Use Journal articles, books and book chapters
In this assessment, you will demonstrate your knowledge about community and community development work by reflecting on the community/ communities you belong to. You will apply analytical skills by examining key characteristics of the community and apply knowledge of community development processes based on values of human rights and social justice in achieving community goals.
By completing this assessment, you will meet the first two objectives of the course.
You will draw on the course material covered from weeks 1-6.
Demonstrate understanding of community work and the contested notions of community in the context of human service work
Demonstrate understanding of community work processes within a human rights and social justice framework.
Topics that have been drawn on the course material covered from weeks 1-6.
Week 1) What is Community?
Week 2) What is community development?
Week 3) Applying community development principles: Change From Below
Week 4) Applying community development principles: The importance of Process
Week 5) Community development roles and skills
Week 6) Integrated Community Development
0281305The introduction should provide a succinct outline of the structure of the paper and key arguments covered in the essay.
It should be short and succinct.
NOTE: You may want to write this section last once you have decided on your main points in later sections. Or, be sure to revisit before submission to ensure you have effectively introduced your essay.
Word count approx. 150 words
The introduction should provide a succinct outline of the structure of the paper and key arguments covered in the essay.
It should be short and succinct.
NOTE: You may want to write this section last once you have decided on your main points in later sections. Or, be sure to revisit before submission to ensure you have effectively introduced your essay.
Word count approx. 150 words
Introduction
0298873This section includes two paragraphs that describe and justify the chosen community and its characteristics/elements.
The first paragraph will describe and justify your choice of chosen community where you belong. For example: You may belong to a womens club/group, sporting club, local area neighbourhood group, Greek community, school mums/dads etc.
Include the following points in your description:
Briefly describe the nature of the community (e.g. geographic/place based or community of interest)
Describe who are the people involved in this community, its geographic location, virtual location, size/membership, socio-demographic characteristics (e.g. age group, educational level, health, employment status, and sources of income etc.),
Briefly outline either an issue faced by the community or purpose of formation of the community (You are not required to formulate goals here, however, it is worth exploring what might be the community needs or wants to achieve.)
You must cite at least 2 references from the course readings in this section.
Examples:
Kenyon, P & DSouza, M 2018, 10 key community development beliefs, Bank of I.D.E.A.S., Initiatives for the Development of Enterprising Action and Strategies, Kalamunda, Western Australia , p. 1, <https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/boifiles/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/10-community-beliefs-BOI.pdf>.
Buerger, C & Holzer, E 2015, How does community participation work?: human rights and the hidden labour of interstitial elites in Ghana, Journal of Human Rights Practice, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 7287.
Young, IM 2008, Five faces of oppression, in J DeFilippis & S Saegert (eds), The community development reader, Routledge, New York, pp. 276285.
Word count approx. 300 words
The second paragraph will now focus on the characteristics/elements of the community. Based on the literature read in this course, discuss, and examine the key characteristics of the chosen community. If you have chosen two communities where you belong, you can discuss the different characteristics of each of these community.
Note: You have a choice as whether you want to focus on one community or discuss two communities where you belong.
Remember to cite a minimum of two academic sources to describe community characteristics.
Word count approx. 300 words
This section includes two paragraphs that describe and justify the chosen community and its characteristics/elements.
The first paragraph will describe and justify your choice of chosen community where you belong. For example: You may belong to a womens club/group, sporting club, local area neighbourhood group, Greek community, school mums/dads etc.
Include the following points in your description:
Briefly describe the nature of the community (e.g. geographic/place based or community of interest)
Describe who are the people involved in this community, its geographic location, virtual location, size/membership, socio-demographic characteristics (e.g. age group, educational level, health, employment status, and sources of income etc.),
Briefly outline either an issue faced by the community or purpose of formation of the community (You are not required to formulate goals here, however, it is worth exploring what might be the community needs or wants to achieve.)
You must cite at least 2 references from the course readings in this section.
Examples:
Kenyon, P & DSouza, M 2018, 10 key community development beliefs, Bank of I.D.E.A.S., Initiatives for the Development of Enterprising Action and Strategies, Kalamunda, Western Australia , p. 1, <https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/boifiles/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/10-community-beliefs-BOI.pdf>.
Buerger, C & Holzer, E 2015, How does community participation work?: human rights and the hidden labour of interstitial elites in Ghana, Journal of Human Rights Practice, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 7287.
Young, IM 2008, Five faces of oppression, in J DeFilippis & S Saegert (eds), The community development reader, Routledge, New York, pp. 276285.
Word count approx. 300 words
The second paragraph will now focus on the characteristics/elements of the community. Based on the literature read in this course, discuss, and examine the key characteristics of the chosen community. If you have chosen two communities where you belong, you can discuss the different characteristics of each of these community.
Note: You have a choice as whether you want to focus on one community or discuss two communities where you belong.
Remember to cite a minimum of two academic sources to describe community characteristics.
Word count approx. 300 words
Notion of Community
0339725This section requires you to identify one issue or goal that this community may like to work on.
Describe the nature of the issue. Is the issue relating to human rights or social justice?
Identify and analyse formal/informal power relations or structures (internal and/or external) and how these power dynamics may be impacting this community.
Being in a community development workers role, what community development processes will you be adopting to empower the community within a human rights and social justice framework.
Critically argue the relevance of chosen processes to work towards community goal.
You can use three sub headings:
Issue/ Goal
Power dynamics
Community development process
Minimum of 4 academic references is required in this section. Reference according UniSA Harvard Referencing. Use only Journal articles, books and book chapters.
Word count approx. 850 words
This section requires you to identify one issue or goal that this community may like to work on.
Describe the nature of the issue. Is the issue relating to human rights or social justice?
Identify and analyse formal/informal power relations or structures (internal and/or external) and how these power dynamics may be impacting this community.
Being in a community development workers role, what community development processes will you be adopting to empower the community within a human rights and social justice framework.
Critically argue the relevance of chosen processes to work towards community goal.
You can use three sub headings:
Issue/ Goal
Power dynamics
Community development process
Minimum of 4 academic references is required in this section. Reference according UniSA Harvard Referencing. Use only Journal articles, books and book chapters.
Word count approx. 850 words
Community Analysis & Community Development Process
0315807The conclusion should restate the key arguments presented in the paper and bring the paper to a logical conclusion.
Do not introduce new arguments or concepts in the conclusion.
Word count approx. 200 words
The conclusion should restate the key arguments presented in the paper and bring the paper to a logical conclusion.
Do not introduce new arguments or concepts in the conclusion.
Word count approx. 200 words
Conclusion
0287383It is expected that you use UniSA Harvard style referencing and provide sources for your ideas. All sources used to inform your work, including peer-reviewed journal articles, newspaper articles, reports, webpages etc. must be cited in text and included in your reference list.
You are also expected to be able to paraphrase, which means describing an idea in your own words.
Minimum of 12 academic references is required for this assignment. Referenced according UniSA Harvard Referencing. Use only Use Journal articles, books and book chapters
It is expected that you use UniSA Harvard style referencing and provide sources for your ideas. All sources used to inform your work, including peer-reviewed journal articles, newspaper articles, reports, webpages etc. must be cited in text and included in your reference list.
You are also expected to be able to paraphrase, which means describing an idea in your own words.
Minimum of 12 academic references is required for this assignment. Referenced according UniSA Harvard Referencing. Use only Use Journal articles, books and book chapters
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