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Unit of Study SOC00107 - Social Planning and Innovation (2015)

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Unit description

Considers the planning processes necessary to allocate scarce resources in an equitable and feasible way within a society. Issues of social justice and equity are discussed within the context of specific communities and across the three levels of government. Socio-demographic data are analysed and interpreted and community consultation processes are emphasised

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to social planning
Topic 2: Uses and limitations of social planning
Topic 3: Politics in social planning
Topic 4: Engaging with the community in social planning
Topic 5: Research skills for social planning
Topic 6: Using data and indicators in social planning
Topic 7: Applying theory to practice: case studies in social planning
Topic 8: Social innovation and enterprise: core concepts
Topic 9: Social innovation and enterprise: applications
Topic 10: Future directions in social planning.

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2,  3 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss and analyse the fundamental concepts of social planning and the social planning environment
2 assess and evaluate the effect of social plans and policies on people's lives and social wellbeing
3 critique the political aspects of social planning, taking into account equity and social justice issues
4 understand the role and potential of social innovation and social enterprise in planning and developing contemporary human services.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss and analyse the fundamental concepts of social planning and the social planning environment
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. assess and evaluate the effect of social plans and policies on people's lives and social wellbeing
    • GA6:
  3. critique the political aspects of social planning, taking into account equity and social justice issues
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. understand the role and potential of social innovation and social enterprise in planning and developing contemporary human services.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

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