CHCH101-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Special Topic: Rebuilding Christchurch - An Introduction to Community Engagement in Tertiary Studies

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2012

Description

Students taking this course will critically examine the concept of community engagement within tertiary studies and how this concept is being implemented in Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, U.K., and U.S. tertiary institutions. This course will integrate academic content on community engagement with students' previous field experiences in response to the Christchurch earthquakes. This will provide students with an overview of how many different fields are contributing to our understanding of, response to, and mitigation of earthquake hazards in the Christchurch area.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of CHCH101, students will be able to:
1. apply theory critically to analyse community engagement
2. evaluate the impact of their own community engagement
3. use a self-reflective approach to devising, developing and presenting personally relevant assessment products.

Timetable Note

Teaching & Learning Activities:

Week 1 : Introduction
Introduction Assignment

Weeks 2 & 3 : Caring
Read selections from The Civically Engaged Reader
Face-to-face or Online Forum

Weeks 4 & 5 : Helping
Read selections from The Call of Service
Face-to-face or Online Forum

Weeks 6 & 7 : Connecting
Read selections from Giving and view Pay It Forward
Face-to-face or Online Forum

Weeks 8 & 9 : Healing
Read selections from Seedfolks and A.D: New Orleans After the Deluge
Face-to-face or Online Forum

Week 10
Present Healing, Part 1

Week 11
Present Healing, Part 2

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Billy O'Steen

To measure students' achievement of the learning outcomes of CHCH101 and to determine the grade they earn for the course, the following Assessment Tasks are to be completed (criteria for each task will be provided during the course).

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Introduction Assignment 2% Evaluate the impact of their own community engagement experiences.
Pre- and Post- Reflection Surveys 1% Evaluate the impact of their own community engagement experiences.
Weekly Contributions/Online Forums 20% Weekly contributions to face to face or online forums about the readings. Apply theory critically to analyse community engagement. (20% total, 5% each).
Weekly Articulated Learning Statements 20% Following face to face or online discussions. Evaluate the impact of their own community engagement experiences (20% total, 5% each).
Caring, Helping and Connecting Statements 27% Use a self-reflective approach to devising, developing and presenting personally relevant assessment products. (27% total, 9% each)
Final Assignment, Part 1 and 2 30% Use a self-reflective approach to devising, developing, and presenting personally relevant assessment products. (2 parts, 15% each).

Textbooks / Resources

Required texts are provided at no cost to students, both as documents on Learn and in hard copy if so desired.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $619.00

International fee $2,688.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 500

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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