Unit Outline

This unit extends understanding of what it means to initiate responses to social problems, take responsibility for enacting and leading these responses, and being a part of ventures that do the same. Collaborative and collective social work leadership approaches and skills are taught to equip you with knowledge and skills about how you can leverage solidarity, cooperation, and consensus to address injustices. The unit builds on these ideas by exploring social entrepreneurship and innovation in social work. You will be encouraged to think of yourself in the roles of social intra- and entrepreneurs and you will be taught a range of practical skills to support sustainable and creative collaborative and participative change projects. You can expect to engage in processes of self and collective critical reflection, mutual enquiry, group discussions, role plays, and dialogical learning as they explore practices of innovation and collaborative leadership in the 21st century.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Assess personal enablers and barriers to working collaboratively and cooperatively with individuals and groups to facilitate entrepreneurial leadership practices
2.	Examine the effectiveness of collective models of leadership for improving social work client outcomes and achieving sustainable social change.
3.	Propose and evaluate leadership approaches that enable collaborative and entrepreneurial interventions that are underpinned by cooperative relationships and decision-making in all areas of social work practice.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	HGW503, HGW512, HGW513, HGW516 and HGW527

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Written reflection on leadership, 1000 words	Week 4	20 %	LO1
Assessment Task 2:	Presentation of case study development	Week 5	30 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Group video and written reflection, 1000 words	Week 10	50 %	LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Written reflection on leadership, 1000 words

Task Description:

Written reflection on collaborative leadership in social work, 1,000 word

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically reflect on your own personal enablers and barriers to working collaboratively and cooperatively with people	LO1
2	Argue, as per the reading, your chosen leadership style and how it enhances your collaborative leadership style	LO1
3	Communicate your ideas in writing with reference to professional, cultural and academic contexts and standards (i.e. reference your work accordingly, pay attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax; use headings where relevant)	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Presentation of case study development

Task Description:

10-minute in-class group presentation of case study development; 1,000-word individual reflection.

In-class presentation is due in Week Five. The 1,000-word reflection is due in Week 6.

Please see MyLO for further details.

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Presentation: You and your group use collaborative leadership and group work theory to effectively develop and examine a ‘case study’ to improve a social issue in an intrapreneurial (organisational) setting.	LO2, LO3
2	Presentation: You enact your leadership and group work theory knowledge with your group to effectively collaborate and present your 10-minute ‘case study’ to the tutorial.	LO2, LO3
3	Essay: Your written essay critically discusses the ‘case study’ you have created, critically argues why this social issue needs addressing, and outlines some preliminary means of achieving this collaboratively through an organisation.	LO2, LO3
4	Essay: Your written essay critically reflects on collaborative leadership and group work theory regarding your group and the effectiveness of the presentation undertaken.	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Group video and written reflection, 1000 words

Task Description:

10-minute group video recording and 1,000-word individual written reflection

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Video Presentation: Your entrepreneurial or co-design model responds to your case study using various strategies taught throughout the unit.	LO2, LO3
2	Video Presentation: Your video presentation demonstrates a developed entrepreneurial or co-design model; the method of presentation is appropriate for the proposed case study, and collaboration between group members is evident.	LO2, LO3
3	Essay: Your essay critically reflects on your evolving entrepreneurial or co-design identity as a social worker and how this fits into your practice framework.	LO2, LO3
4	Essay: Your essay critically discusses the successes and challenges you experienced enacting collaborative leadership and group work theory in the group activity.	LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Book (eBook available through library): Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Mandayam, G. (2019). Social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and social value creation: Relevance for contemporary social work practice. NASW Press Washington, DC.

Week 1

Required: Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., Mandayam, G., & Singh, A. (2019). ‘Social entrepreneurship, social intrapreneurship, social innovation, and social value creation: An overview and implications for social work’, in Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Mandayam, G Social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and social value creation, NASW Press: Washington DC, pp.3-26.

Week 2

Required: Gardner, F. (2016). ‘Leading and managing: Working actively for change in organisations’, in Working with human service organisations (2nd ed.). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press: 146-166.

Week 3

Required: Barr, J & Dowding, L (2019) ‘Chapter 5 Team Life’, Leadership in Health Care, Sage: London.

Week 4

Required: Barr, J & Dowding, L (2019) ‘Chapter 6 Interdisciplinary and interprofessional working’, Leadership in Health Care, Sage: London.

Week 5

Required: Bahr, Kristina. (2019). ‘Innovation and Creativity in Nonprofits’ in Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Mandayam, G. ‘Social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and social value creation, NASW Press: Washington DC, pp.39-56.

Week 6

Required: Mandiberg, J, Livingston, J, & Silva, J (2019) ‘social Innovation and Social Work Practice’, in Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Mandayam, G. ‘Social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and social value creation, NASW Press: Washington DC, pp.57-80.

Week 7

Required: Despard, M., (2019) ‘Financial inclusion and social entrepreneurship’ in Nandan, M., Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Mandayam, G. Social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and social value creation, NASW Press: Washington DC, pp.57-80.

Week 8

Required: Rieger, J. (2020). ‘Right to participate: Co-Designing disability policies in Australia’. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, (12) 1-4.

Week 9

Required: Farmer, J., Carlisle, K., Dickson-Swift, V. et al. (2018), ‘Applying social innovation theory to examine how community co-designed health services develop: using a case study approach and mixed methods’, BMC Health Serv Res 18, 68 (2018).

Week 10

Required: Prinsloo, RC 2019, 'Group work and social enterprise: using group members’ skills for social and economic development', Groupwork, 28(2): 6-23.