PRL2002 Community Consultation and Development

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference materials
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

RATIONALE

Community consultation and development has rapidly become the principal approach by which organisations are strategically and responsively managing and coordinating their business affairs. The demand for expertise in this area is high at present and this is predicted to continue into the future with the ongoing expansion of democratisation in modern communities.

SYNOPSIS

This course introduces students preparing to enter professional contexts to contemporary communication management strategies and techniques used in community relations, development and consultation. Students will develop practical and conceptual skills in relation to the trends, issues and processes involved in project planning and implementation, and the building of social capital through community consultation, network facilitation and collaborative action.

OBJECTIVES

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the broad context in which community relations and community consultation practices have developed in organisations;
2. demonstrate an understanding of theoretical foundations in relation to their influence on community relations, consultation and participation;
3. demonstrate an understanding of the role of community consultation in the contemporary organisation;
4. demonstrate an understanding of the core communicative skills and competences required for conducting community consultation;
5. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the elements involved in planning and implementing a process of community consultation;
6. evaluate methodological issues and complexities involved in conducting community consultation.

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

Twyford, Vivien, Waters, Stuart, Hardy, Max & Dengate, John 2006, Beyond public meetings: connecting community engagement with decision-making, Vivien Twyford Communication Pty Ltd, Wollongong.
(ISBN: 13:978-0-646-46720-7 ISBN: 10:0-646-46720-4)

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

1999, Listen up: effective community consultation, Audit Commission for Local Authorities, London.

Burke, EM 1999, Corporate community relations: the principle of the neighbour of choice, Quorum Books, Westport.

Burns, D 2004, What works in assessing community participation?, Policy Press for The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Bristol.

Dalmau, T & Dick, B 1990, A diagnostic model for selecting interventions for community and organisational change, 2nd edn, Interchange, Brisbane.

Dick, R 1990, Processes for community consultation: a resource document prepared for the use of facilitators and membres of local area consultative committees associated with the community consultation project for road planning in Queensland, Interchange, Chapel Hill, Queensland.

Di Zerga, G. 2000, Persuasion, power and polity: a theory of democratic self-organization, Hampton Press, Gresskill, NJ.

Ife, J 2002, Community development: community-based alternatives in an age of globalisation, 2nd edn, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

Kenny, S 1999, Developing communities for the future: community development in Australia, 2nd edn, Nelson, South Melbourne.

Office of Disability 1999, Inclusive consultation: a practical guide to involving people with disabilities, Dept of Family & Community Services, Canberra.

Rubin, H & Rubin, I 2001, Community organizing and development, 3rd edn, Allyn & Bacon, Boston.

Sanoff, H 2000, Community partipitation methods in design and planning, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Sarkissian, W et al (eds) 1994, The community participation handbook: resources for public involvement in the planning process, 2nd edn, Murdoch Institute for Science & Technology Policy, Murdoch, Western Australia.

Schwarz, R 2002, The skilled facilitator: a comprehensive resource for consultants, facilitators, managers, trainers and coaches, New Rev. edn., Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Servaes, J, Jacobson, T & White, S (eds) 1996, Participatory communication for social change, Sage Publications, New Delhi, Thousand Oaks.

Stacey, R 1996, Complexity and creativity in organizations, Berrett-Koehler, San Francisco.

White, SA (ed) 1999, The art of facilitating particpation: releasing the power of grasroots communication, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

NOTES

1.

Dates and information for this assessment item will be advised during tutorials. This assessment item relates to Objectives 1-3.

2.

This assessment item relates to Objectives 4-6.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the student's responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. For this course, normal class attendance consists of one three-hour tutorial per week.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To successfully complete an individual assessment item, a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. This statement must be read in conjunction with Statement 4 below.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval, then a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the assignment will apply for each of the first FIVE working days late, after which a zero mark will be given.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks / grades obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   There is no exam for this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Given the details under (6) above, there are no deferred exams for this course. However, if any deferred/makeup work is granted, it would have to be submitted by a date set by the examiner.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6 Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm

ASSESSMENT NOTES

This version produced 27 May 2008.