Community engagement, skills and employability

Assessment task 2 Community engagement, skills and employability

Due date: 16th April 23:55 (Sydney time)

Length and/or format: 2000-word Report

Weighting 50%

Learning Outcomes

GA1 demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity

GA2 recognise their responsibility to the common good, the environment and society

GA4 think critically and reflectively

GA5 demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the discipline and/or profession

GA8 locate, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information

GA9 demonstrate effective communication in oral and written English language and visual media

Purpose

The purpose of this assessment is for students to develop an understanding of community engagement, the types of community engagement, the skills required and how to develop personal and professional abilities from community engagement that support employability. This assessment has a particular focus to building understanding of the pillars of community engagement

• Building connections:

• Acting with humility,

• Developing understanding,

• Affirming dignity,

• Pursuing Justice

And how each of these pillars is achieved with community engagement and how you achieve each of these and build personal and professional skills. In this assessment you are required to consider theoretical and practical aspects of community engagement and the interactions with both ACU community engagement and ACU careers. Both of these groups will be presenting during your on-campus sessions.

You report will draw on materials on LEO, further research and the support materials offered for this unit.

You need to consider the following issues: the common good, types of community engagement, skills required to engage with the community and at-risk clients, ethical implications of community engagement and how community engagement will assist with your employability.

A suggested(only) structure for your report follows

· Executive Summary (200 words)

· Discussion of community engagement theory (500 words) with particular reference to the pillars of community engagement

· Building connections:

· Acting with humility,

· Developing understanding,

· Affirming dignity,

· Pursuing Justice

· Description of community engagement types and approaches including advocacy, community-based research, direct community engagement and project-based community engagement (400 words)

· Overview of the skills and challenges of workers and volunteers in community engaged services (300words)

· Benefits to personal and professional self-development and employability. theoretical and practical aspects of community engagement and the interactions with both ACU community engagement and ACU careers (500 words)

· Conclusion (100 words)

· References (10)

ACU community engagement and ACU careers has been posted in additional files

You are required to research and use at least 10 scholarly sources to support your discussion. This will include benchmark data and reports, case studies, business reports and articles. In addition, websites may be used sparingly if they are of direct relevance.

How to submit: Via LEO

Return of assignment: Via LEO