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HU. 36 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Community Development and Leadership1A

CDL1AA1

NQF level: 6

NQF credits: 16

Content:

This module focuses on personal and professional development for community practice, specifically within the context of people-centred and asset based approaches of development. The developmental welfare policy of South Africa provides the context for this module.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to theories of empowerment - to become personal as well as professional empowered as community practitioners.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Give an overview of theories of empowerment relevant for personal and professional community development and leadership.
  
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  Develop, implement and evaluate a community development and empowerment programme, focusing on an inside-out approach.
  
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  Give a critical account of the developmental welfare policy and its relevance to community practice.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership 1B

CDL1BB1

NQF level: 6

NQF credits: 16

Content:

This module focuses on theories, approaches, principles, features and ethics relevant for participatory community practice. This module will enable students to understand development from a people centred humanist perspective and lay a foundation for the effective implementation of methods, skills and principles required for community practice.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to theories of participatory community practice; to study the principles, features and ethics relevant for participatory community practice. This will be done within the context of poverty, underdevelopment and inequality.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Critically discuss theories and approaches relevant for people centred community development practice and apply it to communities in South Africa.
  
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  Discuss the principles, features and ethics relevant for participatory community practice.
  
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  Critically apply these theories, approaches, principles, features and ethics to poverty, underdevelopment and inequality relevant to South Africa.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership 2A

CDL2AA2

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 16

Content:

In this module the knowledge, skills and values regarding the facilitation of the processes and phases of community development will be addressed.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to the facilitation of knowledge, skills and values of the processes and phases in community development with emphasis on the strengths-based approach.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Conceptualise an integrated model for the initiating, engagement, planning, implementation and evaluation of community projects with emphasis on the strengths asset-based approach.
  
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  Implement the process in a facilitation way towards sustainable development.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership 2B

CDL2BB2

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 16

Content:

This module focuses on crucial skills for effective community practice, namely linking, networking and partnerships, as well as dealing with differences and conflict.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce to learners different theories and skills appropriate for effective community development practice.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Formulate appropriate theoretical models on different skills needed for community development practice and be able to apply these models to communities.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership 3A

CDL3AA3

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 22

Content:

Participatory development research methodologies will be addressed in the first section. Thereafter the focus will be on the knowledge, skills and values of participatory management and leadership for sustainable development. Differences and similarities between project management in corporate governance and project management in participatory community practice will also be addressed.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce learners firstly to the approaches, methods and skills of participatory development research; and secondly to the management and leadership models relevant to community practice.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Critically discuss different theories, methods, principles and techniques of participatory development research and its relevance to South Africa.
  
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  Implement a participatory research project in a community and evaluate its effectiveness.
  
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  Submit a research report on the participatory research project.
  
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  Critically discuss different management and leadership models and its relevance to South Africa.
  
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  Implement an integrated developmental management model to a community and evaluate its effect.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership 3B

CDL3BB3

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 22

Content:

This module focuses firstly on the role of the development worker to strengthen and assist the community group to develop into effective organisations in the community. Secondly, various community economic development models and the establishment of effective economic development models within the context of community development will be studied.

Purpose:

The purpose of this module is to introduce the learners firstly to the establishment and strengthening of community based organisations, and secondly the role of the community practitioner in the development of the economy of communities.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Critically discuss different models on the establishment, strengthening and sustainment of community-based organisations.
  
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  Conceptualise an integrated model for a specific community on the establishment, strengthening and sustainment of community-based organisations and evaluate a community-based organisation according the conceptual model.
  
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  Critically discuss different community economic development models for its relevance to South African communities.
  
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  Conceptualise an integrated model for community economic development and evaluate a community project according to this model.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Community Development and Leadership Internship 3

CDL3003

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 44

Content:

Students will be placed in development organisations where they have to facilitate the initiation, planning, development and sustainment of community economic development endeavours.

Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to an organisation practising community development.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Engage, evaluate and contribute to the functioning of an organisation focusing on community development.
  
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  Initiate, plan, develop and sustain a community economic development project in a community, based on the needs and assets of the community.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%