Leading Social Change: Communication (Q3912E)
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Leading Social Change: Communication and Activism
Module Q3912E
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Module Outline
Offering the distinctive opportunity to work with the local community, this module has a focus on building the communication skills necessary to lead social change. Students are given 30 hours across the semester to develop leadership skills in strategic communication. This practical work is facilitated by the charity Citizens UK, who match students with local campaigns or voluntary organisations. Exploring issues that impact various communities, students forge links between their discipline and ways in which ‘community work’ can be undertaken. In workshops, students engage critically with current debates about social justice; analyse historical and contemporary campaigns (looking at forms of direct action and activist writing); and build practical skills (such as, storytelling, negotiation, and delivering leadership speeches) to enable them to make positive social change.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the opportunities, benefits and challenges surrounding community engagement within a specific context.
Reflect on the appropriate skills needed to support the aims and objectives of specific community and volunteering contexts.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts, such as ‘social justice’, and explore how these concepts are understood in practice.
Demonstrate how you have applied an understanding of relevant contextual and conceptual ideas in practice.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | A1 Week 1 | 75.00% |
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 10 (15 minutes) | 25.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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Dr Richard Adelman
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