Reference no: EM132283790

Assessment task : Community engagement, skills and employability

Length and/or format: 2000-word Report

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity

Recognise their responsibility to the common good, the environment and society

Think critically and reflectively

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

Locate, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information

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 ofcommunity engagement

Building connections:

Acting with humility,

Developing understanding,

Affirming dignity,

Pursuing Justice

Description of community engagement types and approaches including advocacy, community-basedresearch, 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)