Praxis in Community Cultural Development

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject will provide students with the theoretical and practical building blocks needed to develop long-term effective community cultural development projects/programs.

The subject provides a comprehensive study of the CCD praxis; including consultation and needs assessment, action-based research, cultural mapping and planning techniques; negotiation and conflict resolution skills; project development/management and evaluation practice, and maintaining an effective documentation approach.

This will enable the development of the student's practical skills, with appropriate strategies and theoretical approaches in leadership and mentorship, as well as perspectives from areas of psychology, behavioural sciences, cybernetics, conviviality, and community devleopment.

The subject will provide an integrated approach to the key issues and skills necessary to enhance the student's ongoing professsional career in the community cultural development sector through skill development.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject the student should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of managerial skills and community leadership strategy, including the ability to plan, coordinate, make decisions and problem solve at the community level;
• confidently communicate verbal and written skills;
• exhibit the skills to interpret, analyse, problem solve and apply learning to individual practice;
• demonstrate an understanding of community cultural development practice, in line with cross discipline and cross sectoral partnership;
• present a developed knowledge of the facilitative and collaborative processes within community art practice;
• express community cultural development theory and practice in an accessible form at community level, in both written and oral modes;
• demonstrate leadership and mentor skills.