Course: Projects in Social Services

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Course title Projects in Social Services
Course code KSA/PSS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švátorová Anna, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Project planning, public sphere, specifics of projects in social services. 2. Project cycle in social services, project manager in social services. 3. Funding of social projects, types and forms of fundraising activities. 4. Methods of planning of social projects - introduction to Logical Framework Approach. 5. Methods of structuring and definition of social problem: SWOT Analysis. 6. Methods of definition of a problem and setting the goals of a social project. 7. Definition of a problem as an instrument of strategic and project planning. Stakeholder analysis. 8. Project planning - goal analysis. Definition of purpose, aims and output. 9. Project activities. Project schedule. 10. Analysis of output - measurable indicators of impact and project results. 11. Risk analysis. Basics of financial planning. Analysis of input. 12. Project proposal. 13. Methods of evaluation of social, educational and integration project and programmes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
define and describe the basic terms and concepts of social work
describe the main characteristics of social work
Skills
present the results of their own work
understand and reflect critically on a Czech academic text
use digital information sources
discuss the focus and structure of the discipline
create and propose the topic of an educational, development or integration project
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define and describe the role of a social services worker in project activities in different contexts (non-profit sector, public sector)
to describe and apply the basic principles of project planning and the Logical Framework Approach in the creation of a social project
Skills
to draft a proposal of a social, educational or integration project structured by the Logical Framework Approach
to use suitable methods (problem analysis, goal analysis, logical framework etc.) for analytic, planning or evaluatory purposes in project management
to apply SWOT analysis in different contexts of social services
to create SMART goals, purpose and output using suitable methods
teaching methods
Knowledge
E-learning
Project-based instruction
Cooperative instruction
Group discussion
Skills
Seminar classes
Individual study
Project-based instruction
Skills demonstration
E-learning
Cooperative instruction
Group discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Project
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Barker, Stephen; Cole, Rob. Projektový management pro praxi. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2838-4.
  • Doležal, Jan; Máchal, Pavel; Lacko, Branislav. Projektový management podle IPMA. 2., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
  • Hloušek, Jan; Hloušková Zuzana. Získávání zdrojů na aktivity NNO působící v sociální oblasti. Hradec Králové, Gaudeamus, 2011.
  • Kažmierski, T. - Pelcl, P. Projektové plánování pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Regionální environmentální centrum pro střední a východní Evropu., 2003.
  • Matoušek, Oldřich. Sociální služby : legislativa, ekonomika, plánování, hodnocení. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-310-9.
  • Örtengren, K. The Logical Framework Approach. SIDA, 2003.


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