Course: Projects in Social Services

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Course title Projects in Social Services
Course code KSA/PSSG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
E-learning, Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Group discussion
  • Individual project (40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
define and describe the basic terms and concepts 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
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
E-learning
Cooperative instruction
Group discussion
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
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. Projektový management podle IPMA. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2848-3.
  • Hloušek, Jan; Hloušková Zuzana. Získávání zdrojů na aktivity NNO působící v sociální oblasti. Hradec Králové, Gaudeamus, 2011.
  • Kažmierski, Tomáš. Projektové a strategické plánování pro neziskové organizace. Praha : Centrum pro komunitní práci, 2003. ISBN 80-902368-9-8.
  • Matoušek, O. Sociální služby: legislativa, ekonomika, plánování, hodnocení, 1. vyd.. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-310-9.
  • Örtengren, K. The Logical Framework Approach. SIDA, 2003.
  • Veselý, A. - Nekola, M. (eds.). Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik: přístupy, metody a praxe. Praha: SLON, 2007.


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