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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take SP10001 AND take SP10002 |
| Description:
| Aims: 1. To compare and evaluate different ways of meeting financial need in the context of recent UK reforms; 2. To critically examine the goals, principles and values that structure the provision of social protection. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, students will have: * studied key texts relating to the goals of welfare reform in the UK and abroad (including government papers and independent policy evaluations); * analysed the role of political actors and values in the reform process; * explored the methods and criteria for the evaluation of the outcomes of social protection policy; * examined in detail whether and how the needs of different 'client' groups are met. By the end of the unit, students should be able to: * identify and apply appropriate criteria for the analysis of policy goals and outcomes in respect of social protection and welfare reform. Skills: * To think creatively and analytically. * To communicate an argument. * To evaluate others' arguments and research. * To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence as well as a variety of other information. * To gather information, data, research and literature from a number of different sources (i.e. library, web-based, archives etc.). * To select appropriate and relevant information from a wide source and large body of knowledge. * To develop revision and examination skills * To develop time-management and administrative skills * To develop presentation skills and verbal communication (i.e. oral presentations, seminar and tutorial contributions) * To develop team and group working skills. Content: Social protection in historical context; principles and goals of social protection; social protection and welfare reform in specific policy areas (welfare-to-work, child poverty alleviation, pensions, disability). |
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SP30013 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
SP30013 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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