LABORATORY FOR SOCIAL DESIGN AND COMMUNITY WORK

This course represents a key stage in the educational programme, designed to equip students with the theoretical and practical skills required for the planning, design and management of social interventions and social policies at a local level, with a focus on community work.

By the end of the course, students will have acquired the theoretical and practical skills needed to analyse social needs, design appropriate interventions and evaluate their effectiveness, with a view to working with the local community in a multi-stakeholder approach.

Basic knowledge of general sociology.
Advanced knowledge of the sociology of welfare.

The main topics covered by the course are as follows:
- The community perspective.
- Social work from a community perspective.
- Training in community work.
- Facilitating participatory processes.
- Transforming local areas into communities.
- Social co-planning.
- Social co-design.

Camarlinghi R., d'Angela F. (2023) Il lavoro sociale in ottica di comunità. Idee, visioni e metodi di lavoro, Turin: Animazione Sociale
The professor will recommend further reading during the lectures.

The final assessment consists of a number (about 3/4) of semi-open-ended questions, the drafting of a simulated social project, and a brief critical discussion of the theoretical and methodological concepts covered during the course and their influence on the project presented.

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The instructor is responsible for ensuring the authenticity and originality of all examinations and coursework. In cases of suspected academic misconduct, an additional on-site assessment may be required during the exams, which may differ from the standard format.

A. Scores in the range of 18-22 will be awarded in the presence of:
i) Sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension skills in reference to the programme;
ii) Limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
iii) Sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the economic functioning of public services;
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of:
i) Fair knowledge and applied comprehension skills in reference to the programme;
ii) Fair ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
iii) Fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the economic functioning of public services;
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 will be awarded in the presence of:
i) Good or excellent knowledge and applied comprehension skills in reference to the programme;
ii) Good or excellent ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
iii) Fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the economic functioning of public services.
Honours will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension skills in reference to the programme, judgment skills, and communication abilities.

Interactive and frontal lectures, case studies analysis, practical workshops, and group work.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development