Course info

WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY AFRICA

FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND GENDER DEVELOPMENT
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK
Course Title MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS
Course Code KPDSW 222

Lecturer MUCHINAKO, G.A. (Mr)
Phone Number(s) 263 779034610
E-Mail Address
Lecture time TO BE ADVISED
Venue WUA MAIN CAMPUS –specific venue to be advised.

Course Synopsis

The course will focus on types, structures and functions of Social welfare organisations. The thrust of the course will be on the various theories and models of management and management styles among others. It is essential that social work graduates be fully capacitated to handle management, administration and supervision functions as they enter the world of practice. To this end, this module is designed to equip students with skills in management, administration and supervision. Students will be introduced to various theories and models that are used in management and administration as well as legislation and policies, such as the Labour Act, Private Voluntary Organisations Act, among others, that are used in management.


Course Objectives
1. To enable students to appreciate the use of management in social work.
2. To appreciate the social work values, ethics and principles.
3. To apply management models and theories in social work.
4. To enable students to gain an appreciation of the limitations of management in social work.


Teaching methods

a) Lectures – Face to face and online
b) Seminars
c) Essays and assignments
d) Self-directed study

Course content

1. Introduction
a) Defining management
b) Management roles and functions
c) Social work values, ethics and principles
d) Types of social welfare organisations


2. Management Theories
a) Frederick Taylor
b) Henry L. Grant
c) Frank and Lilian Gilbeths
d) Henry Fayol
e) Max Weber
f) Systems Approach to Management

3. Planning
a) Planning in Management

4. Organising
a) Management role in organising

5. Leading
a)Motivation
b) Leadership Styles
c) Sources of authority

6. Controlling

a) Organisational policies
b) Performance appraisal
c) Management and legal issues

7. Management and Legal Issues
a) Labour Act
b) National Constitution
c) International Labour Organization (ILO) and Human Rights Acts, etc.


Assignments

Students will be required to write two group essays. These essays will constitute 30% of the final course assessment. Assignments should be submitted on or before the due date, otherwise they will not be marked. Length: 1000 to 1200 words. Longer essays will be penalised. Typing font 12, Times New Roman, in black ink. The end of semester examination will constitute the remaining 70% for the course assessment.

Essay topics

Essay 1: Examine the contribution of the social work values and ethics to effective management of organisations. Due date: 20 September 2021.

Essay 2: Discuss the three main sources of legislation which guide a manager in exercising the management function in an organisation. Due date: 20 October, 2021

Reading List

1. Brody, Ralph. 2005. Effectively managing human service organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2. Dolgoff, Ralph. 2005. An introduction to supervisory practice in human services. Boston: Pearson, Allyn, and Bacon.
3. Kettner, Peter M. 2002. Achieving excellence in the management of human service organizations. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
4. Lewis, Judith A., Michael D. Lewis, Thomas R. Packard, and Frederico Souflée Jr. 2006. Management of human service programs. Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
5. Lohmann, Roger, and Nancy Lohmann. 2002. Social administration. New York: Columbia Univ. Press.
6. Patti, Rino J. 1997. Management: Overview. In Encyclopedia of social work: 1997 supplement. Edited by Ira C. Colby, Alejandro Garcia, Ruth G. McRoy, Lynn Videka-Sherman, and Richard L. Edwards, 148–158. New York: Oxford Univ. Press.
7. Tsui, Ming-sum. 2005. Social work supervision. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

N.B. Students should use the library and the internet to search for more information on the course. Also search and use relevant publications such as the National Constitution, The Labour Act, ILO Publications, etc.



Reading List






STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO USE THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND OTHER TEXTS ON ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY NOT MENTIONED HEREIN. THE USE OF THE LIBRARY IS ENCOURAGED.