Module: Working with Refugees

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Working with Refugees
Module Code	LC529
School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Fiona Murphy Semester 2: Fiona Murphy Autumn: Fiona Murphy
Module Teachers	Agnes Maillot Fiona Murphy
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Coursework Only

Description

This module will require students to engage with organisations that work with refugees and international protection applicants and to reflect on their experience

Learning Outcomes

1. Actively engage with vulnerable populations
2. Acquire a deeper understanding of the workings of an NGO/civil association
3. Identify and analyse integration needs of specific IPA/Refugee population
4. Address issues and put forward proposals for resolving specific problems identified
5. Enhance employability in NGO sector by analysing operational structure, needs, funding strategies, social capital production of an NGO working in the forced migration/immigration sector
6. Creation of an e-portfolio
7. Peer-presentation skills

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	4	Introductions to NGOs, writing reports, e-portfolios
Fieldwork	20	Voluntary work with NGO: 2 weekly hours minimum
Workshop	8	Meetings to report on progress
Class Presentation	10	Individual oral presentation of work carried out with NGO
Portfolio Preparation	40	Selecting, analysing and writing up material based on workplace experience
Independent Study	168	Reading up on NGO related activities
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

introductory lectures
Introductions to NGOs, writing reports, e-portfolios

Engagement with NGO
Voluntary work with NGO: 2 weekly hours minimum

Weekly feedback sessions
30 minute meetings (in groups of 2-3 students) to report on progress

End of semester presentation
Individual oral presentation of work carried out with NGO

Independent study
Reading literature related to working with people in refugee-like contexts

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Presentation	Presenting to peers on workplace experience	30%	Sem 2 End
Professional Portfolio	Collating and documenting workplace experience	70%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Boulding, C.: 2014, NGOs, Political Protest, and Civil Society, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
Cambridge, D.: 2010, Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning and Assessment, Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J.,
Chong, DPL: 2010, Freedom from Poverty : NGOs and Human Rights Praxis,, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Elbow, P.: 1998, Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Hollenbach, D.: 2008, Refugee Rights : Ethics, Advocacy, and Africa, Georgetown University Press, Washington,
Lang, S.: 2012, NGOs, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere, Cambridge University Press, New York,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

GDRI	Graduate Diploma in Refugee Integration
MARI	MA in Refugee Integration

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