Applied Social Studies – Part Time

The modules on offer this year are as follows:

Social Studies– 5N1370

Having studied this module learners should have the knowledge,
skill and competence required to work in a Social Care setting.
It will introduce learners to the area of sociology and social studies.

Units of study

• Discuss discrimination and its impact on travellers, the elderly, migrant workers etc.
• Explore the role of the family as a social unit.
• Complete a research project examining a social issue.

Human Growth & Development 5N1279

This module aims to equip the learner with the skills and competence
to work in a variety of community /social care settings, relating to
people at various levels of personal development.

Units of Study

• Understand the pattern of development from infancy to old age with reference to physical, social & intellectual development.
• Develop interpersonal skills appropriate to responding to the
  needs of others.
• Explore your own fears and anxieties about working with people
  in need of care.

Word Processing – 5N1358

This module equips the learner with the knowledge and skills to use a word processing application to produce documents.

Units of study

• Create documents, using margins, line spacing, paragraphs, page numbering etc.
• Use a range of proofing tools such as spell check & thesaurus.
• Save files in different formats, create folders etc.
• Create mail merge and labels.

Communications– 5N0690

This module equips learners with the relevant communication skills
for work related tasks.

Units of study

• Demonstrate communications styles and techniques relevant to different situations in work.
• Use drafting, proofreading and editing skills to a range of documents.
• Develop reading techniques such as skimming, identifying key points, critical evaluation etc