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Course Name ICT and Social Work – Level 5
Course Code 24SWK305
Program Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) – Honours with Research 
Semester 5
Credits 2
Campus Amritapuri, Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit 1

Technology for Community Development

Community informatics; Social media for social work; Tools for PRA; Immersive Technologies (VR/AR) for Community Awareness, Education, and Participatory Learning; Data management and data analysis tools (e.g. QDA Minor Lite).

Unit 2

Community data and profiling

Secondary data sources (government reports); Demographic data (census data);  Social networks, relationships, and resources; Community profiling (includes demographic profiling, socio-economic profiling, thematic profiling, etc)

Unit 3

Quantitative data analysis and Advanced Visualization

Advanced tools (Tableau Public; Microsoft Power BI; Infogram; and/or Plotly Chart Studio); Writing inferences and reports;

Unit 4

Introduction to programming

Python/R based

Text Books / References

Textbooks

  • The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers by Johny Saldana

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives:

  1. Familiarize students with community data and tools to leverage technology for community development.
  2. Develop proficiency in utilizing secondary data sources, demographic data, and social network analysis for comprehensive community profiling.
  3. Equip students with advanced quantitative data analysis skills using advanced tools
  4. Build expertise in data visualization along with the ability to draw meaningful inferences

Course Outcomes:

  • CO1: Demonstrate an understanding of community informatics and primary and secondary data sources for community development.
  • CO2: Master the use of secondary data sources, demographic data, and social network analysis to conduct comprehensive community profiling.
  • CO3: Gain proficiency in utilizing advanced quantitative data analysis tools along with effective data visualization.

Skills:

  • Understanding the role of community informatics in development efforts.
  • Leveraging social media tools for social work and community engagement.
  • Ability to gather and analyze data from secondary sources, including government reports.
  • Ability to explore community relationships and resources.

CO-PO Mapping:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4
CO1 3 3 2 2 – 3 2 – 3
CO2 2 3 3 3 – 2 3 – 3
CO3 2 1 3 3 – 2 3 – 3

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