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Community and Family Studies

CAFS Syllabus

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2015 CAFS Syllabus

Research Methodology This module builds upon introductory research opportunities integrated throughout the Preliminary course. It focuses on the processes of inquiry and research, allowing students to pursue an area of interest in an Independent Research Project.

Use the notes below to help clarify some of the different types of research methodologies.

__**Ethics in Research** __ When conducting your research, it is necessary to understand the importance of remaining ethical. Use the document and link below to clarify some ethical considerations and how ethics is linked to research.



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 * What is Ethics in Research & Why is it Important? **

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=INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT: Important Resources to help you start your IRP. =

Guide to getting started & a useful list of suggested IRP topics and how these topics relate to the CAFS course. 

How to construct your IRP 

Useful Terms & Acronyms 

Assessment Task

Part 1 Due Date: 20/11/2014 Final Product Due Date: 09/02/2015 Remember, the final product due date is in week 2 of next year. Don't wait until next year to start the final product!

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">TEENAGE PREGNANCY: Resources for Assessment Task 1 =

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Useful Websites
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Teenage Stories - Real stories of Teenage Pregnancy

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Sydney Morning Herald Article - Teenage Baby Boom

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Student Fact Sheet - Teenage Pregnancy

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Young Adult Help - Pregnancy Options

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Like it is - Teenage Pregnancy

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Better Health Victoria - Teenage Pregnancy

[|Article about teenage pregnancy in Australia.]

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Australian Governments Website on Body Image (Lots of useful information) - Body Image <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Reach Out's website on Body Image. Heaps of different fact sheets, related links and comments from the public on the issue of body image - Love the Skin You're In

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Better Health Channel Victoria - Lots of general information and links to further information on Body Image - Better Health Victoria - Body Image <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Proposed National Strategy on Body Image - National Strategy on Body Image

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Young People in South Australia and their opinions about body image - Young Opinions on Body Image

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">IndyMedia Report on Body Image - Body image in Australia <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">News Report on Body Image campaign 'not working' - [|News Report - Body Image Campaign] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mission Australia. Promotion of Positive Body Image - Promotion of Positive Body Image <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ABC News - Survey about body image amongst Teenagers (short film clip) - ABC News Film Clip <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Studies of Obesity, Body Image and Related Health Issues (Specifically pages 6,7,8, & 9) - Body Image Report

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">News Article about Australians and Negative Body Image - Many Australians Have a Negative Body Image:

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<span style="background-color: #ffff82; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: left;">Groups In Context There are several conditions that may contribute to inequities across groups within a community for instance, economic, political geographical and social. For each of these groups, defining needs, creating opportunities to access a variety of resources and skills in resource management increase an individual's potential to achieve holistic wellbeing.

For your assessment task, you may be able to examine the following groups: *The aged *Cultural group *Disable *Chronically ill *Same sex *Youth *Homeless *Rural *Single parent *Cultural minorities *Socioeconomically disadvantaged

Following links to help you understand this module are: __ [|Bored of Studies - CAFS page] __ [|HSC CAFS] __ [|Curriculum Support] __ [|Pearson Online]

<span style="background-color: #ffff82; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: left;">Parenting and Caring In this module, students develop their understanding of the types of parents and carers and how to best prepare for the role of a parent or carer in order to optimise the wellbeing of a dependant.

Module focus

• Becoming a parent or carer • Factors affecting the parenting and caring role • Support for parents and carers



Here is some links for you to understand the module:

__ [|Prezi Presentation] __ __ [|Word press study notes] __

[|CAFs Notes] __ [|Curriculum Support] __ __ [|TES Australia] __

<span style="background-color: #ffff82; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: left;">Individuals and Work In this module, students consider how contemporary workplace practices have evolved in response to social changes. Students gain an understanding of both the benefits of a variety of work patterns to family wellbeing and how workplace practices have changed to  acknowledge the value of family life.

Module focus

• The nature of work • Changing work patterns • Structures that support individuals in the workplace • Managing individual and workplace roles • Youth employment

[|Individual and Work Quiz] [|Individual and Work video]

<span style="background-color: #ffff82; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: left;">Past HSC Papers

These are very useful when you want to revise for your HSC! [|Online CAFS Multiple Choice] [|CAFS 2013 Paper] [|CAFS 2012 Paper] [|CAFS 2011 Paper] [|CAFS 2010 Paper]