Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

  
Degree programme:Master Social Work
Type of degree:FH MasterĀ“s Degree Programme
 Part-time
 Summer Semester 2023
  

Course unit titlePublic Relations in Social Work
Course unit code058425040202
Language of instructionEnglish
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)Elective
Semester when the course unit is deliveredSummer Semester 2023
Teaching hours per week2
Year of study2023
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle)Second Cycle (Master)
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Name of lecturer(s)


Prerequisites and co-requisites

Courses from the previous semesters of module 2 (social work).

Course content

Public relations work in connection with marketing strategies to transport the tasks of social work into society and to position them socially.

  • basic knowledge of marketing and effective media communication
  • social media in media work
  • identify goals and target group
  • develop and plan PR-concepts using examples
  • PR-measures and their implementation
  • special features of public relations in social work
Learning outcomes

After successfully completing the course, students can:

  • explain the basics of public relations as well as their functions, goals and target group
  • consider the special features of public relations work in social work
  • develop suitable PR-measures and implement them adequately
  • develop and implement a PR-concept
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Integrated course:

  • input
  • exercises
  • self study
  • project work
  • presentations
Assessment methods and criteria
  • develop and plan, describe and present a marketing measure
  • immanent examination character
Comment
  • Dial-in takes place in the third semester. 1st and 2nd choice must be specified. The two electives at the FH Vorarlberg are only possible with an even distribution of students and a sufficient number of participants. Possibly only one course will take place at the FH Vorarlberg. Here, too, an even distribution should be aimed for.
  • in English as the language of instruction
  • Obligation to attend: In the event of absenteeism, the rules of the study and examination regulations apply
Recommended or required reading


Bernet, Marcel (2010): Social Media in der Medienarbeit. Online-PR im Zeitalter von Google, Facebook und Co. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

Cleppien, Georg; Lerche, Ulrike (Hrsg.) (2010): Soziale Arbeit und Medien. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

Hamburger, Franz (2012): „Soziale Arbeit und Öffentlichkeit.“ In: Grundriss Soziale Arbeit. Ein einführendes Handbuch. Herausgegeben von Werner Thole. 4. Aufl. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, S. 999-1022.

Jodeleit, Bernhard (2013): Social Media Relations. Leitfaden für erfolgreiche PR-Strategien und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit im Web 2.0. 2. Aufl. Heidelberg: Dpunkt.

 Steinke, Lorenz (2015): Die neue Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Wie gute Kommunikation heute funktioniert. Strategien, Instrumente, Fallbeispiele. Berlin: Springer Gabler.
 
 Zerfaß, Ansgar; Dühring, Lisa (2014): „Kommunikationsmanagement als Profession. Strukturen, Handlungsfelder, empirische Befunde.“ In: Handbuch Unternehmenskommunikation. Strategie – Management – Wertschöpfung. Herausgegeben von Ansgar Zerfaß und Manfred Piwinger. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer Gabler, S. 163-189.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Blended Learning

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