Unit Synopsis
This unit introduces you to the theory and practice of case management in criminal justice and related human service contexts. The aim of case management is to provide a consistent quality service as offenders pass through the complex criminal justice system. Effective case management can reduce incarceration, reoffending (recidivism), manage integration of offenders and those with mental illness back into society with meaningful employment, reunite and support families and prevent substance abuse. Case management can involve dealing with parole conditions and monitoring and engagement with court-ordered diversion programs. You will consider client intake and assessment, identification and troubleshooting issues, creating a management plan, dealing with difficult or uncooperative clients, providing support whilst maintaining a safe working environment and monitoring systems.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Online Test | 30% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.11% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Survey
Students appreciated the lived experienced perspective from the UC
Continue to maintain the lived experience aspect of the unit assuming appropriate staff are available.
The Unit Coordinator made efforts to include lived experience content to live workshops. Continued efforts will be made to include lived experience elements within all of the unit's learning content, including guest lecturers who work in case management.
Source: Survey
At times, the assessment instructions could be clearer
Revise the assessment guidelines and provide extra time in the workshops to enhance student understanding of the assessment instructions.
The Unit Coordinator revised elements of the assessment but will continue to have dedicated assessment sessions and forums, and additional time on quizzes to help students.
Source: Student communication
UC's perspectives were clear and useful and provided real world context
Teaching staff will maintain an open communication style and foreground the impact of the criminal justice system on individuals.
The Unit Coordinator continued to provide open communication and discussed criminal justice impacts on individuals.
Source: SUTE
Lectures need further connections to real-world practice.
Guest lecturers or speakers with lived- or work- experience or practitioners will be invited to participate in recordings or live discussions to help connect students with real-world practice and to help bridge the gap between theory and practice.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Some content does not reflect current frontline realities.
Updates will be made to unit content to reflect current concerns and issues in case management, including learning activities that challenge assumptions and deepen critical thinking. Guests with lived experience will be invited to attend live workshops to provide an opportunity for students to connect the unit's learning content with the guest's case management experiences.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss the theoretical and practical applications of case management
- Plan case management strategies for different types of client
- Outline strategies to deal with ethical, safety, privacy and confidentiality issues in case management
- Integrate various resources and networks to support case management plans.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | • | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| 3 - Online Test | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | ||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | ||
| 9 - Social Innovation | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Online Test | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||