Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
SOCW 5900
2. Date:
01/15/2013
3. Requested action:
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
X
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
X
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
SOCW 5900 has been revised to include the core competencies outlined by the Council
on Social Work Education (CSWE). Review by the CSWE is part of department
accreditation and the competencies are important in several program outcomes of the
department assessment plan; therefore, it is important that the core competencies be
included in this course.
Regarding using a 5000-level number, this course is a preparation and foundation course
before we place our students in a field practicum agency. To indicate that nature of this
course, we still use a 5000-level number for this course.
1
Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
5900. Foundations of Social Work and Social Welfare (3) P: Graduate standing
in SOCW. Introduces social work profession and social welfare, policy, and
services.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
The requested change is inclusion of the competencies within the syllabus that will
provide clarity and greater alignment with CSWE’s requirements.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
NONE
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MSW
NONE
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
X Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
2
Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
X
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. PossibleTextbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Jansson, B. (2011). The reluctant welfare state (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
ISBN: 978-0840034403
Palmer, P. (2000). Let your life speak: Listening to the voice of vocation. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0787947354
3
Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Articulate the nexus between their own values and those of the social work
profession.
2. Describe the role their values play in their understanding of justice, human rights,
and social welfare policy.
3. Describe the role of individually and socially held values in formulating social
problems, policies, and programs.
4. Describe the mechanisms of oppression and injustice as they occur in the lives of
social work client groups.
5. Identify human rights violations in the lives of social work client groups.
6. Identify strategies for addressing human rights violations in the lives of social work
client groups.
7. Identify and advocate for alternative policy formulations to address structural
injustices in the lives of social work client groups.
c. Course topic outline
I. Introduction to social work and social welfare
II. Values and the impact on social welfare
III. Human rights violations and strategies for advocate groups
IV. Grass roots organizations and the historical context of their role in social
welfare
V. Reflections on Karl Marx and his thinking regarding oppression
VI. Freire’s reflections on the oppressed and social justice
d. Possible List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and
grading/evaluation system for determining a grade
Paper 1: Social Justice Paper- 10%
Paper 2: Human Rights Champion- 20%
Professional Letter- 10%
Paper 3: Policy Analysis - 45%
Attendance & Contribution- 15%
4
Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011
Possible Grading Scale
93 – 100 = A
92.99 – 85 = B
84.99 – 77= C
Below 77 = F
5
Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011