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 5910
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
#
X
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):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
On-campus (face to face)
X
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
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 5910 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. The graduate faculty approved this course proposal.
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.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
5910. Foundation Skills in Social Work Practice (3) P: Graduate standing in SOCW.
Basic practice skills. Foundation for internship preparation.
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
Weekly OR
Per Term
3
Lab
Weekly OR
Per Term
Studio
Weekly OR
Per Term
Practicum
Weekly OR
Per Term
Internship
Weekly OR
Per Term
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
3
3
25
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MSW
NONE
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
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.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X
Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
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15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
X
Current staff is adequate
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. Possible Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date,
publisher, and city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Cournoyer, B. R. (2013). The social work skills workbook (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Thompson Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 978-1285177199
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b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify how specific aspects of their psycho-social functioning may impact the
ways they are likely to enter into professional relationships and practice social
work.
2. Identify the various roles in which social workers engage, and recognize the
value and limitations of professional roles and boundaries
3. Demonstrate the ability to engage in contextually appropriate behavior and
communication, and present an appearance that is appropriate in a specific
professional helping relationship.
4. Articulate the importance of career-long learning and identify sources of
continuing education.
5. Articulate and integrate the values and ethics of the profession into one’s
practice approach.
6. Critically analyze models of prevention, engagement, assessment, goal setting,
contracting, intervention and termination.
7. Demonstrate the ability to engage in appropriate oral and written
communication across contexts.
8. Predict the limitations role, prejudice, biases and stereotyping placed on the
helping relationship and exhibit an ability to work effectively with diverse
populations
9. Describe the importance of supporting the client’s agency by seeing themselves
as learners and the clients as informants, as well as by working collaboratively
with clients in planning, intervention, and evaluation.
10. Critically appraise and differentially apply conceptual frameworks that may be
used in the process of assessment, intervention, and evaluation..
11. Demonstrate specific skills necessary to engage in clinical-community social
work from a relational perspective in the following areas:, prevention,
preparation, engagement, assessment, goal setting, contracting, , intervention,
and termination.
12. Demonstrate use of basic interpersonal skills, including empathy, active
listening, reflecting, among others.
13. Utilize and critically analyze methods of collecting, organizing, and interpreting
information that is relevant to social work practice.
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c. Course topic outline
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Practice of professional roles and boundaries
Address strengths and limitations within self as well as client assessments
Practice the application of ethical standards of NASW Code of Ethics
Practice self reflection and critical decision – making
Engage in practices that will demonstrate an understanding of social and
economic justice
d. Possible List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and
grading/evaluation system for determining a grade
Journaling = 25%
Practice skills = 25%
Exam 1: 20%
Exam 2: 20%
Participation: 10%
Possible Grading Scale
93% – 100% = A
92.99% – 85% = B
84.99% – 77%= C
Below 77% = F
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