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 6940
2. Date:
1/15/13
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):
X
X
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
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 6940 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 by
included in this course. The graduate faculty approved this course proposal.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6940. Field Instruction I (6)
Apply social work knowledge and skills to foundation social work practice for
three days per week under social work supervision.
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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
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.
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
6
Internship
6
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
s.h.
6
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
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.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
X
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
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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. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Field Manual (Online).
http://www.ecu.edu/che/socw/docs/Field%20Manual09.pdf
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b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Engage in practices that enhance social and economic justice, including negotiation,
mediation, and advocacy for clients, including client access to social work services.
2. Actively engage in supervision and consultation, effectively using feedback in the
formation of their professional self identity and their ongoing professional
development.
3. Use personal self-reflection for ongoing professional growth through increasing self
awareness, self evaluation and self correction of their practice.
4. Demonstrate ability to perform professionally, including professional demeanor,
appearance and behavior, and the ability to function within organizational structures
and service delivery systems to provide services and participate in the achievement of
organizational goals.
5. Apply social work ethical principles from the NASW Code of Ethics and the
IFSW/IASSW Statement of Principles strategies of ethical reasoning to make ethical
practice decisions.
6. Demonstrate ability to reflect critically on their own values, exhibiting sufficient self
awareness to manage the influence of their personal biases and values on their own
practice of social work.
7 Use research evidence to inform practice.
8. Demonstrate capacity to facilitate transitions and endings.
9. Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions.
10. Use effective professional oral and written communication in working with
families, groups, organizations, communities and colleagues;
11. Demonstrate ability to use empathy and other interpersonal skills and to engage
individuals, families, groups and organizations.
12. Select appropriate intervention strategies to help clients enhance capacities and
resolve problems.
13. Initiate actions to achieve the goals of the field placement organization.
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c. Course topic outline
I.
Introduction to practice
a. What is an internship
b. How does the internship relate to seminar
c. Becoming a professional
d. Dressing appropriately and responding professionally
II. Expectations
a. When a student is removed from placement
b. Knowing and understanding the rules (read the agency manual)
c. Understanding how to negotiate
III. Roles and the impact of all participants in the field process
a. Field instructor
b. Field supervisor
c. Field liaison
d. Field office
e. Seminar instructor
f. Student
g. Advisor
IV. Understanding ethical issues and violations (e.g., HIPPA, 42CFR, client’s rights)
V. The importance of journaling and process recording
VI. Reflective thinking and understanding self
VII. The importance of utilizing seminar
a. Understanding the importance of collaborations
b. Membership in NASW
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
50 % = seminar (Journaling and process recordings)
50% = practicum (Practical application)
Grading Scale:
90% – 100% = A
89% – 70% = B
Below 70% = F
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