Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm

1.  Course prefix and number: 2. Date:

1. 

2. 

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 Expected

Proposed Delivery Future Delivery

Method(s): 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 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. 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.

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 / 3 / 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.
Total Credit Hours / 3 / 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

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. 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

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. Evaluate the role their values play in their understanding of justice, human rights, and social welfare policy.
3Analyze 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. Evaluate strategies for addressing human rights violations in the lives of social work client groups.
7. 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%
Possible Grading Scale
93% – 100 %= A
92.99% – 85% = B
84.99% – 77%= C
Below 77% = F

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Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011