BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE



BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

Course Number: SOCI 1106

Course Title: Introduction to Social Work

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: SOCI 1100 Introduction to Sociology

Division/Discipline: Academics Division/ Sociology

Course Description: This course is designed to serve as an introduction to the practice of social work and the field of social services. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of social services, the development and future of social work in American society. The student will be exposed to current endeavors in the field, agencies offering social welfare services, and critical issues in social work in contemporary society.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

COLLEGE POLICIES

Students and faculty of Barton Community College constitute a special community engaged in the process of education. The College assumes that its students and faculty will demonstrate a code of personal honor that is based upon courtesy, integrity, common sense, and respect for others both within and outside the classroom.

Plagiarism on any academic endeavors at Barton Community College will not be tolerated. The student is responsible for learning the rules of, and avoiding instances of, intentional or unintentional plagiarism. Information about academic integrity is located in the Student Handbook.

The College reserves the right to suspend a student for conduct that is determined to be detrimental to the College educational endeavors as outlined in the College Catalog, Student Handbook, and College Policy & Procedure Manual. (Most up-to-date documents are available on the College webpage.)

Any student seeking an accommodation under the provisions of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is to notify Student Support Services via email at disabilityservices@bartonccc.edu.

COURSE AS VIEWED IN THE TOTAL CURRICULUM

Introduction to Social Work is not an approved general education course at BCC and cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements as a breadth or depth social science course in the area of social/behavioral sciences. This course can be used to fulfill program requirements for Social work majors or can be used as an elective by students of other majors seeking an Associates degree from BCC.

This course transfers well and may be used to fulfill social work credit and course requirements at most if not all Kansas Regent institutions. However, degree requirements may vary from colleges.

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING

Barton Community College is committed to the assessment of student learning and to quality education. Assessment activities provide a means to develop an understanding of how students learn, what they know, and what they can do with their knowledge. Results from these various activities guide Barton, as a learning college, in finding ways to improve student learning.

Course Outcomes, Competencies, and Supplemental Competencies:

A. It provides an introduction to social work for students planning to obtain the bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree. The course provides the fundamental knowledge about the social work profession and it serves as a beginning in the professional socialization process.

1. Understand the history of social work, the expansion of the United States welfare system and the development of the profession

2. Gain an awareness of the current social problems, related social policy issues and social work practice.

3. Summarize the social work Code of Ethics

4. Identify a current social problem.

5. Define how the political climate impacts the practice of social work and to debate various perspectives that affect the social welfare system.

B. It serves as a social work career-testing course for students considering social work as a profession.

1. Assess his/her own value orientation and self-awareness in their social system.

2. Use the internet to enhance Professional Socialization

C. It provides information for students who want to know more about social work and its activities.

1. Understand the scope, effects and history of violence and its relationship to poverty, racism, sexism, families, and other social systems.

2. Demonstrate awareness of the impact of current trends and possible shifts in our social welfare system as well as to explore options for change.

3. Budget a poverty level income and identify parts of Medicaid eligibility criteria.

D. It provides a study of a wide range of opportunities and careers in the social work profession.

INSTRUCTOR'S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN CLASS

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS

REFERENCES

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE OUTLINE

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