SOWK 410 is Liberty's undergraduate course in social work macro practice. Its written work is a SWOT community assessment of your community of origin, including local churches (an outline with sources, then a 3 to 5-page paper), a 5 to 10-minute Kaltura presentation on a global social problem and strategies for social and economic justice (an outline with five sources first), and three forums.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as SOWK 410 Social Work Macro Practice, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as SOWK410.
What SOWK 410 covers
The catalog description: This course provides a generalist social work perspective of social work with communities and organizations. Topics include engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation as well as advocacy in regards to social and economic justice.
The course presents a generalist social work perspective on work with communities and organizations: engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation, and advocacy for social and economic justice. The text is Burghardt, Macro Practice in Social Work for the 21st Century.
Seven quizzes (70 points) and the final exam (100 points) have no guide here. Each week after Week 1 runs Tuesday to Monday, and the final week ends Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Burghardt, Macro Practice in Social Work for the 21st Century (2014). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
SOWK 410 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 70 | Thread 350 to 450 words; replies 150 to 250 words |
| 2 | Community Assessment: Topic and Sources | 75 | 1 to 2 pages |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 70 | Thread 350 to 450 words; replies 150 to 250 words |
| 4 | Community Assessment: Final | 225 | 3 to 5 pages |
| 5 | Global Presentation: Topic and Sources | 75 | 1 to 2 pages |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 70 | Thread 350 to 450 words; replies 150 to 250 words |
| 7 | Global Presentation: Final | 245 | 5 to 10 minutes |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 350 to 450-word thread on macro practice, then two 150 to 250-word replies. How to write SOWK 410 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Community Assessment: Topic and Sources
A 1 to 2-page outline using the SWOT table to analyze your community, including at least 1 local church, with 3 references. How to write SOWK 410 Week 2 Community Assessment: Topic and Sources.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 350 to 450-word thread on macro practice, then two 150 to 250-word replies. How to write SOWK 410 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 4: Community Assessment: Final
A 3 to 5-page SWOT assessment of your community of origin, usable as an advocacy tool, focusing on how local churches have aided the community. How to write SOWK 410 Week 4 Community Assessment: Final.
Week 5: Global Presentation: Topic and Sources
A 1 to 2-page outline on a current global social problem with at least 2 strategies for change, a demographics paragraph and 5 references. How to write SOWK 410 Week 5 Global Presentation: Topic and Sources.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 350 to 450-word thread on macro practice, then two 150 to 250-word replies. How to write SOWK 410 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 7: Global Presentation: Final
A 5 to 10-minute Kaltura presentation on a global social problem and strategies for social and economic justice from a biblical perspective. How to write SOWK 410 Week 7 Global Presentation: Final.
How SOWK 410 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The three forums are 70 each (210), the community assessment topic and sources 75 and final 225, the global presentation topic and sources 75 and final 245, quizzes 70, the final exam 100 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (3) | 210 |
| Community Assessment Topic and Sources | 75 |
| Community Assessment Final | 225 |
| Global Presentation Topic and Sources | 75 |
| Global Presentation Final | 245 |
| Quizzes (7) | 70 |
| Final Exam | 100 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 900 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach SOWK 410
Begin gathering information on your community of origin in Week 1, including at least one local church and what it does in the community; the SWOT outline is due in Week 2.
Choose a global social problem by Week 4 for the presentation outline in Week 5.
Questions students ask
What is the SOWK 410 community assessment?
A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) assessment of your community of origin: a 1 to 2-page outline using the SWOT table with at least 3 references (Week 2), then a 3 to 5-page APA paper usable as an advocacy tool, with a detailed focus on how local churches have aided the community (Week 4).
What is the SOWK 410 global presentation?
A 5 to 10-minute Kaltura presentation on a current global social problem and strategies of change that advance social and economic justice from a biblical perspective, showing understanding of the oppression and discrimination involved, preceded by a 1 to 2-page outline with 5 references.
Working through SOWK 410 now?
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