Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn

Week 14 is the last regular in-person class of the semester. Next week, students will work on their papers and presentations. This week, we look into how we interpret and write about findings. We will look at academic writing and how to use the APA style guide to use bias-free language, write an abstract, and more. We will be going over the total sections of the final paper. We will also have time for you to work in your groups on your final assignments.

The agenda is as follows:

• Reviewing the executive summary
• Writing the abstract
• Discussion starters
• Bias-free language
• Telling a story with your data
• Writing a summary with data from last week
• Time to work with your group

Unit Assignments

Read

• Royse (2022) Chapter 13 Writing Evaluation Reports

A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance

Attend class

A-02: Chapter Reading Quizzes

Complete W-14 A-02 Chapter Reading Quiz for Royse (2022) Chapter 13 by Sunday 4/27.

A-04a Individual Weekly Journal Entries

You can find the assignment W-14 A-04a Journal Entry 09 by Sunday 4/27.

Unit Resources

The following are some of the resources used during class.

• Reading and understanding abstracts
• Abstract and Keywords Guide
• Discussion Phrases Guide by APA
• Brief Guide to Bias-Free and Inclusive Language (additionally see Bias-Free Language Guidelines and Inclusive Language Guide)
• Excel Spreadsheet From Last Week
• Microsoft Forms with Questions from Last Week
• Google Doc for Tonight
• Don’t forget to share the flyer for presentations with your agencies.

All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2025 SOWK 460w Week 14 - Interpreting and Writing About Findings.

I post all of the lecture videos in MyHeritage so you can view them.

To-Do Lists

• Attend class
• Read chapter 13 and do the quiz
• Complete your journal entry