Have a wonderful week and see you week six!
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
Week five is asynchronous. You will read chapter seven of Royse (2023), which focuses on the range of experimental design methods that can be used to group participants in research. These include experimental, quasi-experimental, and pre-experimental design methods, as well as a discussion of random sampling. In my lecture video, we will discuss writing about an ethical framework and how that can be applied to your final paper and research design. I also ask you to read McDonald et al. (2015) and their discussion of how to write about ethical frameworks in social work. At the start of this week, the group submitted their proposal and group work plan. Students will have the opportunity to provide feedback or ask questions about other groups’ projects.
The agenda for the video includes:
- Expectations for week five
- What is an ethical framework
- Ways we consider ethics within program evaluation
- How we would write about ethical frameworks
Learning objectives
- Differentiate between experimental, quasi-experimental, and pre-experimental research designs used in program evaluation.
- Define what an ethical framework is and explain its role in program evaluation design and reporting.
- Critically reflect on contributions to the program evaluation project.
Unit Assignments
Content
- Read McDonald et al. (2015) Ethical Professional Writing in Social Work and Human Services
- Read Royse (2023) Chapter 07 Group Research for Program Evaluation
- Watch my lecture video Spring 2026 SOWK 460w - Week 05
W-05 A-01 Asynchronous Participation
Watch the lecture video and review your peer’s proposals. If you have feedback or thoughts, share it in the forum as a comment. You can find W-05 A-04b: Group Work Plan for the Program Evaluation Submissions.
A-02: Chapter Reading Quiz
Complete the reading quiz, W-05 Reading Quiz for Royse (2022) Chapter 07 is due no later than Monday 2/23, 8:00 AM.
A-04a Individual Weekly Journal Entries
This assignment starts this week. You can find the assignment W-05 A-04a Journal Entry 01 due no later than Monday 2/23, 8:00 AM.
Unit Resources
In addition to your textbook, I ask you to read McDonald et al. (2015) and their article Ethical Professional Writing in Social Work and Human Services. I briefly discuss it and other ways of considering ethical frameworks in my lecture video.
All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2026 SOWK 460w Week 05 - Writing about an Ethical Framework.
The Lecture Videos tab in the MyHeritage course is where you will be able to find class recordings. The video this week is at Spring 2026 SOWK 460w Week 05 (you can watch me do this the first time, but there is no sound).
Reference
Kapp, S. A., & Anderson, G. R. (2010). Agency-based program evaluation: Lessons from practice. Sage Publications. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4135/9781544364896
McDonald, D., Boddy, J., O’Callaghan, K., & Chester, P. (2015). Ethical professional writing in social work and human services. Ethics and Social Welfare, 9(4), 359-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2015.1009481
Royse, D. (2023). Program evaluation: A practical guide for social work and the helping professions. Cognella Academic Publishing.
To-Do Lists
- Read journal article and chapter seven of textbook
- Watch my lecture video
- Complete your reading quiz
- Write a journal entry
- Look at peers submissions and potentially make comments