Fall 2022 SOWK 430 Class 01 Weekly Email
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Welcome to the first week of class!
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
Hello and welcome to SOWK 430! I’m excited to have this class with all of you. This week is pretty light and focused on helping everybody get acclimated to the course and the format I use. The objectives for week one include:
- Become acquainted with the course website, requirements, and syllabus
- Introduce ourselves to each other
- Start to learn about the history of social work
Unit Assignments
Read/Watch
- Read Tannenbaum and Reisch’s (2001) magazine article, “From Charitable Volunteers to Architects of Social Welfare: A Brief History of Social Work”
- Review the course syllabus
- Watch my welcome video Week 01: Welcome and Introduction to SOWK 430 2
A–01: Asynchronous Participation and Engagement
Four discussion forums are available for students for week one of SOWK 430. This week are to make at least one reply in the Charitable Volunteers to Architects of Social Welfare Discussion, post on the Flip video discussion app Introductions all Around (Flip Video Post), and submit a comment Acknowledging Participation Guidelines. Optionally students may submit Questions About the Syllabus.
You are always more than welcome to email me at campbell_j@heritage.edu or call/text (509) 392-1056. I try to be as responsive as possible.
Unit Resources
The reading this week is Tannenbaum and Reisch’s (2001) magazine article “From Charitable Volunteers to Architects of Social Welfare: A Brief History of Social Work” (or see the PDF version)
The lecture video for this week is Week 01: Welcome and Introduction to SOWK 430 2
You can download the course syllabus.
Reference
Tannenbaum, N., & Reisch, M. (2001). From charitable volunteers to architects of social welfare: A brief history of social work. Ongoing Magazine, 6-11. Available at https://ssw.umich.edu/about/history/brief-history-of-social-work
To-Do List
- Watch Week 01: Welcome and Introduction to SOWK 430 2
- Review the syllabus course syllabus
- Read Tannenbaum and Reisch (2001)
- Complete at least two responses to the forums, one reply in Charitable Volunteers to Architects of Social Welfare Discussion, and a comment in Acknowledging Participation Guidelines. Optionally you may submit Questions About the Syllabus
- Post a Flip Discussion Video Introductions all Around (Flip Video Post)