Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504 or SOWK 508, SOWK 505, and SOWK 509; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students.
This course builds knowledge and skills in the areas of program development, sustainability, and evaluation. Program development is presented using an approach that also highlights the role of power, values, needs, and resources in decision-making processes. Grant-writing skills are developed alongside a critical analysis of social entrepreneurship and longstanding models of philanthropy. Knowledge and application of technology-based strategies to monitoring, evaluation and program improvement through data collection, data analysis, and data presentation are covered as well.
Outcomes: Demonstrate and apply ethical and culturally responsive professional behavior by integrating anti-racist, inclusive, and justice-oriented principles into the design, implementation, and evaluation of social service programs; Analyze and synthesize research-informed theories, organizational models, and policy frameworks to develop logic models, evaluation plans, and funding strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness and sustainability; Design, implement, and evaluate evidence-informed programs and fiscal strategies that enhance community impact, promote equity, and improve outcomes through ethical decision-making and continuous program improvement.
This course builds knowledge and skills in the areas of program development, sustainability, and evaluation. Program development is presented using an approach that also highlights the role of power, values, needs, and resources in decision-making processes. Grant-writing skills are developed alongside a critical analysis of social entrepreneurship and longstanding models of philanthropy. Knowledge and application of technology-based strategies to monitoring, evaluation and program improvement through data collection, data analysis, and data presentation are covered as well.
Outcomes: Demonstrate and apply ethical and culturally responsive professional behavior by integrating anti-racist, inclusive, and justice-oriented principles into the design, implementation, and evaluation of social service programs; Analyze and synthesize research-informed theories, organizational models, and policy frameworks to develop logic models, evaluation plans, and funding strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness and sustainability; Design, implement, and evaluate evidence-informed programs and fiscal strategies that enhance community impact, promote equity, and improve outcomes through ethical decision-making and continuous program improvement.