Course Description
Students learn how to use data to understand and support real-world issues that impact everyone. They will be able to read and talk about data with confidence, use it to explore questions that matter to them and their community, and be an informed and engaged citizen.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Apply quantitative analysis to understand the natural world.
- Analyze and interpret quantitative data to evaluate and test hypotheses about the natural world.
- Construct and interpret data tables, charts, graphs, or other representations of scientific data.
- Apply statistical reasoning to evaluate the effectiveness of social work interventions and programs using quantitative evidence.
- Interpret and communicate data-driven findings to inform advocacy, policy development, and practice improvement with diverse populations.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Participation (syllabus quiz, discussion boards, exercises) | 30% |
| Quizzes (9 total) | 50% |
| Final Exam (cumulative) | 20% |
Grading scale (% of points accumulated): A = ≥ 95.0; A- = 90.0–94.9; B+ = 87.0–89.9; B = 83.0–86.9; B- = 80.0–82.9; C+ = 77.0–79.9; C = 73.0–76.9; C- = 70.0–72.9; D = 60.0–69.9; F = < 60.0.
Attendance/Participation:
This course follows the BSW Program Attendance Policy, adapted for the online asynchronous format: attendance is defined as weekly engagement in Canvas (completing each week’s lectures, readings, discussion posts, exercises, and quizzes by the posted deadlines).
Participation counts for 30% of the final grade, and repeated missed weeks of engagement result in point deductions from the final grade and possible administrative withdrawal, paralleling the BSW Program policy.
Late work is subject to an automatic 10% reduction plus 10% for every additional 24 hours unless an extension is granted in advance.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Weinbach, R. W., & Grinnell, R. M. (2015 — 9th edition). Statistics for Social Workers. Boston, MA: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.