Field Seminar III

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
• Advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.
• Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice.
• Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
• Engage in policy practice.
• Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
• Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
• Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
• Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Field Logs	28%
Case/Theory Presentation	25%
Professional Agency Introduction	7%
Class Participation	7%
Process Recording	25%
Agency Fair	8%
Total	100%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
76-79%	C+
70-75%	C
Below 70%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Students are required to attend the field seminar, which meets approximately every two weeks.

More than one unexcused absence from seminar will result in a C or lower grade for the course, and students who miss more than two classes will receive a failing grade for the course.

Students who make a practice of coming to class late or who do not participate will also have their final course grade reduced.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Ortiz Bustos, M. (2024). A Pathway to Social Work Competence. Cognella.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW). (2021). NASW Code of Ethics. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English

Students are also strongly urged to purchase the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), as this and other courses require APA style in written assignments.