RUS 4519 - 19th-Century Russian Literature

• Analyze the structure of texts, identify literary devices, understand how they enhance the work, and comprehend their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of 19th-century Russian literature in terms of genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• Express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Write original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.

RUS 4529 - Russian Literature in the Soviet Era

• Analyzes the structure of texts, identifies literary devices, understands how they enhance the work, and comprehends their meaning within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• Expresses ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Writes original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.
• The successful student: demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.

RUS 4900 - Special Topics

• Students are able to apply skills in research, analysis, original reflection, writing and oral presentation to a specific and narrow topic in the field.
• Students possess in-depth familiarity with a specific topic not addressed extensively in the departmental curriculum.

RUS 4930 - Independent Study in Russian

• Student is able to carry out independent research that leads to a written paper or oral presentation reflecting analysis, synthesis and original reflection.

SAM 1000 - Entrepreneurial Accounting

• Students will apply IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and fair value accounting - impact on current financial reporting practices.
• Students will compile financial statements based on projections for the future.
• Students will organize and record business transactions.
• Students will understand and interpret financial statements.
• Students will understand entity selection and how it affects business operations and taxes.
• Students will understand the financial results of ratio analysis.

SAM 3000 - Managing Systems and Projects

• Students will apply the components of data communications and network systems and security in business.
• Students will be able to articulate the definition of Information Systems (IS) and the role of the core IS components.
• Students will describe how Information Systems are used to support business strategies and to create competitive advantage.
• Students will gain an understanding of Data Mining Systems.
• Students will understand Web 2.0 and how business benefits from it.
• Students will understand how Business Intelligence (BI) Systems provide competitive advantage.
• Students will understand how companies use e-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Students will understand the elements of Business Process Management (BPM), and how Information Systems adds business value.
• Students will understand the global supply chain and its related issues.
• Students will understand the role of Enterprise Systems in business processes.
• Students will understand the role of Information Systems in organizational and competitive strategy.
• Students will understand the role of databases and database management systems in business.

SAM 3010 - Managing Processes and Supply Chains

• Students will apply basic principles of manufacturing strategy, facility design and layout, production planning, and control.
• Students will be able to describe how quality and process analysis can impact the effectiveness and efficiency of a firm.
• Students will demonstrate quality management and the use of basic quality tools.
• Students will demonstrate basic understanding of service operations.
• Students will demonstrate how and why operations will coordinate with other functions.
• Students will describe the impact that a firm’s supply chain plays in planning and decision-making.
• Students will discuss the role of operations management, within the firm, including operations strategy, and process choice.
• Students will identify the key tools that operation managers use to aid in decision-making.
• Students will recognize when to apply different problem-solving approaches in operations management.
• Students will understand how operations management impacts the overall business strategy of a firm.
• Students will understand how quality management and quality tools impact how a firm delivers goods and services to customers.
• Students will understand how to analyze processes and develop recommendations on how to make improvements.
• Students will understand how to identify and evaluate a range of tools appropriate for analyzing an operating system of a firm.
• Students will understand the application of operations management concepts to service and manufacturing firms.
• Students will understand the role that a firm’s supply chain plays in developing appropriate strategies, production plans, and policies.

SAM 3020 - Consumer Marketing

• Students will create actionable strategies to maximize return on investment (ROI).
• Students will create an effective customer survey instrument.
• Students will demonstrate appropriate use of marketing terminology.
• Students will demonstrate how the marketing mix will work together to meet customer needs.
• Students will demonstrate the application of segmentation, target marketing, and positioning for consumer products.
• Students will identify ethical and sustainability issues relevant to consumers.
• Students will identify the elements of the marketing mix.

SAM 3030 - Introduction to Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) and Career Development

• Students will be able to describe key information about College of Business professional policies, academic integrity, and values.
• Students will be able to identify minor and certificate options available to BSB students and describe career paths associated with each option.
• Student will be able to map the BSB program learning outcomes to the BSB curriculum.
• Students will be able to identify and describe career management resources within the College of Business.
• Student will be able to modify a professional resume and cover letter based on internships, project work, and co-curricular leadership.

SAM 3050 - Supervision Management

• Students will demonstrate effective supervision of employees in a diverse and competitive labor market.
• Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of supervisory managers and the skills and competencies necessary for success.
• Students will gain a basic understanding of the processes and behaviors that underlie the practice of supervision.
• Students will obtain the supervisory management skills necessary to lead organizations.
• Students will understand the terminology of management as it is used in the workplace.

SAM 3100 - Foundations of Financial Management

• Students will apply the principles to a variety of business and personal finance.
• Students will apply valuation techniques to business investment opportunities.
• Students will understand and explain several of the principles of finance.
• Students will understand and interpret the financial statements of a business.
• Students will understand the relation between risk and return and its impact on a firm’s cost of capital.
• Students will use financial information to evaluate the financial position and performance of a firm, both in relation to other firms, and over time.

SAM 3250J - Strategic Managerial Communication

• Students will analyze a communication problem and determine the appropriate response.
• Students will develop strategies for conducting routine and difficult communications–such as one-on-one conversations, meetings, and media relations–through role-playing activities.
• Students will evaluate personal delivery techniques and develop a plan for improvement.
• Students will explore contemporary communication problems and issues that affect organizations, i.e., ethics in communication and intercultural communication.
• Students will produce concise documents that convey a clear purpose (thesis) with supporting arguments and evidence.
• Students will use technology to research problems, produce communication products, and deliver presentations.

SAM 3905 - Internship and Career Preparation

• Students will be able to explain the purpose and benefits of internship databases.
• Students will be able to describe the process for contacting potential partners.
• Students will be able to construct a prospect plan for potential community-based internships.
• Students will be able to produce an internship project plan to present to potential internship partners.
• Students will be able to apply SMART learning goals to their internship experience.
• Students will be able to explain how skills and knowledge can be gained from an internship experience.
• Students will be able to produce a milestone schedule.
• Students will be able to describe the return on investment for intern partners.
• Students will be able to discuss the role of offboarding at the conclusion of an internship experience.

SAM 3910 - Internship

• Greater understanding of business processes.
• Increase the students’ professional skills.
• Integrated learning which will display how specific projects relate to business goals.
• Opportunities for students to put their academic learning into practice.
• Participation in day-to-day activities of a business concern for at least 15 consecutive weeks.

SAM 4700 - Managing Strategically in the Future

• Students will develop managerial judgment, in order to assess business risk and provide a strong understanding of competitive challenges of a global market environment.
• Students will develop the capacity to think strategically about a business.
• Students will develop the skills needed in conducting strategic analysis in a variety of industries and competitive situations.
• Students will gain the understanding of the importance of ethical principles and company values.
• Students will have hands-on experience in crafting business strategy, reasoning about strategic options.
• Students will implement management practices that consist of being socially responsible.
• Students will integrate the knowledge gained in earlier courses.
• Students will use “what-if” analysis to evaluate actions and alternatives to emerging market conditions.

SAM 4900 - Special Topics Science in Applied Management

• Students will increase their knowledge and skills in Applied Management.

SETS 1110 - Elementary Setswana I

• Learners will be able to carry on simple conversation in Setswana.
• Learners will be able to introduce themselves, their families, and significant others in Setswana.
• Learners will be able to make a simple description of their immediate environment.
• Learners will be able to use appropriate gestures and Setswana expressions for greetings, leave takings, and common classroom interactions.
• Learners will have some knowledge of Tswana culture.
• Learners will learn how to construct simple grammatical sentences in Setswana and also write short essays.

SW 1000 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

• Be able to use critical thinking to understand and accurately answer exam questions about key historical events in the development of the social work profession. (Dept. Obj A1)
• Accurately answer exam questions about the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and its derivation. (Dept. Obj A1)
• Identify & define major social problems/strengths in society, services available, gaps in services and means of effecting greater social & economic justice in service provision, particularly in regard to at risk populations. (Dept. Obj A2)
• Define and accurately answer exam questions oppression and discrimination and apply inquiry and critical reasoning to understand social work interventions to offset it. (Dept. Objs A2, A3, A4B)
• Develop and write about an emerging understanding of the various practice arenas and intervention strategies of social workers. (Dept. Objs A3, A4B)

SW 2601C - Social Welfare Overview and Trends

• Demonstrate ability for critical thinking about social policies and issues, and be able to identify, define, & differentiate terms, facts, values, ideologies, and opinions. (Departmental Obj. 4, 5)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of peoples, cultures, classes and races in U.S. society, and the extent to which policies and programs historically have reflected discriminatory and oppressive practices. (Depart. Objs. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the major social welfare issues, influences, values, and events in history (national and international), & the institutional factors that have shaped both the problems and society’s response. (Dept. Obj. 1,4,8,9)
• Demonstrate knowledge of the social work professional history. (Departmental Obj 1, 9)
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate knowledge and skills gained in the course in oral and written form during class discussions and on quizzes, papers, presentations, and a final exam. (Departmental Objectives 5, 6, 10)
• Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of social and economic justice, and the various ideological and philosophical and political approaches to this concepts throughout American history. (Departmental Objectives 1, 2, 5)
• Demonstrate understanding of the role of historical research in understanding the evolution of social welfare policy in the U.S. (Departmental Objective 8)
• Identify your own values, attitudes, and perspectives as they relate to social policy formulation, as well as values reflected in the policies & programs themselves. (Departmental Obj. 1, 8, 9)

SW 2900 - Special Topics in Social Work

• Students will increase their knowledge in Social Work.

SW 2970T - Social Work Honors Tutorial

• Develop a deep understanding of the history and purpose of social work.
• Develop an ability to communicate in a discipline-specific scholarly way.
• Develop an ability to hone in on a research topic in the field.
• Develop an ability to work independently to master course content.

SW 2971T - Social Work Honors Tutorial

• Be able to independently analyze course content.
• Develop a deep understanding of the history and purpose of social work.
• Enhance ability to communicate verbally and in writing the results of scholarship.
• Move closer to developing a research topic in the field.

SW 2980T - Social Work Honors Tutorial SW 3602

• Be able to independently analyze course content.
• Develop a deep understanding of social welfare policy.
• Enhance ability to communicate verbally and in writing the results of scholarship.
• Move closer to developing a research topic in the field.

SW 2981T - Social Work Honors Tutorial

• Be able to independently analyze course content.
• Develop a deep understanding of human behavior in the social environment.
• Enhance ability to communicate verbally and in writing the results of scholarship.
• Move closer to developing a research topic in the field.

SW 3203 - International Social Work and Social Welfare

• Define at least three world issues and possible alternatives in responses to these social issues.
• Define resources for research in international social welfare and social work.
• Define the interrelationship between domestic and international social welfare issues, especially those of the African nations.
• Define the unique strengths of a country and its citizens in relation to a past or present social issue.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the functions and contributions of social work on the African continent and other international contexts.
• Describe opportunities for international collegial exchange through participation in international social work organizations.
• Describe strategies to be active as social work professionals and as citizens in advocating for U. S. foreign social policies.

SW 3213 - Child Abuse and Neglect

• Complete, analyze, and report to the class on 2 observations and 1 interview with a director, social worker, or child care staff member, within an agency or organization that works with children and families.
• Define a perspective for child welfare practice that builds on the unique strengths of individuals and family systems.
• Define child abuse, neglect, family violence, intervention, and treatment.
• Define family systems perspective and ecological perspective, and understand relationships within systems that impact child abuse, neglect, family violence, intervention, and child welfare policy.
• Delineate social work values, ethics, and historical traditions in child welfare practice including ideas about vulnerable populations and social justice.
• Describe interdisciplinary roles and collaboration in relation to child welfare practice.
• Discuss child welfare policy and relationships between social policy decisions and child abuse and family violence.
• Graduate students will complete an in depth analysis and critique of a case.
• Graduate students will demonstrate an ability to critically examine a range of social policy issues with emphasis on their effects on families and children.

SW 3233 - Counseling Older Adults

• Be able to list the 9 steps in the problem-solving model and demonstrate ability to utilize this problem-solving model.
• Become familiar with a range of literature and journals on aging.
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct and analyze interviews with an older adult.
• Demonstrate the ability to suggest appropriate interventions to assist in transitions.
• Develop a broad and general overview of significant topics and potentially stressful situations common in later life: Normal aging and value dilemmas; physical changes; retirement and housing options; death, dying & grief; depression.
• Develop skills in communicating effectively with older adults.
• Understand characteristics and special needs of culturally/ethnically diverse elderly.

SW 3243 - Social Welfare Law

• 1. Understand the history and contemporary practice of social work ethics oversight by licensing boards and the National Association of Social Workers.
• 2. Understand various ways that the law results in oppression of and discrimination against various populations based on racial, ethnic, age, sexual orientation and other characteristics.
• 3. Recognize when a client is being oppressed and/or the law is discriminating against a client, and understand how to assist that client to seek justice.
• 4. Gain skills in learning how to locate and read legal materials and use oral and written communication and technology to assist clients to seek justice.
• 5. Learn how to recognize the particular areas of the law that affect clients of various backgrounds and in various settings, including how laws differ across jurisdictions.

SW 3253 - Understanding Management and Supervision in Social Work Agencies

• Describe basic functions of management as they relate to planning, program design, human resources, supervision, finances, information systems, program evaluation, & board development.
• Address the ethics of supervision and management.
• Describe basic concepts of management theory.
• Explore how beginning social workers can best make use of supervision and management.
• Identify and describe the skills necessary to manage in a diverse workplace.

SW 3263 - Chemical Dependency

• Be able to evaluate factors contributing to resilience.
• Understand the issues relating to causes, treatments, prevention of chemical abuse from multiple perspectives, e.g., biological, political, philosophical, social, cultural, psychological.
• Be able to critically evaluate various theories and policies related to chemical dependency.
• Be able to evaluate how substance abuse has an impact upon society from a micro, mezzo and marco perspective.
• Be able to form a scholarly opinion as to issues of cause, treatment, and policy.

SW 3273 - Mental Health and Social Work

• Critically analyze relevant theories such as psychodynamic, cognitive, general systems theory, ecological, behavioral, neurological, health promotion, community treatment (recovery), etc.(A4, B4)
• Express critical thinking in oral and written form concerning mental health. (A5)
• Understand and apply evidenced based interventions or best practices. (B4)
• Understand and be able to discuss the biological, psychological, social, philosophical, economical, political, and environmental perspective of social work.(A3)
• Understand and be able to discuss the relationship between physical, and mental health. (A4,B4)
• Understand and be able to discuss the relationship between social justice/human rights and the promotion of mental health. (A1,A2,A8)
• Understand and be able to discuss the risk and resilience model. (Antonovsky’s salutogenic approach) (A4,B4)
• Understand cross cultural issues relevant to mental health. (A1,A2)
• Understand person in environment and intervention in environment. (A1,A3,B4)
• Understand the concept of social capital as it relates to mental health. (A1,A2,A3,A4)
• Understand the ethics attached to mental health (A1), as well as strengths based assessment/interventions. (A1,A4)
• Understand the relationship between social problems and mental health (A1,A2) and the recent history of mental health policy in the United States. (A1,A2)
• Understand the relationship between the health of the community and the mental health of individuals (A2), and risks and resources of living in rural communities. (A2)

SW 3283 - Social Work in Health Care

• Analyze critically specific health policies and their implications for social work practice, including concerns for issues of social and economic justice, discrimination and oppression.
• Demonstrate a conceptualization of health issues which builds on strengths based and ecological approach.
• Evaluate the influence of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, religion on the health systems¿ interaction with clients.
• Identify and analyze ethical dilemmas for social work practice in health settings.
• Identify the role of social work in interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork.
• Learn methods of engagement, assessment, contracting and intervention appropriate with the clients in health care setting,especially discharge planning, terminal and chronic illness, decision making, case management and long term care will be.
• Understand how managed care is reshaping the role of social work in health care.
• Understand the historical and current roles of social workers in health care settings.

SW 3293 - Aging in American Society

• Challenge the societal myths of aging while understanding normal and abnormal processes in multiple areas
• Create a personal evidence based successful aging action plan.
• Formulate an advocacy plan for a local aging organization.
• Participants will be able to discuss the social policy issues this country must face especially for aging women and low-income older people.

SW 3602 - Social Welfare Policy

• Analyze social welfare issues at the federal, state, and local levels; identify and critique policy development, planning, administrative, financial, and programmatic interventions at all levels that address social problems
• Demonstrate generalist, strength-based policy skills through their written application to influence, formulate, and advocate for social welfare policies consistent with social work economic, political, and human service systems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major social welfare areas that form the foundation of social welfare (health care, mental health, substance abuse, criminal justice, child welfare, aging, housing, and food).
• Explain how patterns of discrimination and injustice in the U.S. deferentially impact the way in which social welfare policies affect oppressed and disadvantaged populations.
• Explain how values, ideologies, and empirical research influence the development of social welfare policy, and identify your own values, attitudes, and perspectives with respect to social welfare policy
• Explain the role of social welfare policies on social work practice, individual and social well being, and on planning and implementation of service delivery.
• Explain the social, biological, psychological, economic, environmental, political, and philosophical perspectives of social work.
• Identify how social work ethics impact social work policy analysis and practice.

SW 3701 - Dynamics of Human Behavior

• Comprehend the impact of social policy and social and economic forces on individual families, groups, organizations and communities.
• Identify biological, psychological and social systems that influence development over the life course.
• Incorporate knowledge of the influence of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation and social functioning.
• Recognize the normal tasks and developmental milestones of age groups from infancy through late adulthood.
• Use of the life course perspective to analyze the interaction of individuals and various environmental systems.

SW 3801 - Introduction to Social Work Practice Methods

• Gain awareness of ethnic and cultural aspects of human functioning and integrate a fundamental understanding of cultural competence in beginning stages of work with clients.
• Identify a variety of verbal responses and demonstrate appropriate use of each; become aware of elements in nonverbal communication and identify and use effective nonverbal behaviors.
• Understand the ethical foundation of social work practice and how the elements of the social work relationship influence the interview process.
• Understand the process of the social work interview and describe the characteristics of each stage in that process.

SW 3870 - Research Methods in Social Work

• Critically analyze published research articles.
• Identify and describe the basic research terms and concepts.
• Recognize the ethical responsibilities and dilemmas faced by social work researchers.
• Understand how research designs may be developed to control for or minimize threats to internal and external validity.
• Understand the basic research process from developing a statement of the problem through the writing of the final report.
• Understand the differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each.
• Understand the necessity for a scientific, analytic approach to social work practice and research.
• Understand the selective use of different research designs to answer varied research questions.

SW 3970T - Social Work Honors Tutorial SW 3801

• Analyze course content to identify how it relates to the research topic.
• Develop a deep understanding of social work practice.
• Enhance ability to communicate verbally and in writing the results of scholarship.
• Enhance the ability to independently pursue empirical research.

SW 3980T - Social Work Honors Tutorial SW 3940

• Develop a deep understanding of social work research.
• Fine tune the ability to conduct independent research on a selected topic relevant to social work.
• Fine tune written communication and citation skills appropriate to social science scholarship.

SW 4223 - Child Welfare I

• Be able to develop an intervention plan, know how to engage the client in the service delivery process, & understand importance of community & multidisciplinary involvement & collaboration.
• Graduate students will demonstrate ability to critically examine a range of social policy issues with emphasis on their effects on families and children.
• Have beginning knowledge & skill in developing a casework relationship with families, understand dynamics of resistance, & be able to discuss how cultural factors (both client’s & worker’s) influence that relationship.
• Know the principles of risk & safety assessment, be familiar with models used to assess risk, how to conduct a risk assessment, & understand how to draw accurate conclusions from information collected.
• Learn how to conduct interviews that engage families, reduce resistance, & involve families in the assessment and planning process.
• Understand the mission & scope of child welfare services, including being familiar with the historical roots of child welfare and the legal base of practice.

SW 4224 - Child Welfare II

• Ability to complete thorough assessments that identify family needs, strengths, contributors to maltreatment, and resources to promote children’s safety.
• Ability to design and implement safety plans to protect children at immediate danger of serious harm.
• Ability to determine the level of immediate and future risk of abuse or neglect to children in their homes.
• Ability to develop case plans that include objectives and service activities to address high priority needs and problems, and build on family resources and strengths.
• Ability to identify indicators of age-appropriate development in all domains for children of varying ages.
• Ability to initiate permanency planning activities, including supplemental case planning, to assure children’s safety and stability.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the family, including extended family members and service providers, to plan and coordinate services.
• Graduate students will demonstrate an ability to a range of social policy issues with emphasis on their effects on families and children from a child welfare perspective.

SW 4801 - Social Work Practice I

• Students will be able to analyze the organization structure of human service agencies and begin to assess program effectiveness
• Students will be able to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of human service delivery systems and their effects on clients
• Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of practice with individuals, groups, families and communities by developing a research proposal and carrying out the initial phases (to be completed in the following semester)
• Students will be able to define generalist social work practice and its place in the development of the profession
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of case recording
• Students will be able to describe the basic values of the profession as well as ethical behavior within professional social work contexts
• Students will be able to demonstrate sensitivity for working with human diversity in social work settings
• Students will be able to recognize and assimilate skills involved in the preliminary, beginning, contracting, implementation, evaluation, and transition phases of work with individuals, families, groups and communities
• Students will be able to explain the purpose and function of the social work profession and identify and define major roles performed by social work practitioners
• Students will be able to employ the steps in the “planned change” process with in-depth understanding of the engagement and assessment phases
• Students will be able to utilize a biopsychosocial, strengths-based perspective to conduct an assessment interview and formulate goals with an individual or family client system
• Students will able to identify and define major roles performed by social work practitioners

SW 4802 - Social Work Practice II

• Students will be able to describe the nature of the small community and the social relationships that exist within the context of the rural environment.
• Students will be able to apply the major aspects of the generalist intervention model to social work practice.
• Students will be able to interpret the nature and dynamics of practice with groups, families and communities.
• Students will be able to critically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of community services and their effects on clients
• Students will be able to Identify and carry out the steps of conducting research including collecting and analyzing data and reporting the results and conclusions in a formal written report.
• Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of practice with individuals, groups, families and communities by developing and carrying out a research proposal.
• Students will be able to apply skills involved in the preliminary, beginning, contracting, implementation, ending and transition phases of work with individuals, families and groups.
• Students will be able to analyze social policy issues that have an impact on the functioning of social service agencies and vulnerable populations.
• Students will be able to explain how oppression and social injustice affects vulnerable populations, including the economically disenfranchised, racial and ethnic mminorities, Appalachians, and GLBT people.
• Students will be able to interpret the dynamics of the group as a mutual aid system.
• Students will be able to explain the nature of social work with systems and helping clients to negotiate them through mediation, confrontation, empowerment, social pressure and advocacy.
• Students will be able to use oral and visual presentation skills to advocate for funding of a grant proposal and to present research findings.
• Students will be able to apply skills in assessing community needs and organizational analysis to write a funding proposal.
• Students will be able to use technology to research funding sources and present data and other information relevant to research and grant writing projects with text and graphics.

SW 4900 - Special Topics in Social Work

• Students will increase their knowledge in Social Work.

SW 4900C - Special Topics in Social Work

• Students will increase their knowledge in Social Work.

SW 4921 - Field Seminar I

• Students will apply the change-process model of practice, which includes a focus on personal strengths.
• Students will articulate and apply NASW ethical code pertaining to dual relationships, sexual misconduct, role clarification, and conflict of interest.
• Students will articulate basic principles of managing social workers’ and clients’ safety.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge and skill in social work core competencies and practice behaviors.
• Students will develop a practice framework for generalist practice which includes social work values and ethics, knowledge, and skills.
• Students will internalize a professional identity based on social work values and ethics.
• Students will reflect on issues of power and privilege, race and ethnicity, gender, economics, and family culture, in relation to self and to others, in order to increase self-awareness and to develop cultural competency in practice.
• Students will understand and articulate the requirements for a social work license in Ohio.

SW 4922 - Field Seminar II

• Students will apply knowledge of personal values and beliefs toward self-understanding and toward development of cultural competency in practice.
• Students will demonstrate competent skills in interviewing for a social work job and in interviewing others.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge and skill in social work core competencies and practice behaviors.
• Students will internalize a professional identity based on social work values and ethics.
• Students will reflect on and explain their practice framework.
• Students will take an inventory of practice experience and develop professional-quality materials, such as a resume, reference page, and cover letter, for obtaining a position as a social worker.

SW 4923 - Field Practicum I

• Undergraduate students will complete the requisite hours of field instruction and will practice as per guidelines contained within this syllabus and within the Field Education Manual, including the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Undergraduate students will contribute to the development of knowledge, to the exchange of educational information, and to community enrichment through field projects and experiences.
• Undergraduate students will learn and demonstrate the 10 competencies of generalist practice, as well as the requisite practice behaviors, at the beginning-professional level.
• Undergraduate students will participate in a planned, individualized field practicum in a community agency.
• Utilizing the supervision of a field liaison and an agency-based field instructor, undergraduate students will work with client systems to apply theory to practice in a community agency.

SW 4924 - Field Practicum II

• Each student will use the supervision of a department-based field liaison and an agency-based field instructor, who will assist the student to apply evidence informed theory to generalist practice in the community setting.

SW 4930 - Independent Studies and Special Projects in Social Work

• Goals are determined individually depending on topic and number of credits.

SW 4970T - Social Work Honors Tutorial

• Develop a deep understanding of an issue related to social work.
• Translate understanding of social work into research hypotheses to develop new knowledge in the field.
• Write a literature review and research plan for the study.

SW 4980T - Social Work Honors Tutorial

• Analyze the data collected in SW 4970T.
• Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of generalist social work practice.
• Write a report explaining the research from theoretical conception and relevant literature through data analysis and conclusions, using appropriate scholarly citations and style.

SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology

• Students will learn concepts employed by sociologists to describe social patterns and social processes.
• Students will learn how enduring social patterns, known as institutions, reproduce society.
• Students will learn how social categories and social rankings affect individuals in society.
• Students will learn how social interaction emerges and organizes society.

SOC 2000 - Contemporary Social Problems

• To critique social problems policies and discuss practical solutions to contemporary social ills.
• To gain an appreciation for the study of social problems in cross-cultural context.
• To gain an understanding of the manner in which social structure contributes to social problems by producing and reproducing economic and political inequalities.
• To introduce students to the process through which social problems are identified, legitimized, and addressed.
• To sensitize students to the major theoretical perspectives and scientific research methods used to evaluate social problems.

SOC 2040 - Animals and Human Society

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the domestication and evolution of the human-animal relationship.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the institutional landscape of the human-animal relationship, including the institutions of the economy, family, medicine, education, and gender.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the the biocultural implications of the human-animal relationship.

SOC 2100 - Introduction to Social Psychology

• Students will apply knowledge of sociological social psychology theory and research to situations in everyday life such as interpersonal and group relations.
• Students will critically analyze theories, research methods, findings and applications developed by sociological social psychologists.
• Students will explain how human perceptions, identities, and behaviors are influenced by social factors.
• Students will identify, describe, and assess basic theories, principles and concepts in sociological social psychology.

SOC 2110 - Collective Behavior

• Students will utilize a broad lens and an informed perspective that incorporates competing perspectives so as to contemplate, discuss, and critically evaluate collective behavior in both its simple and complex forms.
• Students will develop an understanding of how to assess who participates in collective behavior and the consequences of participation.
• Students will recognize the importance of sociological analysis of collective behavior to explain how, where, why collective events occur.
• Students will understand the theories explaining and the research methods for studying collective behavior.

SOC 2200 - Introduction to the Family

• Students will learn the causes and consequences of diversity in family form such as cohabitation, marriage, child-bearing, divorce, and remarriage.
• Students will understand the causes and consequences of the social meanings given to gender and sexual orientation in families.
• Students will understand the role of social structure, governmental policy, and systems of inequality on family form and dynamics.
• Students will understand major theoretical perspectives relating to marriage and the family.

SOC 2300 - Social Inequalities and Social Change

• Students will be able to deduce and discuss significant issues in the study of inequality and social change in multiple forms.
• Students will be able to decipher meanings, sources, and components of social change and its consequences.
• Students will be able to determine the intersectional dynamics of inequality, social change and their significance for the study of sociology.
• Students will be able to theorize the roots and origins of social inequality in the U.S. and contemporary world societies.
• Students will be able to evaluate important policy considerations regarding inequality and social change and their implications using the tools of sociology.
• Students will be able to evaluate real world cases and experiences pertaining to inequality and social change.
• Students will be able to outline how individuals may be able to participate in their family, community, country, and/or the world on issues pertaining to inequality and social change.
• Students will be able to deliberate on individual versus structural and institutional determinants and responsibilities regarding social inequality and social change.

SOC 2310 - Sociology of Health and Health Care

• The student will gain understanding of doctor-patient interaction.
• The student will healing options and health care delivery systems in the United States and other developed countries.
• The student will know distributions of health and disease.
• The student will know the social definitions of health and disease.
• The student will know the social influences that affect health and longevity.
• The student will understand the role of hospitals in the delivery of health care in the modern world.
• The student will understand the role of the physician and other health care providers in a changing society.
• The student will understand health-oriented behavior and illness behavior.

SOC 2330 - Sociology of Sport

• Students will be able to apply sociological principles, theories, and methods to the study of sport.
• Students will have thought critically about the sociological aspects of sport by evaluating selected topics and issues of intellectual interest.
• Students will understand the social processes which either influence the institution of sport or are influenced by sport.

SOC 2400 - Breaking the Law

• Students will be able to describe law’s formative and constitutive role in society and culture.
• Students will be able to articulate the complex relationships among law, society, culture, and power, in domestic as well as global contexts.
• Students will be able to analyze law and justice in relationship to inequality, discrimination, and marginalization.
• Students will be able to explain how law and law-like systems of rules empower and constrain individuals, groups, organizations, and communities in cross-cultural and cross-temporal contexts.
• Students will be able to analyze law holistically, as a social institution that is culturally constructed, politically contested, and historically contingent.
• Students will be able to apply critical thinking skills to identify, assess, and solve challenges confronting law and legal frameworks in the new global era.
• Students will be able to describe how social scientific inquiry on issues relating to law contributes to becoming an informed citizen in local, national, and global arenas.
• Students will be able to articulate how their own identity and positionality shapes their social and cultural inquiry into law as well as their values, assumptions, beliefs, and practices.
• Students will be able to interpret cultural beliefs, assumptions, values, and practices in context to appreciate other perspectives and different points of view.
• Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of social scientific inquiry in their cross-cultural encounters while recognizing complexities, suspending judgment, and valuing difference.
• Students will be able to interpret the intercultural experience of the impact on law from their own and others¿ points of view, and act in a supportive manner that recognizes the experiences and feelings of other communities and cultural groups.

SOC 2600 - Criminal Justice

• Students will be able to describe the contributions of each component of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections) to the administration of the justice system (including the juvenile justice system).
• Students will be able to explain the origin and evolution of the criminal justice system and how it has led to its current form.
• Students will be able to identify and develop effective and socially conscious ways to administer justice with attention to due process, fairness, equity, and just outcomes.
• Students will be able to discuss and critically assess ethical issues in criminal justice.
• Students will be able to identify the mission, roles, and strategies of policing.
• Students will be able to outline the process of a case as it progresses through the criminal justice system, commencing with the offense and culminating with the release from a disposition.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the differences between community-based and institutional corrections.
• Students will be able to explain the impact of diversity on the system and on all those involved in the system.
• Students will be able to discuss the constitutional parameters of the administration of justice in a democracy.
• Students will be able to apply critical thinking skills to identify, assess, and solve problems confronted by the criminal justice system.

SOC 2610 - Deviant Behavior

• Students will be able to explain the central concepts and theories of the sociology of deviance.
• Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different methods for studying deviance.
• Students will be able to identify ethical issues and challenges of researching individuals and groups labeled as deviant.
• Students will be able to describe how individuals and groups manage stigmatizing processes and deviant labels.
• Students will be able to apply theories and methods to specific case studies of deviance.
• Students will be able to make thoughtful arguments that scrutinize assumptions, account for contexts, recognize complexities, and state conclusions in a logical order.

SOC 2700 - Social Justice

• Students will be able to explain concepts such as social justice, social equality, decolonization, anti-racism, environmentalism, feminism, and related concepts relating to a just society.
• Students will be able to interpret, analyze, and synthesize relevant context, assumptions, and evidence relating to the social and cultural construction of categories of social disparities and structural inequalities.
• Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of social and cultural inquiry to address social disparities and structural inequalities in the context of a just society.
• Students will be able to articulate and justify their own positions on issues relating to social disparities and structural inequalities using social and cultural theories, methods, and research.
• Students will be able to describe how social and cultural inquiry on issues relating to social disparities and structural inequalities contributes to becoming an informed citizen in local, national, and global arenas.
• Students will be able to articulate how their own identity and positionality shapes their social and cultural inquiry as well as their values, assumptions, beliefs, and practices.
• Students will be able to interpret cultural beliefs, assumptions, values, and practices in context to appreciate other perspectives and different points of view.
• Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of social and cultural inquiry in their cross-cultural encounters while recognizing complexities, suspending judgment, and valuing difference.

SOC 2800 - Gender, Crime, and Law

• Students will be able to describe and discuss gender as a social construction.
• Students will be able to document and explain how offending, desistance, and victimization are gendered behaviors.
• Students will be able to discuss and critically assess the gendered organization and practice of criminal justice.
• Students will be able to identify and critically assess gendered work and representation within the criminal justice workplace.
• Students will be able to identify and discuss how social structures of gender intersect with social structures of sexuality, race, class, and age.
• Students will be able to discuss and critically defend responsible alternatives to current practices of law and criminal justice.
• Students will be able to identify and explain gender’s important role in historical and contemporary social movements for justice and social transformation.
• Students will be able to describe the citizen’s role in an always evolving, interactive world of individual rights, governmental responsibilities and entrepreneurial opportunities in relation to gender, crime, and law.
• Students will be able to describe the relative freedom of the individual in a given society.
• Students will be able to identify tools to understand and participate constructively in their family community, country, and/or the world.

SOC 2900 - Special Topics in Sociology

• Students will increase their knowledge in Sociology.

SOC 2920X - Exploring Professions and Careers in Sociology-Criminology

SOC 2970T - Honors Tutorial in Sociology

• Students should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms in sociology.
• Students should be able to pursue independent research in sociology.
• Students should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Students should have a sophisticated understanding of sociology.

SOC 2971T - Sociology Honors Tutorial

• Student should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms in sociology.
• Student should be able to pursue independent research in sociology.
• Student should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Student should have a sophisticated understanding of sociology.

SOC 2980T - Honors Tutorial in Sociology

• Students should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms in sociology.
• Students should be able to independent research in sociology.
• Students should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Students should have a sophisticated understanding of sociology.

SOC 2981T - Honors Tutorial in Sociology

• Student should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms in sociology.
• Student should be able to pursue independent research in sociology.
• Student should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Student should have a sophisticated understanding of sociology.

SOC 3000 - Development of Sociological Theory

• Students will acquire the ability to analyze the origins and structure of sociological theory.
• Students will be able to apply sociological theories to social issues and identify appropriate research questions.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast differing theoretical perspectives, evaluating the theories, strengths and limitations of theories.
• Students will be able to evaluate sociological theories.
• Students will be able to identify and describe assumptions and key concepts of selected sociological theories.

SOC 3090 - Sociology of Appalachia

• Students will be able to identify and discuss major sociological issues in Appalachia
• Students will be able to evaluate and critique theoretical perspectives on sociological issues in Appalachia
• Students will be able to interpret information about Appalachia through a sociological lens
• Students will be able to apply knowledge and skills in service to the region

SOC 3090C - Sociology of Appalachia

• Students will be able to identify and discuss major sociological issues in Appalachia
• Students will be able to evaluate and critique theoretical perspectives on sociological issues in Appalachia
• Students will be able to interpret information about Appalachia through a sociological lens
• Students will be able to apply knowledge and skills in service to the region

SOC 3150 - Social Identities

• Students will be able to identify the personal, social, political and cultural constructions and uses of identity.
• Students will be able to understand and appreciate empirical and theoretical writing that explains identity.
• Students will have learned to observe and record human behavior and language in order to understand the mechanisms of identity construction.

SOC 3270 - Sociology of Education

• Students will analyze school culture.
• Students will identify how education influences individuals and society, and how individuals and society influence education.
• Students will understand historical and theoretical perspectives used by sociology in the study of education and schooling.
• Students will understand how social inequality in education results from differences associated with race & ethnicity, social class, and gender.
• Students will understand the social organization of education and the relationships between education and other social institutions.
• Students will understand the relationship between the school and larger community.

SOC 3290 - Race and Ethnic Relations

• Students will learn the distinction between difference and inequality.
• Students will learn the social construction of inequality by race and ethnicity.
• Students will learn the social, economic, and political implications of changing national and global demographics.
• Students will learn the sociological perspective and theories of racial and ethnic group relationships in the United States.

SOC 3300 - Sociology of Poverty

• Students will develop and utilize an informed perspective on poverty and engage in the critical analysis of the issue through independent research and action.
• Students will the skills for understanding the tools, theories, and role of sociology in examining poverty and recognize the value of developing a “sociological imagination” for understanding poverty at home and abroad.
• Students will utilize a broad lens and an informed perspective that incorporates different points of view so as to contemplate, discuss, and critically evaluate the theoretical foundations and contemporary debates regarding poverty.

SOC 3310 - Class and Inequality

• Students will examine the myriad ways in which inequality affects individuals’ life chances.
• Students will explore the ways in which institutional arrangements affect inequality.
• Students will learn and critique the analytical and theoretical explanations of social class.

SOC 3320 - Access to Justice

• Students will be able to describe and discuss theories of access to justice.
• Students will be able to document and explain how inequalities of class, race, gender, sexuality, and age result in disparities in access to justice.
• Students will be able to identify and discuss the challenges and needs of regional and global communities through a sociological lens.
• Students will be able to discuss and critically assess historical and contemporary strategies of increasing access to justice among marginalized communities.

SOC 3350 - Economic Sociology

• Students will be able to apply ideas from the economic sociology literature to the analysis of contemporary market, firm, and consumer phenomena.
• Students will be able to explain how foundational ideas from the sociological classics are embedded in contemporary economic sociology analyses.
• Students will be able to explain how social structural, sociopolitical, and sociocultural factors underpin the foundations of modern economies.
• Students will be able to explain the difference between the approaches of the disciplines of economics and sociology to the study of economic phenomena.
• Students will improve analytical skills through oral presentations and completion of written assignments.

SOC 3400 - Population and Society

• Students will be able to identify basic demographic process concepts.
• Students will be able to apply basic demographic process concepts to the analysis of historical and contemporary population dynamics.
• Students will be able to analyze how the structural composition of a particular population (e.g., sex and age structure, racial and ethnic diversity, etc.) results from basic demographic processes.
• Students will be able to apply important micro- and macro-sociological (and related social science) theoretical approaches to explanations of population change.
• Students will be able to use demographic data in the analysis of a public policy intervention.

SOC 3410 - Sociology of Immigration

• Students will be able to explain the history of sociological research on immigration to the United States.
• Students will be able to define the sociological theories that explain why people migrate to other countries.
• Students will be able to analyze how immigrants assimilate (or integrate) through education, occupation, identity, religion, and political participation.
• Students will be able to compare how the second generation differs from first generation immigrants.
• Students will be able to evaluate how public policies affect immigrants and their children.
• Students will be able to identify the challenges of global migration as it relates to social stratification.

SOC 3500 - Elementary Research Techniques

• Students will identify and understand the methodological design of a research article in a sociological or criminological journal.
• Students will understand conceptualization and the development of measures in sociological research.
• Students will understand the relationship between theory and methods of sociological investigation.
• Students will understand the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques employed to collect and analyze data in sociology.

SOC 3520 - Field Studies in Sociology

• Students will conduct research projects under the direction of a faculty member.

SOC 3560J - Writing in Sociology & Anthropology

• Develop professional work habits, including those necessary for effective collaboration and cooperation with co-authors and peer reviewers.
• Incorporate qualitative and quantitative data as appropriate, into assigned writing clearly, concisely, and logically.
• Practice the qualities of professional rhetoric and writing style appropriate to the disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology.
• Recognize, explain, and use elements of genres of communication appropriate to the disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology.
• Revise and edit effectively in all assignments, including informal media.
• Utilize current resources effectively in locating information for assigned writing and attribute reference sources with proper citation.

SOC 3561J - Writing in Food, Hunger, and Inequality

• Students will be able to discuss the contributions of sociology in understanding food, hunger, and inequality.
• Students will be able to describe how sociology’s writing conventions reflect critical reading, knowledge, and power.
• Students will be able to discuss the conceptualization, sources, and components of hunger and its connection to inequality in both a past and present context.
• Students will be able to evaluate real world cases and experiences regarding food, hunger, and inequality.
• Students will be able to evaluate policy considerations regarding food, hunger, and inequality and their political implications.
• Students will be able to discuss significant issues relatd to the study of food, hunger, and inequality with a broad lens that incorporates multiple perspectives.
• Students will be able to employ flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading.
• Students will be able to critique their own and others’ works.
• Students will be able to acknowledge writing as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing primary and secondary sources.
• Students will be able to employ writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating.
• Students will be able to write in several genres.

SOC 3600 - Criminology

• Students will analyze crime patterns and trends.
• Students will compare and contrast the different ways to measure crime, including official, self-report, and victimization measures.
• Students will compare and contrast the major theoretical explanations of crime and discuss their implications.
• Students will know the history of criminology and its various forms (e.g. classical criminology).
• To critique anti-crime policies and the criminal justice response to crime.
• To gain an understanding of the manner in which social structure contributes to crime by producing and reproducing economic and political inequalities.
• To introduce students to the processes through which crime is defined, measured, and responded to through informal and formal channels of control and support.
• To sensitize students to the major theoretical perspectives and scientific research methods used to study crime.

SOC 3620X - Sociology of Criminal Justice Ethics

SOC 3630 - Juvenile Delinquency

• To critique anti-delinquency policies and the juvenile justice system.
• To gain an understanding of the manner in which social structure contributes to juvenile delinquency by producing and reproducing economic and political inequalities.
• To introduce students to the processes through which juvenile delinquency is defined, measured, and responded to through informal and formal channels of control and support.
• To sensitize students to the major theoretical perspectives and scientific research methods used to study juvenile delinquency.

SOC 3640 - Police and Society

• Students will compare and contrast different policing practices, such as problem-oriented and community-oriented policing.
• Students will compare and contrast different styles of policing.
• Students will describe the evolution of policing in the United States.
• Students will differentiate the roles and duties of law enforcement officers at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Students will discuss the issue of police discretion and how it impacts policing.
• Students will discuss the various duties in police operations, including patrol, investigations, and administration.
• Students will explain the forces that shape the worldview of police officers.
• Students will identify and discuss how race and gender issues impact policing.
• Students will identify and discuss the standards of ethical police practice.
• Students will outline and explain key issues in police accountability.

SOC 3650 - Sociology of Mental Illness

• Students will be able to apply relevant sociological concepts to mental health issues.
• Students will understand the major sociological theories of mental illness.
• Students will understand the use of social scientific methods for studying mental illness.

SOC 3660 - Punishment and Society

• Identify and develop more effective and socially conscious alternatives to punishment
• Learn to identify and develop ways in which to think critically
• Understand key theories in the sociology of punishment and be able to apply them
• Understand the key dimensions of contemporary punishment in the United States, particularly in relation to incarceration and capital punishment
• Understand the relationship between punishment and crime control
• Understand the ways in which punishment circulates broadly in social life, beyond the formal institutions of punishment

SOC 3670 - Corporate and Governmental Crime

• Define what corporate and government crime are, and what separates them from other forms of crime.
• Discuss the motivations that help explain how these kinds of crimes occur, and how they are permitted.
• Discuss the shortcomings of an academic understanding of corporate crime, and use your critical thinking skills to posit solutions to these problems.
• Identify historical examples of corporate and government crime, recognizing the key players, sequence of events, and how the situation ended from a legal/criminal justice perspective.

SOC 3680X - Immigration and Crime

SOC 3720 - Sociology of Masculinity

• Students will critically examine their own behavior as well as behaviors of others within their society with respect to masculinity and the social and natural environment, human sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, family, aging, and death.
• Students will identify the internal and external influences that promote masculine portrayals in society which affect the development and display of masculinity and masculine behavior.
• Students will learn to recognize and critically examine the concept of masculinity in international contexts.
• Students will learn to recognize and critically examine the development of the concept of masculinity in the United States as an integrated social, cultural, physiological, and psychological process.

SOC 3930 - Readings in Sociology

• Students will independently study a selected topic in sociology.

SOC 3970T - Sociology Honors Tutorial

• Students should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms in sociology.
• Students should be able to pursue independent research in sociology.
• Students should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Students should have a sophisticated understanding of sociology.

SOC 3980T - Sociology Honors Tutorial

• Students should be able to communicate effectively in written and oral forms within sociology.
• Students should be able to pursue independent research in sociology.
• Students should be able to work effectively with multi-dimensional subjects in sociology.
• Students should gain a sophisticated understanding of sociology.