Graduate Courses
SOWK 652: Organizations, Program Development, and Evaluation
Description
This course builds on material presented in required the generalist courses of the social work curriculum and develops knowledge and skills in the areas of program development, sustainability, and evaluation. The course draws upon an ecological systems-based understanding of nonprofit organizations and program development, situating social service nonprofits in historical policy contexts. Issues of race and power in U.S. social service and community organizations are integral to the course. 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.
