Lahore Garrison University

Department of Computer Science

Course Outline
Spring 2019

CSC344: Social Work Practice

Degree Program BSCS

SCU 1 Credit(s)
Co-requisite (s) None
Pre-requisite(s) None
Post-requisite(s) None

Weekly tuition pattern 1 session (1 Hour each)

Web Link of course

Teaching Team Ma’am Noor Afshan

1- Course Description
Students will be provided with an overview of the historical, ideological, and theoretical
perspectives that have shaped and continue to inform the models and means of contemporary
social work practice. Specific values and principles are at the very core of what social workers
do and why we do it; these are expressed through professional conduct that is guided by the
Social Work Code of Ethics. Throughout this course students will be asked to critically reflect
upon and to compare their own values and perspectives with those of the social work
profession, within the context of enhancing social welfare for diverse populations. Students
will also learn about the specific issues and challenges for social workers practicing in
university. The concepts will be studied and various rigorous techniques for analyzing and
comparing them will be discussed in this course.

2- Learning Objectives
Objectives include:
1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments
4. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment the relevance of social
work Values and ethics in governing professional practice, and the awareness of value
conflicts and ethical dilemmas
5. Respond to contexts that shape practice
6. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups,
organizations, and communities

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3- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should have
1. Ability to discuss the major influences in the development of social work and the social
welfare system in Pakistan Society.
2. Understanding of the values, knowledge, and skills that distinguish social work from
other professions.
3. Familiarity with the more common social work theories and models of practice, and an
increased capacity to think critically about the current practice of social work.
4. Awareness of the broad scope of practice with diverse populations. Students will be
able to recognize and discuss the three levels or “targets” of social work intervention:
large-scale systems, including whole communities, nations (macro); neighborhoods,
organizations, other small groups (mezzo); and, individuals and/or families (micro)
5. Greater awareness of their personal suitability and/or readiness for choosing social
work as a profession.

4- Course Structure
1. Lecture Presentation using MS PowerPoint and use of white Board for lecturer
2. Class Activities and homework
3. Assignment
4. Quiz

5- Course Duration
This course will be held once a week of 1-hour class duration.

6- Course style
The course will be delivered in a classroom environment using multimedia projector and white board

7- Additional Course Requirement

In addition to the objectives of this course, students are expected to gain skills and confidence which would
help them in creating and exploring welfare reasons.

8- Text Book and Other Resources

8.1 Text Book
 An Introduction to Group Work Practice by Ronald W.Toseland, Robert F.Rivas (8th Edition)
 Social Work Introducing Professional Practice by Patricia Higham
8.2 Other Resources/Reference Books
 Essential Theory for Social Work Practice by Chris Beckett and Nigel Horner

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9- Week wise Lecture Plan
The lecturers are supposed to complete the following topics/sub-topics before the mid/final term
examination as prescribed in the course outline below:

Week Lecture Description

Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction to Social Work, social welfare, professional roles
in social work
Week 2 Lecture 2
Social Work Theories
Week 3 Lecture 3
Social Work Models
Week 4 Lecture 4 Challenges, Issues as Social Worker, Role of social worker in
society
Week 5 Lecture 5
Values and principles of social worker
Week 6 Lecture 6
Comparison among own values and as social worker
Week 7 Lecture 7
Mid Term
Week 8 Lecture 8 Understanding major influences in the development of social
work and the social welfare system in Pakistan Society
Week 9 Lecture 9 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment and other
multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with
clients and constituencies
Lecture 10 Effectiveness of communication skills, how to create
awareness, factors to impress people in helping social causes
Week 10 Lecture 11 Exploring opportunities in social team, organizations, tasks,
how to work as social worker as well as professional,
challenges in acquiring social tasks along with professional
job
Lecture 12 Social Practice Activity
Week 11 Lecture 13 Presentation

Week 12 Lecture 14 Presentation

Week 16 Final Term

Examination

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10- Assessment Criteria
No. Assessment Percentage
1. Quizzes 10%
2. Assignments 10%
3. Class Participation 5%
3. Mid Exam 25%
4. Final Exam 50%
Total 100%

11- Attendance Requirements

You are expected to attend all lectures or any other classroom activity. Where you fail to attend
classes, you cannot expect the lecturer to brief you on what you have missed. You are responsible
for your attendance, and failure to attend the class will be taken into account.

12- Submission and Collection of Assignment

All assignments should be handed in at the beginning of the class sessions when they are due.

13- General Information

Students are required to be familiar with the university code Conduct, and to abide by its terms
and conditions.

13.1 Academic Misconduct

Please refer to the Code of Conduct for definitions and penalties for Academic Misconduct,
plagiarism, collusion, and other specific acts of academic dishonesty. Academic honesty is crucial
to a student's credibility and self-esteem, and ultimately reflects the values and morals of the
University as a whole. A student may work together with one or a group of students discussing
assignment content, identifying relevant references, and debating issues relevant to the subject.
Academic investigation is not limited to the views and opinions of one individual, but is built by
forming opinion based on past and present work in the field. It is legitimate and appropriate to
synthesize the work of others, provided that such work is clearly and accurately referenced.
Plagiarism occurs when the work (including such things as text, figures, ideas, or conceptual
structure, whether verbatim or not) created by another person or persons is used and presented
as one’s own creation, unless the source of each quotation or piece of borrowed material is
acknowledged with an appropriate citation. Encouraging or assisting another person to commit
plagiarism is a form of improper collusion and may attract the same penalties. To prevent
Academic Misconduct occurring, students are expected to familiarize themselves with the
University policy, the Subject Outline statements, and specific assignment guidelines. Students
should also seek advice from Subject Leaders on acceptable academic conduct.

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 13.2 Guidelines to Avoid Plagiarism
Whenever you copy more than a few words from any source, you must acknowledge that source
by putting the quote in quotation marks and providing the name of the author. Full details must
be provided in your bibliography. If you copy a diagram, statistical table, map, etc., you must
acknowledge the source. The recommended way is to show this under the diagram. If you quote
any statistics in your text, the source should be acknowledged. Again full details must be provided
in your bibliography. Whenever you use the ideas of any other author you should acknowledge
those, using the APA (American Psychological Association) style of referencing.

Students are encouraged to co-operate, but collusion is a form of cheating. Students may use any
sources (acknowledged of course) other than the assignments of fellow students. Unless your
Subject Leader informs you otherwise, the following guideline should be used: Students may work
together in obtaining references, discussing the content of the references and discussing the
assignment, but when they write, they must write alone.

13.3 Referencing For Written Work

Referencing is necessary to acknowledge others' ideas, avoid plagiarism, and allow readers to
access those others’ ideas. Referencing should:
1. Acknowledge others' ideas
2. Allow readers to find the source
3. be consistent in format and
4. Acknowledge the source of the referencing format

To attain these qualities, the school recommends use of either the Harvard or American
Psychological Association style of referencing, both of which use the author/date.

13.4 Referencing Standards

IEEE style referencing

Approval

Prepared by Approved by (Dean/HOD)

Name : Noor Afshan Name : Miss Shazia

Signature Signature

Name: Dr.Tahir Ilyas

Signature

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