msw i convocation check-in dr. bankhead, graduate program director january 28, 2011...
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MSW I Convocation
Check-InDr. Bankhead, Graduate Program Director
January 28, 2011
How was your first semester?
Experience with the teaching styles of faculty
Received grades - know what is expected
Anxiety level is probably reduced
Began 72; 26 in 3 year cohort – roughly 100 students entering into final year
Differences in graduate education – depth, student colleagues, student driven
Challenging to work, engage in field and do well academically
Challenges with course substitutes b/c of the nature of program
Less hospitality to graduate students at university level
Fewer choices in classes, electives, sections, etc. than accustomed to as undergraduates
Advancement to Candidacy Form
Advancement to Candidacy
Acknowledged by University as a contract
If changes made to advisor, electives, course work, requires a “petition for exception” to change
If you change educational contract (ie. Sequencing of classes) that results in additional semester or year, requires petition to change
If conditions for admission not met – advancement to candidacy will be denied. ( BA/BS, less than 3.0 in 1st semester).
If you do not have your undergraduate degree – will be dropped from all rolls and need to reapply
In past we accepted, but now not so clear…… reduction in spaces on this campus for graduate students
Academic Standards
Field Professionalism
Academic Standards – 3 C policy
Must maintain a 3.0; Cannot receive more than 2 Cs or lowerAcademic probation if below 3.0Academic Disqualification when on probation and/or GPA is .9 or more points below 3.0
Also when a student receives 3 or more “C” grades during their graduate studies
Disqualification & Reinstatement
Administrative-Academic Probation/Disqualification
Withdrawal from most of courses in 2 successive semesters in 3 termsRepeated failure to progress toward degree
Must satisfy a deficient grade in a sequence course before moving on (204 abcd, 235 a, 295 abcd, 250/51)
Must pass 210 and advance to candidacy before beginning 500 or thesis/project/culminating experience
Leave of Absence – medical, maternity, military, planned educational leaves
Grade Appeal
Grade Appeals –
1) student/instructor, 2) student/director 6th week following semester, 3) student/director/instructor possible
Student grade appeal form & panel with student member
Pupil Personnel Credential Coursework
Summer work and more costly per unit, however operated with fewer students.
College of Continuing Education (CCE)
Piloting Alternative to Traditional Thesis
2 courses instead of guided study
296A Advanced Methods of Evaluating Practice
296B Social Work Graduate Capstone
Dr. Bankhead – Saturday class (20 students)
Dr. Antonyappan – Thursday evenings (20 students)
Decision to develop an alternative
Interest in stronger exp. with research methods/tools/stats
Possibility for deeper, classroom guided learning to evaluate practice once graduate
Challenges with SW 500 for some learners
Structure/absence of class meeting
Isolation/independence
Learning style
Budget issues - labor intensive for faculty
Comparable Alternatives
Students requested this alternative and faculty responded to the request
Comparable academic rigor
Piloted form all professor’s teaching 296a/b also teach 500 for the personal experience/opportunity to reflect on differences and challenges
Same song played with a different instrument
Sign Up for Traditional Culminating
Experience or Alternative
Meet with a thesis advisor or email professor to explore that option
Sign a special VORTA form
Do student’s think they know which option they want?
Are you flexible?
Self-assessment Considerations for Option
20 students
Equivalent to SW500 in demand and rigor
Work well with the structure of a regular class
Strong student academically
Interest in quantitative analysis
Not wed to a particular topic for project
Group work
Flexibility during the pilot year
Organization of SW296A
Advanced Methods of Evaluating PracticeSW 296A Advanced Research Methods course with a focus on practice evaluation
Fall semester
Must receive a B in 210
Begins with question of how to evaluate practice and which tools to use
Extension of 210 in terms of methods; chi-square, t-tests, ANOVA, multivariate concepts
Offers a deepened investigation of the evaluation methods and appropriateness of their use b/c not first exposure
Interactive – group work with student colleagues
Lab work
Guest speakers from field with living laboratory research possibilities
SW296B Social Work Research Capstone
SW 212: Capstone Project
Spring semester
Group projects
Expedited human subjects review
Organized around similar group and faculty interests
Integrated paper as a result, not filed in library or with grad. studies, no more than 2 students working on each – less choice in research topic
Community service, secondary data, …