SOWK 300 Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Human Behavior and the Social Environment is a course that utilizes a life course perspective and additional theoretical perspectives as tools for understanding human behavior and its development across the life span. Particular focus is places on the inter-relatedness of the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects with a “person in the environment” framework.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Social workers interact with people on a daily basis. There are various components that impact people’s behavior. This course prepares the student with foundational knowledge necessary for understanding the complexity of human behavior within the context of the social environment.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, in this course, the student will complete 2 Discussions. For each Discussion, the student will post 1 thread due on Thursday of the assigned module and 2 replies due on Monday of the same module. For each thread, the student must support assertions with at least 1 biblical principle and course-related knowledge. All posts and citations must be in current APA format. Any scholarly sources cited must have been published within the last 5 years. Acceptable scholarly sources include the course textbook, the Bible, and other scholarly sources. (CLO: A, B, C)

Self-Ethnography Analysis Assignments (3)

Self-Ethnography: Research Analysis Assignment

The student will complete 3 personal interviews or research activities in preparation for his or her Self-Ethnography: Personal Analysis Assignment and Self-Ethnography: Final Analysis Assignment. The purpose of the Self-Ethnography: Research Assignment is to help the student gain insight into his or her early childhood and development by gathering information from other sources that they may not remember themselves. This assignment is completed within a provided template and is not required to be in APA format.

Self-Ethnography: Personal Analysis Assignment

The student will complete a paper that is no more than no more than 5 pages including an APA formatted cover page, APA formatted reference page, and 2-3 pages of content with the goal of understanding his or her story from a life course perspective. The student will practice integrating textbook theory with his or her family to understand how an individual’s environment influences psychosocial development. This assignment requires use of the course textbook and 1 additional journal article as cited sources.

Self-Ethnography: Final Analysis Assignment

The student will complete a paper that is no more than 6 pages including an APA formatted cover page, APA formatted reference page, and 3-4 pages of content with the goal of providing a thorough self-analysis, gaining greater self-understanding, reflecting on personal strengths, and developing a plan for future growth and development. This assignment may use the course textbook as a cited source. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the textbook material for the assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes and contains 10 questions. (CLO: A, B, C, D)