SWPPS

• What is the course code for Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Services?

  8 – 114
• Who is the instructor for the course Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Services?

  Estrella D. Brigolet, MSW, RSW
• What is the class frequency for the course Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Services?

  3 hours per week
• What does the course Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Services aim to provide students?

  Knowledge and skills in identifying, describing, and analyzing social welfare policies
• What are the key components included in the course description of Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Services?

  Concepts and theories influencing policy making, goals, objectives, approaches, classification, guiding principles, and categories
• How does the course enhance students' awareness regarding social policies?


  By heightening critical understanding of their effectiveness, efficiency, availability, and relevance
• What are the expected learning outcomes for students at the end of the course?

  Students will be able to discuss concepts influencing policy crafting, differentiate approaches, explain social policy frameworks, illustrate policy formulation stages, enumerate programs, and analyze social legislations
• What are the two approaches to social welfare policies that students will differentiate in the course?

  • Need-based approach
  • Rights-based approach
• What is the purpose of the social policy framework discussed in the course?

  To provide a basic foundation for crafting social welfare policies
• What are the modules covered in the course?

  Introduction, Social Welfare Definitions, Social Policy Framework, Policy Formulation Process, Social Legislations, and Programs and Services
• What are the essential topics covered in Module 1 of the course?

  • Social Welfare Definitions
  • The Need-Based Approach
  • The Rights-Based Approach
• What does Module 2 of the course focus on?

  • Social Policy Framework
  • Goals and Objectives
  • Categories, Approaches, Guiding Theories, and Classifications of Social Policy
• What is the focus of Module 3 in the course?

  • Policy Formulation Process
• What does Module 4 cover in the course?

  • Field Exposure
  • Social Legislations, National Issuances, and International Instruments
  • Social Welfare Programs and Services
• What is the focus of Module 5 in the course?

  • Policy Analysis Based on the Stages of Policy Formulation
  • Critique of Programs and Services
• What are the summative requirements for the course?

  Policy Analysis, SWPPS Project, Compilation of laws and programs, Video presentation, Written Examinations
• What percentage of the final grade is based on class participation?

  20%
• What is the grading system for the Pre-Lim, Mid-Term, and Pre-Finals?

  Class Participation (20%), Individual Assignments (30%), Group Activities/Reports (20%), Periodical Exam (30%)
• What are the most essential topics covered in the course?

  1. Overview of the Course
  2. Social Welfare Definitions and Concepts
  3. Social Policy Framework, Goals, and Objectives
  4. Policy Formulation Process
  5. Social Legislations and Programs
  6. Framework for Analyzing Social Legislations
• What is one of the references for the course?

  Social Welfare and Social Work by Thelma Lee Mendoza
• What are the other requirements for the course?

  • Attendance and Punctuality
  • Class Participation/Recitation
  • Individual Contribution on Group Activities
  • Notebook checks
  • Mobile phone usage restrictions
  • Prompt submission of assignments
• What happens to late submissions of assignments?

  Late submissions cannot earn more than 80 rating
• What is the standard report format for assignments?

  A4 Portrait Orientation, Font 12 Arial, 1.5 spacing, Justified
• What should be included in the top-left side of the report?

  • Name of student
• What should be included in the top-right side of the report?

  • Date of submission
• What should be centered in the report?

  • Title of Report/Assignment
• What should students do for questions or clarifications?

  Include them in Assignment 1
• What is the final note mentioned in the study material?

  God is good always!