SOWK 300 Fall 2012 Tasks

The purpose of tasks is for the student to have a set of tools and resources available to help them to be successful in the class. Failure on the part of the student to complete the tasks as instructed and before the deadline posted in the course calendar will result in the student being less prepared to complete coursework as instructed.   Additionally the student will earn failing grades for each task not completed.

Welcome to SOWK 300

SOWK 0300. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. 1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. No prerequisites. Provide hands on introduction to real-world computer applications in the social and behavioral sciences: Word-processing, spreadsheets, management information systems, data base systems, and statistical analysis (SPSSx). Data analysis is emphasized. Students work on a local area network and the Internet.

This course seeks to develop in students a set of cognitive abilities that are common across Social Science based disciplines and professions. These have been referred to as critical thinking skills, as problem-solving skills, and as quantitative reasoning skills. For the purposes of this course, those notions were combined to form what we call the Quantitative Problem-Solving Model, which consists of four steps:

1. Problem Definition

2. Data Collection

3. Data Analysis

4. Communicating Findings