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| Week # | Topics | Reading | Assignments | Due Date |
| Part I. American Social Welfare Policy | ||||
| Week 1 (8/17~22) |
The American Welfare State | Karger & Stoesz, Ch.1 SW Speaks Watch the TED video titled “How Economic Inequality Harms Societies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7LzE3u7Bw |
Self-Introduction (yellow dig) Weekly quiz starts Class discussion (YD) After watching the TED video titled “How Economic Inequality Harms Societies,” discuss what changes might you suggest if you wanted to decrease the economic inequality in the U. S.? |
* Quiz – by Saturday midnight of each week Discussion (by 8/22) |
| Week 2 (8/23~29) |
American Social Welfare History |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 2 * Useful Website: Social Welfare History Project. Virginia Commonwealth University. https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/ |
Weekly quiz Class discussion (YD) Throughout the American welfare history, social Darwinism has continued to impact social welfare by founding the idea of “blame the victim” orientation toward the poor and focus on personal morality, rather than economic justice. What do you think about the relationship between personal problems and social problems in poverty? |
Discussion (by 8/29) |
| Week 3 (8/30~9/5) |
Social Welfare Policy Research |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 3 * Useful website: Social welfare policy research guide (FHSU library) https://fhsuguides.fhsu.edu/socw410 |
Social Work Speaks Position Paper Weekly quiz |
Paper (9/6 Sunday midnight) |
| Week 4 (9/6~12) |
Discrimination |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 4 |
Policy analysis (1) Group policy topic and feedback (Bb) Current policy issue presentation starts(YD) * Discussion by the Saturday of that week (~9/5) Weekly quiz |
Policy topic by 9/13 Post presentation by Sunday midnight of the assigned week (8/23) |
| Week 5 (9/13~19) |
Poverty |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 5 |
Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
Policy topic feedback by 9/16 |
| Part II. The voluntary and for-profit social sectors | ||||
| Week 6 (9/20~26) |
The voluntary and For-Profit Social Sectors |
Karger & Stoesz, Chs. 6~7 |
Policy analysis (2) – Outline with references list (Submit and post on Bb) * With peer evaluation [Submit] Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
Outline with references list by 9/27 * feedback by 9/30 |
| Part III. The government sector |
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| Week 7 (9/27~10/3) |
The Making of Governmental Policy |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 8 How a bill becomes a law: o Fun video on how a bill becomes a law: PBS. Crash Course on Government #9 (7 mins) : https://www.pbs.org/video/crash-course-government-9/ OR o Government 101 – website – familiarize yourself with how a bill becomes a federal law. http://votesmart.org/education/government#.VWNEwE_BzGc |
Mid-term Exam (10/1~3) Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
Exam (10/1~3) Outline feedback by 9/30 |
| Week 8 (10/4~10) |
Tax Policy & Income Distribution |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 9 Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). 2018. Policy Basics: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). http://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/policy-basics-the-earned-income-tax-credit |
Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
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| Week 9 (10/11~17) |
Social Insurance Program |
Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 10 Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Policy Basics: Top Ten Facts about Social Security. http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-top-ten-facts-about-social-security |
*Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
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| Week 10 (10/18~24) |
Public Assistance Programs | Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 11 | Policy analysis (3) – Analysis of the policy (Subimit and post on Bb) * With Peer evaluation [Submit] Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
Analysis paper (by 10/25) |
| Week 11 (10/25~31) |
The American Health Care system | Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 12 Kaiser Family Foundation. 2019. 10 Things to Know about Medicaid. Issue Brief. https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-medicaid-setting-the-facts-straight/ Kaiser Family Foundation. 2019. Overview of Medicare http://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/an-overview-of-medicare/ |
Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
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| Week 12 (11/1~7) |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy/Criminal Justice | Karger & Stoesz, Chs. 13, 14 Benko, Jessica. 2015. The Radical Humaneness of Norway’s Halden Prison.” The New York Times Magazine, March 26, 2015. http://nyti.ms/1HMmyZ2 Binelli, Mark. 2015. Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison. The New York Times Magazine, March 26, 2015. http://nyti.ms/1GsrGDt |
Policy analysis (4) – Policy Brief Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz (YD) |
Policy brief (by 11/8) |
| Week 13 (11/8~14) |
Child welfare policy | Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 15 | Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
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| Week 14 (11/15~21) |
Housing Policies/ Food policy and rural life | Karger & Stoesz, Chs 16, 17 | Policy analysis (5) – Opinion Editorial (Submit) Current policy issue (YD) Weekly quiz |
Op-ed (by 11/22) |
| Part IV. The American Social Welfare in Perspective |
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| Week 15 (11/29~12/5) |
American welfare state in international perspective | Karger & Stoesz, Ch. 18 | Weekly quiz Final Exam |
Exam (12/3~5) |
Assessment Methods
There are 1,000 points for this course. The grade you earn for this course depends on the total number of points you earn throughout the semester. The assessment methods and grading scale are as follows:
| Assessment Methods | How Many | Unit Points | Total Unit Points |
| Weekly Quizzes | 15 | 10 | 150 |
| Social Work Speaks Paper | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Current Policy Issue Presentation | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Policy Analysis (topic, outline, paper) | 1 | 200 | 200 |
| Policy Brief | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Opinion Editorial | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Exams (midterm+final) | 2 | 100 | 200 |
| Discussion Participation | – | 100 | 100 |
| Total Points | 1,000 |
900-1000=A (90% and above)
800-899 = B (80%–89%)
700-799 = C (70%–79%)
600-699 = D (60%–69%)
0-599 = U (below 60%)
- Grades will not be rounded.
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