Bachelor of Social Work

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Contribute to social development programmes and to the resolution of social problems through the application of basic social science theory and research methods.
• Utilise an ethically sound approach to problem solving and research in a variety of contexts that bear on the well-being of individuals and society.
• Prepare and produce written communications for a variety of potential audiences that are problem-focused, clear, and informative.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Explain concepts of Social Work/social development and cognate theories, processes and social phenomena.
• Critical understanding of developmental processes at one or more intervention levels in a variety of settings within the South African development context.
• Critically analyse, apply and evaluate one or more analytic frameworks and intervention strategies in a variety of organizational contexts.
• Understand the link between knowledge construction, research, and professional practice in social work.
• Interpret given theories and locate these within current discourses on development practice within local and international contexts.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the socio-political and legal structures and their influence on society and social services.
• Understand social service policy and delivery frameworks in South Africa and how this impacts on society and social services.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Develop critical literacy skills, i.e. the ability to analyze, compare, assess and synthesize information and apply key concepts to Social Work practice.
• Produce written texts of a descriptive, analytic and argumentative character to acceptable academic and professional standards.
• Master professional oral and visual presentation skills, demonstrating analysis of an argumentative nature while integrating theory with practice.
• Apply one or more research method(s).

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Assess social needs and apply appropriate integrated intervention (i.e. methods, processes and skills) of the discipline at both abstract and concrete levels of engagement.
• Produce written texts accounting for practice intervention.
• Work collaboratively with representatives from all sectors of society.
• Adhere to professional codes of conduct.
• Identify and respond appropriately to issues of social diversity and inequality.
• Promote the process of transformation towards equity and democracy.
• Be resourceful and utilize self-directed and self-reflexive learning strategies.
• Utilize knowledge of management and supervision to enhance professional practice.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Understand and manipulate quantitative information provided in tables, graphs, and sets of equations.
• Critically understand written texts of descriptive, prescriptive and argumentative characters.
• Produce written texts of descriptive, prescriptive and argumentative characters to accepted international standards in his or her specific field of training (as these may exist at the time of his or her graduation).
• Find information of professional relevance efficiently and independently and use and organize such information to conduct systematic research aimed at providing answers to questions whose resolutions are not antecedently known, or to verifying answers that are assumed on the basis of "accepted wisdom".
• Understand and critically appreciate the contribution of major artistic and cultural activities and performances to community and national life.
• Use the internet to find and access information.

Integrated Assessment:

• Ongoing evaluation occurs through self-evaluation, peer evaluation, agency and university supervisor evaluation using tools like weekly reports, weekly supervision, and weekly tutorials.
• Summative assessment methods include written reports and oral presentations assessing intervention methods, processes, and skills, integrating theory with professional service provision.
• Assessment reflects an integration of foundational, practice, and reflexive competencies.
• Field Practice Internship at third-year level assesses foundational, practice, and reflexive competencies through professional practice in a social service organization.
• Students demonstrate the ability to apply theoretical knowledge, academic literacy skills, professional skills, and values associated with professional conduct in real-world settings.