SCWK8833 · Social Work
School of Social Work
Required of Macro Social Work students An overview of general principles of management, this course provide students with a broad understanding of theories of organizational functioning combined with a focus on leadership for change in organizations. The role of leader-manager is explored in three theoretical perspectives of organizations: the structure of human service organizations and requisite management skills; the human resource perspective and promoting the recruitment and development of people as a vital component of organizational functioning; and organizational change with emphasis on advocating for and sustaining change within human service organizations.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.0 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
3.5 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
3.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
3.9 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
2 sectionsSpring 2023
2 sectionsSpring 2022
2 sectionsSpring 2021
1 sectionSpring 2020
2 sections