| Course | SOWK 410 Social Work Macro Practice (SOWK410) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BSW |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 7 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 7 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published SOWK 410 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What SOWK 410 covers
Forums fall in Modules/Weeks 1, 3 and 6, each a thread of 350 to 450 words and two replies of 150 to 250 words; the Community Assessment begins with a 1 to 2 page SWOT outline in Module/Week 2, including at least one local church and three references, and ends with a 3 to 5 page paper in Module/Week 4.
The Global Presentation begins with a 1 to 2 page outline in Module/Week 5, with two strategies of change, a demographics paragraph and five references, and ends with a 5 to 10 minute Kaltura recording in Module/Week 7; the final exam of 50 questions covers all fourteen chapters in Module/Week 8.
This course provides a generalist social work perspective of social work with communities and organizations. Topics include engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation as well as advocacy in regards to social and economic justice.
SOWK 410 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Community Assessment: Topic and Sources (Quiz 2 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 (Quiz 3 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Community Assessment: Final (Quiz 4 also due) | 225 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Global Presentation: Topic and Sources (Quiz 5 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | DB Forum 3 (Quiz 6 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Global Presentation: Final (Quiz 7 also due) | 245 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Final Exam only | No written paper this week |
Where SOWK 410 papers lose points
SOWK 410 work loses points when a forum describes a community problem without saying what a social worker would do, when a SWOT table files outside forces under strengths, when the church section says only that churches help, when a global presentation lists victims without explaining the oppression behind their vulnerability and when strategies stop at raising awareness.
Using a SOWK 410 sample well
The samples cite Burghardt, Rothman, Reisch and Jani, Speer and Hughey, Kretzmann and McKnight, Mosley, Schneider and Lester, Chaves and Tsitsos, Cnaan and Boddie, the International Labour Organization and partners, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ottisova and colleagues, Zimmerman and Kiss and LeBaron.
SOWK 410 questions, answered
What textbook does SOWK 410 use?
Burghardt's Macro Practice in Social Work for the 21st Century, read two chapters at a time from engagement and assessment through intervention, evaluation and advocacy.
How are SOWK 410 quizzes and the final exam set up?
Seven open-book quizzes of 10 questions with a 15-minute limit and two attempts each, and a final exam of 50 questions on chapters 1 to 14 with 90 minutes and two attempts.
What community does the SOWK 410 assessment cover?
The student's own community of origin, analyzed through a SWOT table with at least one local church and developed into a paper meant to serve as an advocacy tool.
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