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COURSE
SYLLABUS
SW 119
Technical
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Social
Workers
Vision
WPU: the leading knowledge center for sustainable development of West
Philippines and beyond.
Mission
WPU commits to develop quality human
resource and green technologies for a dynamic
economy and sustainable development through
relevant instruction, research and extension
services.
Goals of the College
1.To provide excellent educational services in the fields of arts and
sciences.
2.To provide the industries and institutions with highly
competent human resource along the fields of arts and sciences
leading to the sustainable development of communities.
3.To generate and disseminate science and arts innovations
towards an empowered community.
Objectives of the Program
1.To develop effective social workers committed to serve and
uphold social justice through a comprehensive sustainable
development approach;
2.To establish participative helping relationship which empower
stakeholders to attain quality standards of life; and
3.To develop innovative social work practice to address and
transform social iniquities.

Program Outcomes
 1.Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes in engaging in a
generalist helping process and planned change process for
therapeutic, protective, preventive,and transformative purposes.
2.Analyze critically the origin, development, and purposed of
social work in the Philippines.
3.Critique the impacts of global and national socio-structural
inadequacies, discrimination, and oppression on quality of life.
4.Apply knowledge of human behavior and social environment
with emphasis on the person-in-situation dynamic for social work
assessment and intervention.
5.Critique social welfare policies, programs, and services of the
locality, country and/or region in terms of relevance,
responsiveness, accessibility and availability to
target populations.
6.Engage in advocacy work to promote socio-economic and
cultural rights and well-being.
7.Generate resources for networking and partnership
development.
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Identify with the social work profession and conduct oneself in accordance with social work values and ethical principles.
9. Engage in social work practices that promote diversity and difference in client systems.
10.Use supervision to develop critical self-reflective practice for personal and professional growth.
it. Produce a portfolio of recordings, case studies and other social work documentation to reflect the quality and progress of practice_
A. Course Information

Course Code SW 119

Course Title Technical Writing
Course Description
The course develops pre-service social worker's technical and scientific writing skills necessary for information and
communication across disciplines using global language in a multilingual context. It provides them extensive reading
background and considerable knowledge on the components and characteristics that determine technicality of language and
concepts in a technical and scientific work. The students will analyze a variety of professional rhetorical situations and write
different technical reports to demonstrate their proficiency in the written communication.

Pre-requisite None
Course
Co-requisite Course None
Credit Unit/s 3 units . - -

Contact Lecture 3 hours

Hours/Week

B. Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the pre service social workers can:
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1.Analyze technical and scientific paper to display necessary for information and communication across discipline; and
2.Demonstrate proficiency in the written communication by writing and revising different technical reports using global language.

C. Learning Plan

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1-2 1. identify their level 1. Review on the Structure
in the use of English of English with emphasis Leveling of expectation, Recitation Chalk
language; on: brainstorming, group Chalkboard
S-V agreement discussion Writing LCD projector
2. show mastery on Sentence structure Activity/Speaking Audio and/or video
the knowledge and skills on Fragments Lecture and class Activity clips of various
grammar and sentence Run-ons discussion rules of media (e.g. TV
Parallelism grammar Quizzes and seatworks
structure; and Misplaced and on identifying commercials;
Dangling modifier Group work on elements of movies; newscasts;
3. write correctly correcting and etc.)
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structured sentences and Structure improving sentences
paragraphs in preparation to Reaction paper and/or
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applying the different writers' workshop output the different
applications in technical structures of language
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compares technical writing to discussion lecture- Quiz and Seatwork Handouts
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industries to talk about about different
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