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Course on Organizations in Social Work Education

Social Service Organizations -- Alumni Survey

Welcome to this survey on social work education's focus on organizational functioning. Your participation and feedback are important in helping us assess the quality of our curriculum.

Almost all social work is practiced in organizations. We must prepare our students to understand how organizations function and how to advocate effectively for clients through the infrastructure of the organization. This survey is designed to assess the efficacy of the social work organizations course in UMSL (either Social Work 5350 OR Social Work 4350) and to identify the areas of strengths and need for improvement in the textbook and related materials. 

Please tell us how well this required course prepared you to understand organizations, and if you are in a managerial position, did it prepare you for your current role?

If you will be entering your name and email address for the gift card drawing, please click on the link at the end of the survey that directs you to a separate window so that this information is not connected with your survey responses.

Thank you in advance for your participation.
1.Did the coursework prepare you to work effectively in social service organizations?
2.To what extent are there gaps in the content taught in the organizations course?
3.What training approaches have you utilized to fill the gaps? Select all that apply.
4.Identify one method of training that has been most effective for you.
5.How much did the textbook prepare you to understand the functioning of organizations?
6.How much did the supplementary reading materials provide you useful information on organizational functioning?
7.How confident did the course make you feel in applying for funding through grantwriting.
8.How well did the course help you to understand the budgeting process?
9.To what extent did the coursework increase your understanding of leadership and management?
10.Are there any areas in the coursework that you feel could have been expanded?
11.Are there specific areas in the coursework on organizations that you found particularly challenging? Please identify.
12.Reflecting on your career, thus far, what one or two subjects have you found most valuable from the social work organizations course?
13.The course increased your understanding of the structure of organizations
14.The course increased your understanding of the role of Boards of Directors.
15.The course increased your understanding of marketing social services.
16.The course increased your understanding of fund raising.
17.The course increased your understanding of human resource management.
18.The course increased your understanding of program evaluation.
19.Which of the following content areas are useful to you in your current position? Select all that apply.
20.Please provide any other information you would like to add about the required organizations course in the social work program at UMSL.
21.What are your current occupation and role?
22.University of Missouri - St. Louis program from which you graduated. 
23.Year(s) of graduation
24.What is your year of birth?
25.What is your gender?
26.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, EFFORT, AND PARTICIPATION!

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