SCWK 8889 Social Innovation
Required of Macro Social Work students. Elective for others. Designed to prepare students with the skills to develop transformational responses to social problems through learning concepts related to innovation, needs assessment, and grant development, this course provides students with knowledge about how to create new, innovative responses to social problems and put these ideas into action. Students study examples of social entrepreneurship, learn how to assess social need, and develop new programmatic responses through grant-writing. Participation in the Social Innovation Lab allows students a first-hand look at innovation in action in existing non-profits and at how the redesign process promotes and supports new thinking.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SCWK7721
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.54 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.57 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Praveen Kumar | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 18 |
| Spring 2025 | Praveen Kumar | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 26 |
| Spring 2024 | Praveen Kumar | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 24 |
| Spring 2023 | Praveen Kumar | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 39 |
| Spring 2022 | Praveen Kumar | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 44 |