APU Syllabi
Here are some syllabi for undergrad and graduate 'Introduction to Social Work' courses created by APU faculty. This list is not meant to include every class, but simply to provide a few examples that can be used as general course outlines.
Other Online Guides
Like this guide? You might also find the following guides useful (keep in mind that these guides are not APU-specific):
- Social Work: Public Policyby Jane Morris, Boston College University Libraries
- Statistical Information Research Guideby Barbara Rehkop, Washington University Libraries
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Introduction to Social Work
This subject guide is meant as a complement to the introductory social work courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs, and will provide various tools and resources to help students in their studies.
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Guide Sections
One of the best ways to get your feet wet in researching a particular topic is to find an introductory resource that will give you a good overview of a subject. This section will help you to find reference materials and other resources to get you started in your research.
APU has a large collection of books, periodicals and other media, all of which were selected in order to provide you with the resources you'll need for your coursework and class assignments. In this section, you will find Search Everything boxes and information for using APU's online library catalog and LINK+ (an online catalog for 60+ libraries).
Journal articles are often the best place to find more current information on a particular topic. This section will equip you to find the best databases and to successfully use them for your research.
Finding credible, authoritative Internet resources can be difficult. You will find not only relevant websites in this section, but also tools that will help you be a better searcher.
This section includes policy and statistical websites, as well as instructions to help you find research articles in APU databases.
Need help with APA citation style? Then this is the section for you.
