Turnitin

Turnitin, a web-based learning tool to prevent and detect plagiarism, is available to Social Work faculty and students. To access Turnitin, login to:

http://turnitin.com

Once you are a registered Turnitin "user" you will be able to submit an electronic copy of your paper to the Turnitin database. Once the paper is submitted, it will compare your paper to content in three primary databases:

• Current and extensively archived content publicly accessible on the Internet
• Commercial papers from books, newspapers, and journals
• Other student papers previously submitted to Turnitin

Turnitin will produce an "originality" report which includes an indication of the proportion of your paper that has exactly matched content from another source.

Students new to the Columbia University School of Social Work will receive an email directly from Turnitin with their login and password sometime before the end of the registration add/drop period. If the add/drop period has ended and you still have not received an email from Turnitin notify [email protected]. If you are a continuing student and forgot your Turnitin password, on the Sign in screen click "Retrieve passw ord." It will be emailed to your Columbia University email account.
 

Disability-Related Academic Accommodations

In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations, students must first be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). More information on the ODS registration process is available online at www.health.columbia.edu/ods. Please allow for at least two weeks to complete the ODS registration process. Students are encouraged to contact ODS at the start of the semester.

Students who have, or think they may have, a disability are invited to contact ODS for a confidential discussion at 212.854.2388 (V) 212.854.2378 (TTY), or by email at [email protected]. If you have already registered with ODS and would like your professor(s) notified of your recommended accommodations, contact Karma Lowe ([email protected]), who serves as the ODS liaison to the School of Social Work.

Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge adequately ideas, language, or the research of others, in papers, essays, dissertations, or other works. It is treated as a serious offense at CUSSW and may lead to a referral to the Ethics Board. All students are expected to familiarize themselves with the complete definition of plagiarism found in the Student Handbook. Resources on how to avoid plagiarism are included the APA Publication Manual, available through any CU bookstore, and the CUSSW Writing Center.
 

Student Feedback on Course and Instructor

At the conclusion of all Columbia University School of Social Work courses, students complete a feedback survey regarding the course and its instructor(s). An e-mail announcement will be sent when the survey is available for submission. The survey consists of the following items:

Learning Outcomes
Rate your achievement of the learning outcomes for this course.
In this course, I learned to . . .
Each learning outcome (listed on the ''Course Overview'' page for required courses, and on the ''Class Intro'' page for electives) is listed for students to rate their level of achievement of the learning outcome.

Course Content and Assignments
Rate your agreement with the following statements:

1. Course content was at a suitably high scholarly level.
2. Course content was sufficient in depth and scope.
3. Course readings we re relevant to course objectives.
4. Course assignments integrated course objectives.
5. As a result of taking this course, I am better able to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view related to this subject.
6. As a result of taking this course, my social work knowledge and/or skills have grown.

Course Instructor
Please provide feedback on the instructor's teaching qualities. Try to be as objective as you can in making your assessments.The instructor . . .

1. Explains course material clearly.
2. Relates the subject to broader social work practice considerations.
3. Satisfactorily balances lecture, discussion, and other teaching approaches.
4. Creates an atmosphere in which different viewpoints can emerge.
5. Facilitates dialogues on topics that are often difficult to discuss (such as race, ethnicity, sex, politics, and religion--among many others).
6. Addresses students' questions adequately.
7. Provides timely feedback on assignments and test s.
8. Provides sufficient feedback on assignments and tests.
9. Is available for consultation outside of class (by phone, e-mail, office appointment, etc.).
10. I would take another course with this instructor.

Course and Instructor Overall
Results of the following comments are seen only by your instructor, and only after grades are submitted.

1. Overall, I rate this course as . . .
2. Overall, I rate this instructor as . . .

Comments

1. What did the instructor do that was most helpful?
2. What did the instructor do that was least helpful?
3. What specific suggestions would you make to improve the course?