Faculty Profile

Brenda Sweeten

Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department
Social Work
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1996. 
Major: Social Work
Degree Specialization: Social Work/Administration and Planning
BSW, Baylor Unviersity, 1995. 
Major: Social Work
Degree Specialization: Social Work





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
SOWK 5843.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2020 
SOWK 5843.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum II, Spring 2020 
SOWK 5833.001, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2019 Syllabus
SOWK 5833.891, Social Work Advanced Field Seminar and Field Practicum I, Fall 2019 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.001, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 1450.950, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2018 
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4400.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Summer 8W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.900, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SOWK 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2015 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 1450.001, Introduction to Social Work, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.500, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.001, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2014 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4800.001, Social Work Practice II, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2013 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 3500.001, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4000.001, Ethics and Professionalism in Practice, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2012 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Practice and Services, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4875.701, Social Work Field Practicum, Summer 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.701, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Summer 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.002, Social Work Field Practicum, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.002, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SOWK 4890.001, Topics in Social Welfare, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4700.001, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 3500.002, Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SOWK 4875.702, Social Work Field Practicum, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOWK 4870.702, Social Work Integrative Seminar, Fall 2010 
                    

                    SOWK 4700.002, Child Welfare Theory, Practices and Services, Spring 2010 

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
					Response Rate
					
				
  			
			
			
				

					
					
out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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