Fall 2026

So You Want to Change the World?

An introductory course examining values, social problems, and methods for creating change in the context of social work and helping professions.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Wesley Correll-King

Summary

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Historical reviews of EVELYN COKER: The course avoids traditional tests, relying on a semester-long group project with smaller assignments. Difficulty depends on group communication, and grading is easy if instructions are followed, though rubrics and Canvas are unclear.

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Prerequisites

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First year students or first year transfer students only

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SOCWORK 100

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  • First year students or first year transfer students only

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Evelyn Coker describe a test-free course centered on a single group project with many guest speakers, though group dynamics and professor absences cause frustration. Historical reviews for Arletta Frazier describe an extremely easy course with manageable essays and personal stories, though one review mentions structural issues.

ARLETTA FRAZIER is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

EVELYN COKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHANIE ROBERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction120 / 1200

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews describe the course as manageable with no exams, relying instead on essays or a single large group project. Students generally recommend the class for its engaging guest speakers and low workload, though group dynamics significantly impact the experience.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 93.0% A/AB (n=157 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.34 GPA, 72.4% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of EVELYN COKER: The course avoids traditional tests, relying on a semester-long group project with smaller assignments. Difficulty depends on group communication, and grading is easy if instructions are followed, though rubrics and Canvas are unclear.

Historical reviews of Arletta Frazier highlight personal stories and discussions, though a review notes declining student attention. Reviews of Evelyn Coker cite frequent absences and unorganized materials as frustrating, while guest speakers are appreciated.

Topics

  • Social work and helping professions
  • Social problems
  • Values and making a difference

Skills

  • Critical thinking about methods of social change
  • Investigation and critique of change approaches
  • Integration of evidence with personal values

Grades

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Fall 2026 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

5 earlier forecasts · 0.06 GPA average error.

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
SOCWORK 100 · Fall 2026

So You Want to Change the World?

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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