Fall 2026

Introduction to the Field of Social Work

SOCWORK 205 covers the historical development of social welfare policies and the role of the social work professional.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Stephanie Robert4.0/5Abigayle Brooks

Summary

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Exams are easy if you attend lectures and listen, as answers reflect the material presented.

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Stephanie Robert is described as caring and attentive to student well-being. Reviewers note that attending lectures is crucial, as exam answers reflect lecture content and guest speakers. The course is considered easy with consistent attendance.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 75.7% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Maurice Gattis: Maurice Gattis is described as passionate but delivers boring lectures by reading directly from slides, with mandatory attendance and easy exams. Reviewers note the class is easy but the delivery style is a significant drawback.

MAURICE GATTIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHANIE ROBERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TRACY SCHROEPFER is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. 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 Instruction74 / 800
DIS 301Classroom Instruction25 / 250
DIS 302Classroom Instruction25 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction24 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Stephanie Robert is a caring instructor who checks on students, making the course easy for those who attend lectures and listen to guest speakers.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.82 GPA, 90.1% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 75.7% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Exams are easy if you attend lectures and listen, as answers reflect the material presented.

Guest speakers in the second half of the semester are interesting and nice, and the professor is recommended.

Topics

  • Historical development of social work
  • Social welfare policy formation
  • Role of the social work professional

Grades

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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.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.

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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.

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UW–Madison

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SOCWORK 205 · Fall 2026

Introduction to the Field of Social Work

Recorded 2026-09-07
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