2. Argument:
Students have limited resources locating a job in Social Work
Students want easy access at their finger tips for locating a job in a
designated area
Students would like benefits such as tuition assistance provided by
the job
3. Purpose:
To create a website database that searches for tuition assistance
social work jobs
The job postings would allow easy access for students to search for
a specific area in the Social Service Profession
These jobs will supply students with hands on experience in a
social work setting
These jobs will provide tuition assistance for undergraduate and
graduate students
4. Students search for jobs:
How Social Work students locate
jobs
8%
10%
Internet
SW faculty
Newspapers
23% 59%
Internship
5. Jobs with Tuition Assistance:
Social Work Jobs With Tuition Assistance
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
Percentage
20
of tuition
10
assistanc…
0
Child and School SW Medical Mental
Family SW and health health and
SW Substance
abuse SW
6. Research:
A survey conducted in the Social Work Department expressed students
want a website specifically for them to locate jobs.
Survey Results
13%
For a website
87%
No comment on
website
7. This website would be located on the MSU S.W.A.T homepage.
S.W.A.T stands for Social Workers Acting Together. This
organization is set-up to give Social Work students a chance to do
social services activities in the school and the community.
S.W.A.T conducts fundraisers and events to raise money to sponsor
children, adults, professional social workers, and the community.
8. References:
Brice Byrd, S.W.A.T President Interview. April 15, 2009
Survey conducted in Social Work Department at Midwestern State
University. April 13-17, 2009
Social Service Website www.socialservice.org
Midwestern State University Career Management Center website link
under MustangHIRE www.mwsu.edu/career/
Fort Worth Star Telegram Newspaper classified section www.star-
telegram.com/classifieds/employment/
