Business Finance - Management Signature Assignment

Running Head: Signature Project

Kerita Howard-Field Project Part 1

Purpose: For my signature project, I will be detailing the purpose of social workers. I currently work for the State of Alabama in the Special Projects Unit, and social workers have always stood out to me. They make a difference in our state and look out for families and communities with needs. I plan is to observe them in the field doing what they do best. Watching them in the field will guide me to what they do and get a better understanding of the job and what it entails.

Time Frame: The State of Alabama building downtown is an hour from where I live but 20 minutes from where I work daily. In my line of work, I come in contact with many social workers every day. I will plan accordingly with a manager in the department to plan my visit and research the areas for my study. I will work quietly but get permission on any task that I write about. My onsite visit, interviews, and assisting in the field with a social worker will only be for a day due to the nature of the business.

Methods of Data Collection: Interviews, observation and program evaluations will be the methods of data collection that I use in my study. I plan to collect data through my on-site field observation. I will also talk one-on-one with the social worker I am assigned to, to get more information about the job, the day-to-day and how the program benefits the state. I will get program evaluations from the manager who has approved for my study.

Anticipate Results: The study will provide evidence to support social workers’ job, what they do in the field and how they help families in the State of Alabama. The results will help to get to know the resources that are offered so we can get them out to families that are needed.