IGNOU MSW First Year Solved Assignment 2021-22

IGNOU MSW (Master in Social Work) last date for the submission of Assignment is March 31, 2022 for students who had taken admission in July 2021 and September 30, 2022 for students who have taken admission in January 2022.

IGNOU MSW First Year Modules

IGNOU MSW-001 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1. Define ODL. Discuss about the Student Support Services in Social Work Education
   through ODL. (20 marks)
   OR
   Write about the historical development of Community work in India and also discuss the place of community work in social work profession. (20 marks)
2. Discuss about the International social work values and ethics. (20 marks)
   OR
   Explain Generalist practice. Give reasons as to why it is relevant in India. (20 marks)
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
   a) Discuss the place of Case Work in social work profession. (10 marks)
   b) What are the attributes of a profession? Comment on whether social work in
   your area meets the criteria of a profession? 10
   c) Write about the various assumptions involved in Social Welfare Administration? 10
   d) What do you understand by the term ‘Social Justice’? Elaborate. 10
4. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each:
   a) Comment on the emergence of social work in ANY one of the Asian countries. (5 marks)
   b) What are the five characteristics of ‘Voluntary Action’? 5
   c) While conducting social work research what are the ethical safeguards that
   needs to be considered? 5
   d) Name two primary influences social workers must balance in establishing a professional
   identity. . Briefly illustrate what it means to say that they are reciprocal? 5
   e) In your own words explain what Social Work means to you. 5
   f) How are the methods of social work useful in dealing with the current socio-political
   situation 5
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
   a) Any 3 purpose of NASW Code of Ethics 4
   b) Any 2 areas of application of community work. 4
   c) Deductive Research 4
   d) Any 3 important landmarks in social welfare in UK. 4
   e) Importance of Case Work 4
   f) Channels for Social Action 4
   g) List the advantages of Group Work 4
   h) Social Work Research 4

IGNOU MSW-002 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1) Give profiles of any 3 major NGOs involved actively in Social Work. (20 Marks)
Or
Explain the linkages between Hindu Ideology and social work. (20 Marks)
2) List the 19 Gandhian Constructive Programmes and explain each of them in your
own word . (20 Marks)
Or
Discuss the historical development of Social Work Education. (20 Marks)
3) Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
a) Write a brief profile about any 3 social reformers of India during Independence. 10
b) Briefly sketch the concepts, values and practices common to Sikhism
and social work. 10
c) What was the nature of Gandhian Social W ork in its initial phase in South Africa? 10
d) Discuss any two professional Social Work Organizations. (10 Marks)
4) Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
a) Write briefly about the initiatives in the field of Rural Development. 5
b) What is the contribution of Christianity to the modern education? 5
c) Discuss the values on which Gandhi wanted to build an ideal society? 5
d) Briefly discuss the career prospects in professional social work. 5
e) Discuss the significance of Jainism from a Social W ork perspective. 5
f) How is social action relevant in the history of social reform movement in India? 5
5) Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each:
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4
b) Ten Commandments 4
c) Satyagrah 4
d) Social Policy 4
e) Duties of Special Officer in the area of Tribal Development. 4
f) Sikh perspectives on Health Care 4
g) Civil Disobedience 4
h) Indigenous Literature 4

IGNOU MSW-005 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1) Explain various principles for Social Work Practice. (20 Marks)
Or
Describe the problems faced by social work students in India undergoing practicum. (20 Marks)
2) Elaborate the functions of the field Work Supervisor. 20
Or
Discuss some of the specific areas of skill and knowledge that are critical for micro
practice learning. 20
3) Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
a) Discuss various models of field work practicum in social work. (10 Marks)
b) Write about the minimum criteria for social work training institute. (10 Marks)
c) Discuss the role and expectations of a social work supervisor in agency setting. 10
d) What are the basic communication and helping skills? Explain in detail “cross-cultural
helping skill. 10
4) Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
a) Discuss key guidelines for the agency practice. (5 Marks)
b) Highlight the student’s expectations for the field work supervisor. 5
c) Give an overview of Social work practice in child care setting. 5
d) Mention some points for effective report writing. 5
e) Comment on Social Work practice in Corporate Sector . 5
f) Discuss the components of field practicum in IGNOU model. 5
5) Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each:
a) Code of Ethics (4 Marks)
b) Ethical and Legal issues involved in Practicum 4
c) Active listening 4
d) Dealing with conflict in supervision 4
e) Field work in donor agencies 4
f) Juvenile in conflict with law 4
g) Psycho Social diagnosis 4
h) Burn out 4

IGNOU MSW-003 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1) Write about Social Work and its relation to other disciplines. (20 Marks)
Or
What are the factors contributing to the development of personality? Discuss (20 Marks)
2) Describe three major areas of social work intervention vis-à-vis sexual minorities. 20
Or
What is a Delinquent behavior? Comment 20
3) Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
a) Write about the functions of Social Institutions. 10
b) Define ‘Attitude’. Briefly explain attitude in your own words? 10
c) Discuss the fourth stage of Erikson’s model of psychosocial development. 10
d) What are the challenges faced by families with elderly relatives? 10
4) Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
a) Has education contributed to social change in India? Give reasons. 5
b) Explain briefly some of the common coping mechanisms. 5
c) Define ‘Parenting’.What may be the challenges rural families face with young
children vis-à-vis social environment 5
d) Write a brief note about ‘Gender and violence’. 5
e) What is the relationship between Social Work and Social Change? 5
f) Is there any relevance of Defence mechanisms for Social Work? Comment 5
5) Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each:
a) Urbanization 4
b) Motivational Conflicts 4
c) Levirate 4
d) Migration 4
e) Culture as a tool for Oppression 4
f) Amnesia 4
g) Adolescence 4
h) Family Therapy

IGNOU MSW-004 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1) Explain the causes and consequences of migration? Describe major theories of
migration. 20
OR
Define human development. Explain briefly the human development indicators. 20
2 Discuss the relationship between law and Social W ork. 20
OR
Elaborate the rights of women under Hindu law . 20
3) Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
a) Explain any two models of development. 10
b) Define globalization. State the various dimensions of globalization. 10
c) Discuss the evolution of industrial development in India. 10
d) Elucidate the basics of capability approach to welfare. 10
4) Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
a) Discuss key guidelines for the agency practice 5
b) Differentiate between Progress and development. 5
c) Write a short note about the impact of the New Economic policy on Women. 5
d) Highlight the features of rural society in India. 5
e) Enumerate some of the legal provisions to safeguard women and their interests. 5
f) Examine politics of sustainable development. 5
5) Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each:
a) Rural-Urban dichotomy 4
b) Social disability unit 4
c) Modernization 4
d) GDI and GEM 4
e) Neo-Malthusian view 4
f) Three generations of Human Rights 4
g) The Mental Health Act, 1987 4
h) Judicial Activism. 4

IGNOU MSW-006 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each.

1) Define Social W ork research. What is its process? Discuss the Scope of research in
Social Work. 20
OR
Discuss the concept of measurement in Social research. 20
2) What is sampling? Illustrate the various methods of sampling. 20
OR
Explain Descriptive Research. 20
3) Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
a) Briefly discuss the recent trends in social work research. 10
b) What is Action Research? 10
c) Explain various tools of data collection. 10
d) Define Attitude. State the types, uses and limitations of attitude scale. 10
4) Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
a) Enumerate the importance of review of literature in a research project. 5
b) Explain various types of experimental research designs. 5
c) What is bi-variate analysis? 5
d) Enlist the steps in testing hypothesis. 5
e) Mention the characteristics of a good questionnaire. 5
f) What is Evaluation research? 5
5) Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each:
a) Snow ball sampling 4
b) Type I and Type II errors. 4
c) Types of observation 4
d) Reliability and validity 4
e) Chi-square test 4
f) Rating Scale 4
g) Coding of data 4
h) Documents

IGNOU MSWE-010 Solved Assignment

Note: (i) Answer all the five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii) Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each

1. Trace the development of social welfare in Africa. 20
   Or
   Discuss the historical influences affecting social work education in Africa. 20
2. Describe abrief history of social work profession in Ethiopia. 20
   Or
   Discuss the concept of Asset Based Community Development Approach (ABCD)
   in line with what have been done in GSCP 20
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each:
   a) What are the major problems identified byYizengaw in the context to post 1991 higher
   education expansion in Ethiopia? 10
   b) Do you think”HIV/AIDS”is a serious health related problem in Ethiopia? Discuss. 10
   c) What is the purpose of the Code of Ethics in profession of Social work ? 10
   d) Discuss the socio-economic situation of vulnerable groups in Ethiopia. 10
4. Attempt any four of the following in about 150 words each:
   a) Discuss the role of NGOs and FBOs in provision of welfare services. 5
   b) Briefly describe the contribution of International agencies in extending welfare programmes
   in Ethiopia. 5
   c) What are the challenges of higher education in Ethiopia? 5
   d) List down the core areas or major components of Ethical Principles. 5
   e) Enlist the types of schools found in Ethiopia. 5
   f) What are some of the major problems faced by girl children in Ethiopia? 5
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
   a) HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia 4
   b) Primary Health care in Ethiopia 4
   c) Community Policing 4
   d) Crime and Correction in Ethiopia 4
   e) Social security in practice 4
   f) Situation of children in Ethiopia 4
   g) Emergence of NGOs in Ethiopia 4
   h) Traditional social welfare or ganizations in Ethiopia 4

IGNOU MSW-032 Solved Assignment

Note: Answer any five of the following questions in about 300 words each:

1. Describe the concept of justice (20 marks)
2. Explain the victim compensation scheme in India (20 marks)
3. Describe the organization of police in India. (20 marks)
4. Write a short note on the Labeling theory of Crime. (20 marks)
5. Enlist the constitutional rights of the accused. (20 marks)
6. Trace the genesis of child protection law . (20 marks)
7. Discuss the concept of Juvenile Justice System in Indian context. (20 marks)
8. Explain the scope of counselling in social work profession. (20 marks)