SOWK490-23W (C) Whole Year 2023

Social Work Practice Integration Research Project

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 19 March 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 August 2023

Description

This course reviews the fundamentals of social research, including: ethical considerations; sampling and data collection; data analysis and, dissemination and distribution of research knowledge related to the social work. The major course assessment is a research project.

Learning Outcomes

  • Highly specialised knowledge of research approaches in social work and the ability to acquire, understand and assess information from a range of sources.
  • A critical awareness of the issues involved in contemporary social work practice;
  • The ability to identify emerging issues and develop solutions in practice;
  • Skills needed for individual independent social work research;
  • Capacity to conceptualise ethical research practice;
  • Knowledge and application of bicultural and multicultural components necessary for the completion of a social work practice research project;
  • Engagement with a practice research community; and
  • Capacity to understand, explain and connect different ideas within the practice research context.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

360 points including SOWK301, SOWK303, SOWK304, SOWK308 and SOWK340

Restrictions

SOWK451, SOWK456, SOWK525, SOWK526, SOWK572

Co-requisites

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Literature Review 24 Apr 2023 25%
Ethics Application 29 May 2023 25%
Research Report 09 Oct 2023 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bryman, Alan; Social research methods ; 4th ed; Oxford University Press, 2012.

Fouchae, Christa; Practice research partnerships in social work : making a difference ; Policy Press, 2015.

Gaudet, Stephanie , Robert, Dominique; A journey through qualitative research : from design to reporting ; Sage, 2018.

Guest, Greg , MacQueen, Kathleen M., Namey, Emily E; Applied thematic analysis ; Sage Publications, 2012.

Liamputtong, Pranee , Ezzy, Douglas; Qualitative research methods ; 2nd ed; Oxford University Press, 2005.

Rubin, Allen. , Babbie, Earl R; Essential research methods for social work ; Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2007.

Shaw, Ian , Holland, Sally; Doing qualitative research in social work ; SAGE Publications, 2014.

A selection of journals is available in the UC library and you should make use of these when undertaking your literature review, considering your methodology and writing your report.

Note:  Throughout the course recommended readings and resources will be uploaded to the course LEARN site.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,990.00

International fee $8,500.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 40

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

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