SOWK310-20W (C) Whole Year 2020

Research Methods in Social Work

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 13 March 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 21 August 2020

Description

This course covers the fundamentals of social research, including: problem formulation; ethical considerations; sampling and measurement; varieties of research methods; data analysis and, dissemination and distribution of research knowledge related to the human services.

Learning Outcomes

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

Any 240 points at 100 and 200 level from the Schedule C and E of the BSW(Hons). Head of Department approval mandatory.

Restrictions

HSRV302; HSRV305; SOWK302; SOWK305

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Gretchen Perry

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Reflexive Journal 20 Mar 2020 30%
On-line Test 28 May 2020 20%
Critique of media representation of quantitative research 20%
Review of methodological quality in quantitative research 30%

Textbooks / Resources

New Textbook for Semester two of 2020:

Thyer, Bruce A. (2010) Handbook of Social Work research Methods, 2nd ed. Editor, Bruce Thyer, Sage Publishing Ltd., Thousand Oaks: CA.

Notes

Dr Maria Perez-y-Perez is the person to contact during Semester 1.  
Associate Professor Gretchen Perry is the person to contact during Semester 2.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $3,375.00

* 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.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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