SOWK490-22W (C) Whole Year 2022

Social Work Practice Integration Research Project

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 20 March 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 August 2022

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.

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 08 Apr 2022 25%
Ethics Application 27 May 2022 25%
Research Report 07 Oct 2022 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.

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.

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,937.00

International fee $8,250.00

* 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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