Social Work Practice Integration 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.

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