SOWK617-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021

Qualitative Research and Programme Evaluation Strategies

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 14 May 2021

Description

This course introduces students to a range of qualitative research methods emphasising both conceptual appreciation and technical competence. Students are encouraged to think critically in terms of applicability for developing ethical evaluation models within diverse contexts/settings.

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 social work.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

SOWK621/HSRV421

Course Coordinator

Raewyn Tudor

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Online Participation 25% Required to provide four (4) 200 word posts
Group Annotated Bibliography 01 Apr 2021 25%
Research proposal 14 Jun 2021 50% Word count: 3500 +/- 10% including references

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Liamputtong, Pranee; Qualitative research methods ; Fifth edition; Oxford University Press, 2019.

Other course and recommended readings will be provided on LEARN.  It is important to regularly check your SOWK617 AKO|LEARN page for updates.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $952.00

* 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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