SOWK673-22W (D) Whole Year 2022 (Distance)

Practice Research Integration

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 is specifically designed for students with a demonstrated ability to conduct advanced research and/or progress to thesis writing. The course requires students to demonstrate the application of their knowledge and understanding in relation to a specific social work issue and to take an active role in developing an investigation for the benefit of a wider audience. The course will require students to plan a small scale research project and complete a research report.

Learning Outcomes

  • Critically analyse social science research traditions and design strategies that affect knowledge development for social work research and practice.
  • Highly developed skills needed for self-directed, independent social work research.
  • Critically evaluate components of ethical research practice
  • Critically analyse knowledge and application of bicultural and multicultural components necessary for the completion of a practice research project
  • Demonstrate advanced skills for engagement with a practice research community.
  • Plan and conduct a research project that is philosophically, methodologically and ethically congruent for a specialised social work context or issue.
  • Demonstrate advanced capacity to articulate ideas and analysis orally and in writing

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

SOWK490, SOWK624, SOWK670

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

* 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 25

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

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