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380/381. Social Work Research Methods (Introductory)
This two-term required course will introduce students to qualitative
and quantitative research methods pertinent to social work.
Principles of research methodology will be emphasized. This
course constitutes foundation content in the research sequence.
The emphasis in the first term will be on flexible and fixed
research designs, ethics, sampling and data collection methods.
Emphasis in the second term will be on the presentation, analysis
and interpretation of data with learning experiences using
the electronic classroom. The importance of knowledge development
for the profession is emphasized throughout. In addition to
a research methods text, recent studies drawn from social
work literature will be read and discussed. Course objectives
will be met through activities in the classroom, the electronic
classroom and through individual written assignments in which
students apply research knowledge and skills in an area of
social work which interests them. Required course second summer
for students with little prior research background. Two quarter-hours
each term.
RESH
382/383. Social Work Research Methods (Intermediate)
This two-term required course, designed for students with
some prior experience in research, constitutes enriched foundation
content in the Research Sequence. The course surveys qualitative
and quantitative research methods pertinent to social work.
The emphasis in the first term will be on problem formulation,
philosophical and epistemological foundations, research designs,
ethics, sampling, and data collection methods. Emphasis in
the second term will be on the presentation, analysis and
interpretation of data, especially statistical analyses, and
including hands-on statistical analyses using the SPSS for
Windows package. The importance of knowledge development for
the profession is emphasized throughout.
In the intermediate section, some
prior knowledge of research methods is assumed. Emphasis will be
on review, consolidation and application of knowledge as well as
on developing a clinical social work perspective on research. Course
objectives will be met through activities in the classroom, computer
laboratory and through individual written assignments in which
students apply research knowledge and skills in an area of social
work which interests them. Illustrative materials will focus heavily on
clinical social work and psychotherapy research. Required course
second summer for students with some prior research courses and
experiences, taken instead of 380/381. Two quarter-hours each term.
RESH
384/385. Social Work Research Methods (Advanced)
This individually designed course of study reviews the philosophy
and methods of social work research and acquaints students
with current issues and controversies in the field. Emphasis
will be on developing a social work perspective on research
and on enabling students to lay the groundwork for the thesis
project. The format of the course will be independent study
or a seminar, depending on enrollment. Required course second
summer for students with extensive prior research study and
experience, taken instead of 380/381 or 382/383. Two quarter-hours
each term.
RESH
581. Writing for Professional Publication
This course offers a framework for conceptualizing, organizing,
writing, and submitting for publication a paper of professional
quality that reflects an area of interest to social work.
Using the thesis as a basis for work, it launches students
as professionals capable of contributing to and advancing
the knowledge base of the profession, both in the present
and future. Elective course third summer. Two quarter-hours.
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