WEL3110

Research methods for human services

(ART)

Doug Truter

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prerequisite: WEL1310 + Prohibition: SCY2261, SCY3261, SCY3262

Synopsis: Topics include the nature of research; an overview of the research process; the objectives of research in human services; the selection and formulation of research questions; searching the literature; quantitative and qualitative research; planning and designing research; sampling; data collection techniques; processing, analysing and presenting data; writing research reports.

Assessment: Written research proposal (2000 words) or lass test (2 hours): 35% + Written workshop paper (2000 words) and presentation: 35% + Two written reviews of research reports (1000 words each): 30%