SWM5190

Social work research

(MED)

Associate Professor C Goddard

12 points + First semester + OCDL + Caulfield

Synopsis: Topics include the purpose of research and its place in social work; research ethics including intellectual property issues; research designs including qualitative, quantitative, exploratory and experimental methods; developing research questions and hypotheses; sampling and data analysis including statistical analysis and writing research reports.

Assessment: One or two assignments totalling 9000 words including a research proposal: 100%