Undergraduate - UnitATS4854 - Research methods for community welfare and counselling

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Karen Crinall

Synopsis

This unit provides a framework for designing research methodologies relevant to social and community welfare by examining the history, nature, function and current role of social and community research. Using a problem-based approach, students engage in exercises requiring resolution of ethical and methodological issues and dilemmas, including forming researchable questions, negotiating selection of appropriate design and method; developing awareness of underpinning agendas and vested interests; and knowledge of philosophical and theoretical positions. Issues concerning research with individuals, groups, communities and organisations in a range of contexts are also explored and examined.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

engage with research in social and community welfare as a creative, problem solving activity
demonstrate awareness of, and critical engagement with theoretical, practical and ethical considerations in social and community welfare research design and conduct
demonstrate knowledge and skills in conducting and evaluating research.

Students will also be able to:

demonstrate awareness of the options and constraints of different types of research design, including qualitative and quantitative methodologies
identify appropriate methods for conducting research across a range of contexts
design an appropriate research methodology.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Karen Crinall

Prohibitions

HSM4305, HSM5305, SCD5305, SCW4305