Undergraduate - UnitSWK4001 - Honours research methods

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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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Social Work
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield First semester 2015 (Off-campus) Caulfield Full year 2015 (Day) Caulfield Full year 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Catherine Flynn

Synopsis

The honours research methods unit introduces students to the theoretical methodological and ethical issues that underpin social work research. It provides direction and guidance to honours students in identifying a meaningful research question and develops the skills and knowledge students need to develop a research proposal. It re-introduces students to quantitative and qualitative research frameworks and data analysis techniques they need to both undertake their study and write a research report.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Identify a research topic that addresses a significant social work issue
Utilise acquired knowledge of the research process to develop an honours project proposal
Critically review literature in their research area
Formulate a researchable question
Review research frameworks to inform methodological choices
Present an informed discussion of the ethical issues involved in their research project, including the completion of an ethics application as appropriate.