SOAD3006 Practice Research

Ms Mia Mandara

2020

4.5

1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly

1 SOAD1006 - Ver 1 - Social Planning Theory
1a SOAD1003 - Introduction to Social Planning
2 36 units of any level topics
3 Admission into BEM-Bachelor of Environmental Management
4 Admission into BCMS-Bachelor of Community Services
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a)) or (2 and 3) or (4))

SOAD4214 has been successfully completed

Bachelor of Social Work

This topic provides a balanced introduction to quantitative and qualitative research relevant to social work, social policy and human service planning. It introduces ways of searching the literature, defining research questions, choosing appropriate research tools, using data collection methods, and reporting the results of the data analysis. A range of inferential statistics is introduced.

The aims of this topic are to:

Introduce students to the concept of research within a practice context, and show its relevance in their professional setting
Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative approaches to research
Develop skills to critique research undertaken by colleagues or presented in the literature
Enable students to utilise data collection and data analysis procedures
Develop students' writing skills

On successful completion of the topic, students will be able to:

Understand how to develop and investigate a research question or hypothesis
Understand the different research methodologies available for researching social questions
Develop the ability to choose appropriate methodologies for different situations
Develop skills in data collection and analysis
Show improved writing skills and grammatical presentation

Key dates and timetable

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