Research Methods Social Work

Prerequisite: SCWK 250 with a minimum grade of "C" and SCWK 270 with a minimum grade of "C"; and SCWK 375 with a minimum grade of "C" which may be taken concurrently or PSYC 201 with a minimum grade of "C" which may be taken concurrently In this course, students will examine the ethical issues involved in research, understand the logic of research, and critically analyze pertinent literature. The course teaches students to develop research questions and introduces a number of research techniques by which their questions might be answered, including surveys, experiments, single subject designs, qualitative research methods and program evaluation. Students will be introduced to the preliminary stages of the research process including problem formulation, reviewing the literature, question/hypothesis generation, selection of data collection strategy and scales and measurement. Offered fall and spring semesters.