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191-303/403 Social Enquiry and Social Work

Credit points: 16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator: Dr F McDermott

Prerequisite: Social Work Theory and Practice 2

Contact: a two hour lecture and a one hour tutorial

Objectives:

Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• have a beginning understanding of the processes and methods of social research;
• relate this understanding to the specific interests and requirements of the social work profession;
• demonstrate this knowledge by completing a critical review of designated research literature and development of a research proposal.

Content:

Research approaches and skills required to study social work practice problems.

Assessment:

Written work of up to 5,000 words.

Prescribed texts:

• Bouma G The Research Process, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1993
• Kellehear A The Unobtrusive Researcher: a Guide to Methods, Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW 1993

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 176)

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