Honours Dissertation A

Course aim

To develop students’ cognitive and critical thinking skills through the planning and execution of applied social research into a contemporary social work issue with relevance to policy and/or practice.

Course content

Students will develop advanced knowledge of applied social research and the contribution of social work research to evidence-based practice and policy through topic selection, literature search and review, design of research methodology and analysis of social work values and ethics in research. Students will develop the application of knowledge and skills in the negotiation with human service agency staff, presentation of a research proposal, data analysis and thesis writing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Admission to the Honours stream is by invitation. A GPA of 5 or above is required to be eligible.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Dissertation (literature review, ethics process, methodology), Presentation of proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.375
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4S)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.