Innovation and Research

Course aim

To examine and apply research methodologies and align them to social issues to inform and recreate social work practice, knowledge and research.

Course content

Students will develop contemporary knowledge of the traditions and philosophical underpinnings of traditional and new social science research methodologies with a specialised knowledge of constructing research problems and questions, analysing methodologies, data and qualitative methods. Students will utilise this knowledge to relate data to social questions and present data in a research context.

Textbook(s)

Bryant, L (ed) 2015, Critical and Creative Research Methodologies in Social Work, Ashgate, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Research proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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