Social Work Research Methods: Developing a Research Proposal

This course is a prerequisite of SW 308 and familiarizes the students to the foundational knowledge, methods, and conceptual framework of composing an empirically sound research proposal. The interdependent relationship between research informed practice and practice informed research is emphasized as imperative to ensuring the efficacy of social work practice through being evidence based, process focused, and outcome oriented. Through working closely with the course instructor, learners in this course investigate a social work research problem by composing a proposal for research that includes a problem formulation, literature review, and preliminary methodology. The writing assignments of this course incorporate integral components of technical writing.

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