SW 7300 - Methods of Community Research

3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is designed to provide an overview of basic principles of social science research that provide the foundation for research in social work settings. Research processes will be examined in stages from problem formulation to data collection and some basic descriptive analysis. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be reviewed. This course will stress the importance of the relationship between research and social work practice, and prepare students to evaluate existing social science research. Ethical issues, human diversity, and issues in community research will be discussed.