SW 3500 - Methods of Social Work Research

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1070.
Description
A survey of research methods applicable to social services. Emphasis will be placed on beginning skill in evaluation and research and implication for knowledge guided practice. The course also provides an overview of research and statistical techniques that are applied by Social Workers. A major emphasis will be placed on those areas of research design, methodology, and analysis that will enable students to become critical consumers of the professional and empirical literature.