Research and Evaluation Methods

Catalog description

This course covers the role of research in the social world and the interpretation and critical analysis of research reports and applications. The course provides the foundation to equip students to be consumers of published research and to engage in building knowledge to enhance practice and service delivery through the use of scientific methods, as well as to identify the strengths and weaknesses of those methods. This is done to support the education of social workers and other social scientists for use with and on behalf of at-risk populations. Special emphasis will be placed on the protection of human subjects, methods for involvement of at-risk and underserved populations in the research process, critical thinking, data analysis, and technological advances which support information gathering, processing, analysis and dissemination.