Overview
Description
This course prepares students to access, evaluate, and synthesize evidence needed to guide practice decisions.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to the MSW program
Recommended Preparation
- Introductory research and statistics course.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program
Recommended Preparation
Recommended Preparation: Introductory research and statistics course.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Admission to the MSW program
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify and address ethical issues encountered in research.
- articulate how power dynamics as well as social, political, and cultural factors influence the conceptualization, funding, “doing” and use of research.
- conduct reviews of the various forms of evidence that inform social work practice.
- identify and distinguish between major research designs and their applications.
- differentiate between evidence-based practice and evidence-based practices.
- use empirically based data to define the scope and nature of social problems.
- use empirically based data to identify evidence-informed approaches to practice.