Social Work Research/Policy/Practice

3 credits · Graduate

This course introduces research methods and analysis techniques that are used to examine issues in the policy and practice of social work and social welfare. It reviews qualitative and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on community needs research, participatory research and the development of interview schedules and questionnaires. The methods examined in this course are linked to substantive policy and practice issues that reflect the economic, social and personal circumstances of people and communities in northern, remote and Indigenous communities. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW Program Foundation Year