SOWK 617 - Social Work Research II

3 Hour(s) Credit
The second of two courses focused on the basic concepts and methods of scientific inquiry used to build knowledge and evaluate practice. Builds and expands upon material covered in Social Work Research I. Topics include an introduction to program evaluation, single-subject designs, data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, presentation of data and report writing, and application of findings to practice. Special attention is given to applied research methodologies that will enhance the student’s use of evidence-based interventions.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 616.
May be repeated only once with permission of the department.