Social Work: Research

Module 1 :Why Research in Social Work? Introduction to course instructors and objectives. Why do we conduct research on social issues? Interviews with evidence based practitioners

Module 2 : Organization of Social Work Research Distinguish empirical social work research from non-empirical social work research Scientific Communications Learn how the field of social work research is organized

Module 3 : Key Concepts in Research Measurement: Validity vs Reliability Sampling: Representativeness, size, generalizability and types Effect Sizes Causality versus Correlation

Module 4 : Non-Experimental Methods - Quantitative Overview: What is quantitative research? The most common method: One Group / One Timepoint Observational Research Quasi-Experimental Research

Module 5 : Experimental Methods - Quantitative Experimental Research (RCT) Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses

Module 6 : Qualitative and Mixed Methods Overview: What is qualitative research? Ethnographs, Interviews Narrative research, Focus Groups Case Studies, Mixed Methods, and Grounded Theory Key Questions To Ask and Mistakes To Avoid When Evaluating Any Qualitative Research

Module 7 : Locating Research Formulating a search strategy Finding articles online (outside of academic databases) Evaluating results

Module 8 : Integrating Research Into Decision-Making Evidence Based Practice Interviews with Evidence Based Practitioners