Social Work Honours Seminar
Credit points
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Prerequisites
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit of study provides honours students with the opportunity to develop research practice expertise and specialist knowledge in a particular area of their undergraduate studies, thus enabling them to develop a capacity to reflect on their practice. The content of this unit includes advanced research methodology; design of an appropriate honours research project; preparation of an ethics application; and development of a detailed research proposal.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Select the components required to undertake a research project;
- Evaluate ethical issues and ethical guidelines for conducting social work research;
- Demonstrate beginning skills for analysing data of either a qualitative or quantitative nature; and
- Assemble a research proposal that will constitute a first draft of the first three chapters of the honours thesis.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment type: Literature Review | Grade: 40%
Research topic identified by the student relevant to Social work and review relevant literature (1,500 words approx.)
Assessment type: Presentation | Grade: 20%
Class Presentation of the research proposal (20 minutes)
Assessment type: Thesis | Grade: 40%
Research proposal comprising the first three chapters of the Honours thesis (6,000 words approx.)
Required reading
Qualitative research methods
Liamputtong, P. (2013) | Oxford University Press
Recommended Reading: Maxwell, J. (2013). Qualitative research design (3rd ed). SAGE Publications Ltd.
As part of a course
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.