Social Work Honours Seminar

Unit code: ASW4902 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Park
Prerequisites
ASW3901 - Social Research 2
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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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:

  1. Select the components required to undertake a research project;
  2. Evaluate ethical issues and ethical guidelines for conducting social work research;
  3. Demonstrate beginning skills for analysing data of either a qualitative or quantitative nature; and
  4. 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
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Grade: 20%
Class Presentation of the research proposal (20 minutes)
Assessment type: Thesis
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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.

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