HSW401 - Social Work Research Methods
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online with significant campus requirements, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H430 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HSW416 |
| Incompatible with: | HSW415, HSW434, HSW452, HSW456, HSW457 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning activities will support learning across the trimester |
| In-person attendance requirements | Online students only: All online students must attend a compulsory 3 day intensive in O-Week of Trimester 1 at the Geelong Waterfront campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. View intensive dates and locations. NIKERI-CBD students only: Please contact the NIKERI Social Work Course Team for more information on 1800 063 383 |
| Note: | *National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. |
Content
This unit provides training in social work research methods and in the conduct of ethical research. Topics include the definition of research, types of methodological approaches and strategies, defining the research problem, forming researchable aims, research design, time management, data collection and analysis, critiquing and referencing existing research and presenting research findings.
Hurdle requirement
Online students only:
Attendance at a 3 day intensive held during trimester at Waterfront (Geelong) campus.
2025 intensive dates and locations information will be available mid November.
Unit Fee Information
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