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SOW 470 21 A - RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK II

About This Course

Course Description

The course, the second of a two-course sequence, develops skills in analyzing research designs and evaluating social work program outcomes, including measures of practice effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on the development of analytical writing skills and critique of published empirical studies to address the CSWE competency: Engage research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Prerequisite: Research in Social Work Methods I and Statistics.

Welcome to SOW 470 Research Methods in Social Work II

Getting Started:

To get started, please take a few moments to review the course materials located on course Main Page. You will notice the Summary of Course Assignments is published on the Main Course Menu on the left side for the page. Weekly assignments and instructions are published in the Coursework-Assignmentsunit located in the Main Course Menu.

Be sure to take a few moments to complete the Engagement Assignment, then proceed to the Collaboration Forum to meet your colleagues by posting your introduction under the topic, Introductory Exercises. To enter the Collaboration Forum, click the Collaboration-Forums link on the Main Page of the course, then select Week #1. Once you submit your post, start the chapter readings and use your notes to draft responses to the research concepts essay questions and scroll down below to read the summary of course assignments.

This is a fast-paced course. Please take a few moments to download a copy of the Syllabus (refer to the tab marked 'Syllabus' in the course home directory. If you have any questions, feel free to post a message in my Virtual Office located in the Collaboration-Forums. Shortly, you will receive an email announcing the first class teleconference to be held during Week 3.

I look forward to working with you, and to sharing in your continued academic success.

--Dr. Prather