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Dec 07, 2025
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HWC 414 - Research in Social Work II
This course is the second part of a two-semester course sequence designed to prepare students to engage in research informed social work practice and practice informed social work research and evaluation. This course follows-up on the first (HWC 413 ) by examining specific data collection methods (experiments, interviews, focus groups, ethnographies, etc.), with attention given to understanding how these methods are used appropriately in social work research and evaluation processes. Quantitative data analysis procedures at the bivariate and multivariate levels (t-tests; ANOVA; correlation; regression; chi-square test, etc.), hypothesis testing, inferential statistics, and computer assisted data analysis using SPSS will be presented in the context of appropriate data collection methods. Emphasis placed on research proposal development and critical evaluation of research reports.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Undergraduate School of Social Welfare Program; HWC 413
SBC: TECH
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