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Undergraduate Course: From Research into Practice: Landmarks in Social Work Research (SCWR08005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course will be built up from selected examples of key bodies of social work research. For each of the selected areas the major research questions, methods of approach and principal findings will be presented. Invited speakers will be asked to relate the impact of the selected studies on the relevant areas of service practice and on their own intellectual and professional development. The interaction of research planning and public policy development in social work will be exemplified through case studies, demonstrating the erratic progress of knowledge building in an uncertain policy environment with limited provision for social work research.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 164 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 x 2 hour exam weighted at 60%
1 essay 2000 words or equivalent, weighted at 40%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the substantive findings of major classic and contemporary research studies and research programmes in social work.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of methodological issues in social work research, including the role of exploratory and evaluative studies.
  3. Describe the processes of research dissemination, uptake and application in service practice.
  4. Describe the relationship between research and policymaking for the personal social services.
  5. Understand the place of social work values in the development of social work practice and research.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 1 hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks commencing second week of semester.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Steve Kirkwood
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
Email: s.kirkwood@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elaine Khennouf
Tel: (0131 6)51 1480
Email: Elaine.Khennouf@ed.ac.uk
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