? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : SPS-P-P03209

Students who have already undertaken Research and Evaluation: Theoretical Approaches will have an opportunity to evaluate a practice intervention or new practice initiative in which they (or their agency) are involved.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Social Work background

Home subject area

Social Work, (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Additional Class Information : The course will be delivered over 2 taught days and 2 days of online study facilitated by a tutor. Classroom sessions include presentation, discussion & practical exercises. Independent study & application to the workplace setting is also required.

The aim of this course is to turn theory into practice: to encourage the acquisition of research and evaluation skills and understanding for application in social work in different settings.

On completion of the course students should be able to:
 Plan and design a small scale evaluation
 Examine relevant ethical issues
 Conduct the evaluation
 Write up the project
 Evaluate the usefulness of the evaluation

SStudents will be required to write a research report based on their evaluation, in no more than 2,000 words.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Jane Christie
Tel : (0131 6)50 3914
Email : j.i.christie@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Lorraine Waterhouse
Tel : (0131 6)50 3913
Email : lorraine.waterhouse@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/