Postgraduate Course: Research and Evaluation (Social Work) in Practice (PGSP11141)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
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Please note that as the course is a distance learning part-time MSc, teaching is arranged in blocks of seven hour days. There are also scheduled study days. |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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
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Assessment Information
| Students will be required to write a research report based on their evaluation, in no more than 2,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Lorraine Waterhouse
Tel: (0131 6)50 3913
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Course secretary | Mrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
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