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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
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. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
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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