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| 03/23 - 05/22 | ||||||
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Subject: Doctor Social Work (Grad) (DRSW)
CRN: 22226
Online: Some Synchronous | Online: Synchronous
Online
In this course students will identify their primary area of scholarship and research inquiry and develop the proposal for their Banded Dissertation (BD). Students will evaluate a continuum of methodological approaches to consider for their scholarship that are both congruent with social work practice realities and representative of models of inquiry that incorporate multiple world views of knowing and understanding the human experience. Students will learn about how conceptual frameworks guide research and scholarship and identify the conceptual framework that will guide their banded dissertation. Students will learn about the role and management of the institutional review board and the effective management of research projects. Students will explore and critically analyze Boyer’s four areas of scholarship: the scholarship of discovery, scholarship of integration, scholarship of application and scholarship of teaching. Students will develop an understanding of the process for publication requirements for scholarship works in peer-reviewed journals and presentation of scholarship at regional and national conferences.
3 Credits
| 02/02 - 03/20 | ||||||
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Subject: Doctor Social Work (Grad) (DRSW)
CRN: 22225
Online: Some Synchronous | Online: Synchronous
Online
This course introduces students to qualitative research methods in social work. Students will learn to gain insight and explore phenomena in their natural settings, interpreting the meaning people attribute to them. Students will learn about the methodological, cultural, ethical and political issues that underlie qualitative research. Students will learn about the unique role of qualitative research for knowledge development, including epistemology, theory, conceptual frameworks, and designs. Students will learn approaches for generating, interpreting and reporting qualitative data, including strategies for addressing rigor in the analysis of data. Students will learn about reflexivity in the research process and how their culture and place in society affect research methods and the interpretation of data. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of how to use qualitative approaches and methods to understand the perceptions, behaviors, processes and problems that are the focus of social work practice and education. This course provides the necessary knowledge needed to work on a research-based article that is a requirement for the banded dissertation. Prerequisite: DRSW 728.
3 Credits
| 02/02 - 03/20 | ||||||
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Subject: Doctor Social Work (Grad) (DRSW)
CRN: 22227
Online: Some Synchronous | Online: Synchronous
Online
This course provides doctoral candidates with the framework, final considerations and instructions for the completion of the written DSW Banded Dissertation. Candidates for graduation will have completed three scholarship products which are subject to the peer review process and are linked by issue, theory, theme, pedagogy, or population. The practical aspects of conceptual framing and writing of the dissertation will be addressed. A peer review process will be completed during the course and the students will began initial consideration of the defense process for their completed dissertation.
3 Credits
| 03/23 - 05/22 | ||||||
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Subject: Doctor Social Work (Grad) (DRSW)
CRN: 22228
Online: Some Synchronous | Online: Synchronous
Online
This course is a continuation of Banded Dissertation I. In this course students will prepare for and complete their Banded Dissertation (BD) defense. A public defense is a peer-review process. The purpose of a defense is for the student to explain, describe, and critically analyze and defend their choices for their BD products. Students will discuss and defend their overall topic, scholarly agenda, the conceptual model for their BD, research method, ideas, and relationship to social work education and/or practice. Students will have the opportunity to publicly present their scholarly work and emerging scholar-identity amongst the faculty, colleagues, and the community at large and engage in public discourse. In this course, students will finalize their BD products and be well prepared for a public defense. Students will experience a public peer-review process, be challenged as they respond to criticism, demonstrate the ability to critically analyze questions and respond to questions, and expect revisions as part of this academic exercise. Prerequisite: DRSW 800.
3 Credits