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Subject: Doctor Social Work (Grad) (DRSW)
CRN: 22648
Online: Synchronous
Online
This course introduces students to quantitative research methods in social work. This course introduces students to ways of conducting social work inquiry in natural or controlled settings based on quantitative methods and reasoning. In this course, students will explore the philosophical, epistemological, methodological, ethical and socio-political issues that underlie and influence quantitative research. Students will learn about the role, use and application of apriorism in designing, conducting, analyzing and reporting quantitative studies. We will address reliability and validity as requirements of rigor in the conduct of quantitative research studies. Students will learn the basic elements of statistical analysis and hypothesis testing focused on 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 of the banded dissertation.Prerequisite: DRSW 720.
3 Credits