HCS408 Social Work Honours Dissertation (16)
Abstract| Students have the opportunity to develop research practice skills and to integrate theory and practice in a research setting, which may also be the place of their second practicum. Students move beyond the assessment stages of social work practice to specifically implementing a research methodology and engaging in critical analysis of the results and outcomes for the social work discipline. By the end of the subject students will have produced a 10,000 word dissertation. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Online | Wagga Wagga Campus | Session 2 | | Online | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HCS408
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| Two sessions | HONS | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Assumed Knowledge| HCS204 and HCS206 and HCS207 and HCS303 |
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Enrolment restrictions| Only available to students in Bachelor of Social Work Honours and Combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work Honours by invitation.
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| Incompatible subject(s) |
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| SWK430 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake a piece of research and write it up in the form of a dissertation. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
(Dependent upon the research proposal)
- Initiating social research
- formulating a research topic
- exploratory studies
- operational definitions (operationalisation)
- formulation of hypotheses
- reference to both quantitative and qualitative research.
- Research design
- sampling procedures in qualitative and quantitative research
- types of sampling
- sample size
- Methods of data collection in quantitative and quantitative research
- surveys, indirect methods, observation
- unobtrusive methods
- experiments and sociometry
- field research, case studies and group discussion
- administrative considerations
- working with computers
- Pretests and pilot studies
- collection of data
- quantitative and qualitative procedures
- administrative and methodological considerations
- Data analysis
- quantitative and qualitative procedures
- Data presentation
- report writing
- Thesis preparation and presentation |
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
