Posted: April 28th, 2015

social enquiry Methods ( Social work And Social Science core Subject)

social enquiry Methods ( Social work And Social Science core Subject)

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Assessment #3 – Research Proposal (Graded)
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE
Weekly participation in the course has provided you with the skills and resources to develop a research proposal. A research proposal is a document written by a researcher who seeks approval or funding to conduct a research project. The research proposal assignment should have sufficient information to convince your reader that you have considered a suitable social research focus, that you have a good grasp of the relevant literature and the major issues, and that your research design is sound.The quality of a research proposal depends not only on the quality of the proposed project, but also on the quality of the proposal writing. Your proposal writing must be coherent, clear and compelling.

Choose one of the following research topics from which to develop a research focus and proposed project design:

1. Impacts of detention experienced by refugees in Australia
2. Gender and violence
3. Alcohol consumption amongst youth
4. Experiences of ‘home’ in aged care

GUIDELINES
The main goal for Assessment #3 is to persuade a ‘hypothetical’ committee/funding body of the need for the topic to be researched, and that your proposed study design is appropriate and feasible. The proposal should follow the following structure and use the corresponding headings. You will note the weighting and suggested word count for each item. The overall word count is the allowable plus/minus 10%.

1. RESEARCH TITLE
5% marking component. No more than 20 words

2. BACKGROUND/LITERATURE REVIEW
20% marking component. Approx. 650 words

3. RESEARCH DESIGN, METHODOLOGY AND METHODS
20% marking component. Approx. 650 words

4. PARTICIPANTS: RECRUITMENT AND SAMPLING
15% marking component. Approx. 250 words

5. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
15% marking component. Approx. 300 words

6. PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET
15% marking component. Approx. 230 words

7. REFERENCE LIST
Accuracy and consistency of Harvard Author-Date in-text and end-text referencing incorporated into relevant sections

8. APPENDICES
Accuracy and applicability incorporated into relevant sections. Appendices are not included in the word count

9. ORIGINALITY, APPLICATION AND PRESENTATION
10% marking component

Course Content The students will develop ability to conceptualise meanings of knowledge, overview of the research process; research as practice with examples from social research as activism, social policy development, community development, submissions for funding for organisations and programs and evidence based daily practice; formulating the research question and aims; the use and engagement of literature in research; research design including theoretical orientations; sampling methods; ethics, equity and diversity; introduction to examples of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis; and writing research proposals.

Textbook(s) You will need continual access to the following text(s) to complete this course. The library does not hold multiple copies of the nominated text books. It is strongly recommended that you purchase the book(s). Neuman, WL 2011, Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative approaches, 7th edn, Pearson, Boston.

Welcome to Social Enquiry Methods. Social Enquiry Methods is a course designed to introduce students to research in social work and the human services. As a philosophical foundation, the course seeks to provide students with an appreciation of the value of research and a critical understanding of knowledge and meanings in the human services. Students will learn how research can be used to achieve professional aims by enabling the analysis of social issues, the examination of social policies and programs and the critical interrogation of practice. Then, the course quickly moves on to the ‘how’ of research including an overview of the research process, formulating the research question and aims, the use of and engagement with literature, research design, sampling methods, ethics, introduction to methods of data collection and analysis and the writing of research proposals. You will not be expected to conduct research in this course. The course requirements end with the submission of a research proposal. Your participation all throughout the study period will be essential to your successful completion of the course. In preparing a research proposal, you would need strong skills in conceptualising research problems, engaging with the literature, research design and academic writing. In this course, we hope to further enhance these skills which, we trust, you have started to build in your previous courses. Please study this course outline in its entirety. You will also need continual access to the course textbook to complete this course. I wish to thank and acknowledge the previous coordinators of this course who have contributed to its development including, but not limited to, Dr Lia Bryant, Dr Bridget Garnham, and Dr Bev Majda. We have a great teaching team – all with substantive research experience starting with their PhDs. Your allocated tutor will be your first contact point for any concerns.

Course Objectives On completion of this course, students should be able to: CO1. Analyse how research relates to evidence based practice in the human services. CO2. Critically assess research reports and academic literature CO3. Conduct and write a literature review CO4. Compare introductory qualitative and quantitative research methods and their applicators CO5. Understand and implement research design and analyse findings

Instruction * the page number of in-text referencing must be quoted and matched to the end-text referencing *Use the own word by yourself in academic writing and don’t copy and paste much * must read the provided textbook and the powerpoint
* Must use unisa harvard referencing