Unit Catalogue

This unit provides opportunities for the students to identify and explain the rationale and process of a range of social research approaches. The students will explore some of the associated challenges and strengths of various approaches. A working knowledge of the wide range of social research methods and practices, plus the specific usefulness and limitations of each, will be developed. The unit also provides students with relevant research skills including choosing an area of research interest and identifying theoretical and methodological frameworks that underpin research design. In addition, students will develop the capabilities required to design and evaluate ethical research projects in the field of social work, community studies, humanitarian and other human service practices and contribute to the knowledge bases of these fields.
Students will choose a research topic specific to their discipline and practice area as the focus of their research learning throughout the unit.