SOWK490-26W (C) Whole Year 2026

Social Work Practice Integration Research Project

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 15 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 August 2026

Description

This course reviews the fundamentals of social research, including: ethical considerations; sampling and data collection; data analysis and, dissemination and distribution of research knowledge related to the social work. The major course assessment is a research project.

Prerequisites

360 points including SOWK301, SOWK303, SOWK304, SOWK308 and SOWK340

Restrictions

SOWK451, SOWK456, SOWK525, SOWK526, SOWK572

Co-requisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Online Delivery
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Literature Review 24 Apr 2024 20%
Brief Report: Project overview and aims 11 Mar 2024 5%
Brief Report: Methodology 06 May 2024 5%
Brief Report: Recruitment and consent 13 May 2024 5%
Brief Report: Data collection 20 May 2024 5%
Brief Report: Data analysis 27 May 2024 5%
Ethics Application 27 May 2024 5% In class assignment
Research Report 14 Oct 2024 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Bryman, Alan; Social research methods ; 4th ed; Oxford University Press, 2012.

Fouchae, Christa; Practice research partnerships in social work : making a difference ; Policy Press, 2015.

Gaudet, Stephanie , Robert, Dominique; A journey through qualitative research : from design to reporting ; Sage, 2018.

Guest, Greg , MacQueen, Kathleen M., Namey, Emily E; Applied thematic analysis ; Sage Publications, 2012.

Liamputtong, Pranee , Ezzy, Douglas; Qualitative research methods ; 2nd ed; Oxford University Press, 2005.

Rubin, Allen. , Babbie, Earl R; Essential research methods for social work ; Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2007.

Shaw, Ian , Holland, Sally; Doing qualitative research in social work ; SAGE Publications, 2014.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,299.00

International fee $9,550.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 40

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

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