SOCW 6500 Week 1 Assignment 1 SOCW 6500 Week 1 Assignment 1 Assignment 1: Week 1 Blog You will have 11 blog assignments. You will first post your responses to blog prompts on social work field education experiences and then respond to three other colleagues regarding their blog posts each week. The topics covered in […]

SOCW 6301 Week 5 Assignment SOCW 6301 Week 5 Assignment Assignment: Locating an Empirical Research Article Empirical research articles document a study that is either quantitative, qualitative or a mixed methods research design. When authors write an empirical research article they typically follow a format that looks like this: Introduction/Background, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings, and […]

SOCW 6301 Week 4 Discussion SOCW 6301 Week 4 Discussion   Discussion: Research Questions and Literature Reviews In this week’s video, you meet Eboni Logan, a teenager who reveals that she is pregnant. Eboni explains to her social worker that no one at her school talks about methods of birth control, as their only focus […]

SOCW 6301 Week 4 Assignment SOCW 6301 Week 4 Assignment Assignment: Introduction to Research Proposals Just because you thought of an interesting research question and have a desire to conduct research does not mean that your research will automatically be supported by faculty or funded by an organization. In order to gain stakeholder approval, you […]

SOCW 6301 Week 3 Discussion SOCW 6301 Week 3 Discussion Discussion: Formulating Research Questions Research problems can come from a variety of places. A topic can come up during a discussion with a colleague that motivates you to want to learn more about it. You may have a question for which you cannot find an […]

SOCW 6301 Week 2 Discussions SOCW 6301 Week 2 Discussions Discussion 1: Sara Parker and Ethics One of the reasons there can be so much debate about ethical issues is because ethics are opinions informed by people’s values and people have different values. People can disagree about whether or not something is unethical, and, oftentimes, […]

SOCW 6301 Week 1 Discussion SOCW 6301 Week 1 Discussion Discussion 1: Research and Practice Being a social worker is a difficult job. At times it can be challenging. At times it can be rewarding. Having a reliable and trusted network of colleagues can be a source of both professional and personal support and encouragement. […]

SOCW 6301 Week 3 Assignment SOCW 6301 Week 3 Assignment   Assignment: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Questions According to Creswell (2009), quantitative research is a “means for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables that can be measured and analyzed using statistical procedures.” Qualitative research, Creswell posits, is a “means for exploring and […]

SOCW 6301 Week 1 Assignment SOCW 6301 Week 1 Assignment Assignment: Peer Reviewed Social Work Journals Reflect on the importance of using articles from peer-reviewed journals compared to information from the Internet. Ask yourself who evaluates the accuracy of information that you might obtain websites like Wikipedia and what form of accountability there is to […]

SOCW 6210 Week 9 Discussions SOCW 6210 Week 9 Discussions Discussion: Spiritual Development Furness and Gilligan (2010) stated, “There is a growing body of literature written predominantly for health professionals and more recently for social workers about the importance of developing and incorporating cultural and spiritual sensitivity and awareness in their work with others” (p. […]