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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit provides students with hands on experience in developing a social work research project. Social work research seeks to increase understandings of contemporary social issues, enhance practice and advance equality. Students work with a supervisor to develop a research proposal. Social work is open to a range of approaches to research. Students are able to pursue topics and methodologies relevant to their practice interests. Students undertake a review of the current knowledge relevant to their topic, develop a research methodology that incorporates understandings of knowledge, forms of data and approaches to analysis suited to exploring their topic, and apply for an ethics clearance to carry out their research.
Students must pass 1 units from RPS3110
Unit was previously coded SWK4207, SWK5124
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Seminars and individual meetings with a research supervisor.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research proposal | 70% |
| Presentation | Proposal presentation | 30% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research proposal | 70% |
| Presentation | Proposal presentation | 30% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
SWK5224|1|1
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit provides students with hands on experience in developing a social work research project. Social work research seeks to increase understandings of contemporary social issues, enhance practice and advance equality. Students work with a supervisor to develop a research proposal. Social work is open to a range of approaches to research. Students are able to pursue topics and methodologies relevant to their practice interests. Students undertake a review of the current knowledge relevant to their topic, develop a research methodology that incorporates understandings of knowledge, forms of data and approaches to analysis suited to exploring their topic, and apply for an ethics clearance to carry out their research.
Students must pass 1 units from RPS3110
Unit was previously coded SWK4207, SWK5124
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Seminars and individual meetings with a research supervisor.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research proposal | 70% |
| Presentation | Proposal presentation | 30% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research proposal | 70% |
| Presentation | Proposal presentation | 30% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
SWK5224|1|2