Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice PG (12017.2)

This unit enhances students research literacy and skills in research with a focus on collaborative and community research processes and evaluation design. Students will critically analyse and reflect on ethical and cultural issues in existing research. Students will then, design and undertake research and an evaluation project. Engaging with Indigenous and other vulnerable people and communities as co-creators of knowledge through research is outlined.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically reflect on using research evidence for social work practice;
2. Demonstrate ability to design a research proposal including literature review, methodology, data analysis techniques required and Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) processes;
3. Consider and apply Indigenous knowledge systems and methodologies to meaningfully integrate decolonial research design; and
4. Critically analyse the role of co-creation in research partnerships to advance self-determination, data sovereignty and community-led priorities.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.