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2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

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454 <strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong>SW 620 Social Work Research. Three hours.Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Prerequisite or corequisite: Completion <strong>of</strong> the statistics requirement.Examines the theoretical constructs, concepts, issues, and methods essential to theunderstanding <strong>of</strong> and conduct <strong>of</strong> social work research.SW 621 Measurement and Data Anal y sis in Social Work Research. Three hours.Prerequisites: Admission to the doctoral program or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor, andSW 620.Examines a number <strong>of</strong> approaches to data collection in social work research: surveys,scales, observational techniques, case studies, content analysis, qualitative methods,use <strong>of</strong> existing records, and trace measures. Measurement and data analysis are included.SW 622 Instrumentation and Measurement. Three hours.Prerequisites: Admission to the doctoral program and completion <strong>of</strong> the statistics requirement and SW 621, or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Instrument con struc tion and validation, with integration <strong>of</strong> measurement techniques appropriateto both survey and practice-related research; multiple and partial correlation,factor analysis, scale con struc tion, and validation strategies.SW 623 Seminar in Qualitative Research. Three hours.Prerequisites: Completion <strong>of</strong> the doctoral core courses and statistics requirement andSW 621, or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Intensive study <strong>of</strong> and practice in many <strong>of</strong> the qualitative research methods <strong>of</strong> mostvalue in social work, including content analysis, grounded theory development, andparticipant observation.SW 624 Seminar in Research on Practice. Three hours.Prerequisites: Completion <strong>of</strong> the doctoral core courses and statistics requirement andSW 621, or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Intensive study <strong>of</strong> selected research problems and relevant research methods con cern ingsocial work practice.SW 625 Research Seminar in Social Welfare History. Three hours.Prerequisite: SW 620 or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Introduction to historical research in social welfare, examination <strong>of</strong> major works in thehistory <strong>of</strong> American social welfare, and completion <strong>of</strong> an original investigation basedon primary sources.SW 628 Research Practicum. Three hours.Prerequisite: SW 621.Participation in ongoing research, under faculty supervision.SW 629 Seminar in Special Topics in Social Work Research. Three hours.Prerequisite: SW 621 or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Intensive study <strong>of</strong> selected research problems, with emphasis on innovative approachesto the research task.SW 640 Conceptualizations <strong>of</strong> Social Work Practice. Three hours.Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Critical analysis <strong>of</strong> conceptualizations <strong>of</strong> practice; development <strong>of</strong> research topics.SW 648 Special Topics: Selected Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Issues. Three hours.Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.Integrative seminar on special topics.SW 660 Independent Study. Three hours.Prerequisite: Completion <strong>of</strong> the doctoral core courses or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor.SW 698 Nondissertation Research. Variable credit.

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