SWM5170 Applied research study
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
SWM5170 Applied research study is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Full year at Caulfield. It needs SWM5112 or SWM5190.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Full year
- Caulfield
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before SWM5170
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After SWM5170
No unit lists SWM5170 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
Unit content will be developed between the student and an appointed staff supervisor. One piece of assessment will be developed and completed by the student for this unit.
The nature and content of the assessment itself will vary from student to student depending upon their area of interest, the skill area they wish to develop and, in some cases, the requirements of their work organisation.
Topics could include small research projects such as evaluations of particular health and welfare programs, pilot studies, literature reviews, or the learning and implementation of particular social work approaches or theories.
The research study or project generally takes the form of an academic project or an advanced practicum project. Where this unit is completed as part of Course no. M6012 (MSWQ), the assessment task will comprise a research dissertation.
The focus may be on any field in which social workers are employed, dependant on staff availability to supervise. Projects will typically fall within the core research areas of the Social Work Department.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | De |
| Full year | Caulfield | De |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Work collaboratively with an academic supervisor on the development of an assessment topic and during the completion of the assessment.
- 2
Integrate research knowledge with past and present professional experience.
- 3
Work collaboratively with an academic supervisor on the development of an assessment topic and during the completion of the assessment.
- 4
Combine advanced specialised research knowledge and skills to develop a research-based practice at clinical, program and policy levels.
- 5
Articulate specialised practice and knowledge and skills in while developing the research report, evaluation report or assignment.
- 6
Develop and appraise personal role as a professional social work practitioner-researcher.
- 7
Develop and appraise personal role as a professional social work practitioner-researcher.
- 8
Prepare a report which would be suitable for publication
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Catherine Flynn
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Catherine Flynn