[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 07, 2024  
[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SWK 321 - Methods of Social Research I: Quantitative Methods

3 credits
Crosslisted: SOC 321 
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in social work
The first of two courses in the research methods sequence. This course covers techniques and methods of quantitative social research as they relate to sociological theory construction and social work practice: hypothesis testing, research design, measurement, quantitative data collection methods (surveys, experiments, and single subject design), statistical data analysis and ethics including development and submission of an IRB proposal. This course also covers descriptive and inferential methods of statistical analysis emphasizing measures of central tendency and dispersion, construction of graphs and tables, univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis including tests of statistical significance. Students will use SPSS to apply statistical techniques. Offered spring semester or spring term.