SCWK7747 · Social Work
School of Social Work
Prerequisite for all advanced research courses. Required of all M.S.W. students. An introduction to research methods and statistical analysis of social work data. The course covers basic methods of social research including principles of research investigation, research design and problem formulation, survey methods, sampling, measurements, and the use of a statistical software package for descriptive and basic inferential statistics for data analysis and hypothesis testing.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.2 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.2 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.2 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor, SSW, Health & Mental Health
3.9 / 5
3.4 / 5
Associate Professor, SSW, Older Adults and Families
4.8 / 5
4.1 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, SSW, Health & Mental Health
4.0 / 5
3.3 / 5
Professor, Global Practice, School of Social Work
4.5 / 5
3.8 / 5
Associate Professor, SSW, Health & Mental Health
4.7 / 5
3.8 / 5
Senior Social Science Research Data Analyst, RPCA, Global Practice, School of Social Work
4.1 / 5
3.2 / 5
Professor, SSW, Children, Youth & Family
4.6 / 5
3.6 / 5
Assistant Professor, SSW, Health & Mental Health
4.5 / 5
3.3 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2024
12 sectionsSummer 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
14 sectionsSummer 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
6 sectionsSummer 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
9 sectionsSummer 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
7 sectionsSummer 2020
1 section