Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Admission to the CSW Ph.D. Program.
Description
This course is the first semester in a year-long sequence emphasizes quantitative epistemology and provides an overview of the principles, theories, and design of the research process. It includes measurement levels, approaches, reliability, and validity of quantitative methods through application of quasi-experimental and true experiments in social research enabling students to critically evaluate current social work research within a specific area of interest.