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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Social Work
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Anat Talmon
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Anat Talmon
Course/Module description:
The course introduces basic concepts in research methods for social sciences in general, and specifically those relevant to social work.
Course/Module aims:
The course has two goals:
1) to provides skills required for constructing a study.
2) to provide skills required for research planning and executing.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Students will be able to read studies published in scientific journals, understand the components and stages of these studies, and evaluate their quality and quality.
- Students will be able to adapt research methods to various research problems and questions.
- Students will be able to use basic research skills to independently plan their own research.
Attendance requirements(%):
Full attendance is required at classes
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal lecture
Course/Module Content:
1 Introduction
2 Questions and hypotheses
3 Research variables and measurement
4 Operationalization
5 Reliability
6 Validity
7 Population and sampling
8 Population and sampling
9 Study design
10 Study design
11 Data collection
12 Ethics in research
13 Course summary
Required Reading:
The items in course syllabus are optional.
For students who have difficulty following the course material, and for students who wish to expand their learning beyond the lesson, it is recommended to use the reading list.
Additional Reading Material:
בייט-מרום, ר. (1986). שיטות מחקר במדעי החברה: עקרונות המחקר וסגנונותיו. תל אביב: האוניברסיטה הפתוחה.
בייט-מרום, ר. וספורטה, ק. (2005). שיטות מחקר במדעי החברה: עקרונות המחקר וסגנונותיו (מהדורה שניה). יחידה 2: הניסוי. תל אביב: האוניברסיטה הפתוחה.
בייט-מרום, ר. וספורטה, ק. (2005). שיטות מחקר במדעי החברה: עקרונות המחקר וסגנונותיו (מהדורה שניה). יחידה 2: הסקר. תל אביב: האוניברסיטה הפתוחה. (עמוד 12-31)
Grinnell, R. & Unrau, Y. A. (2014). Social work research and evaluation: Foundation of evidence-based practice (7thedition). NY: Oxford University Press.
Rubin, A. & Babbie, E. (2008). Research methods for social work (6th edition.). Belmont. CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Shaw, I., & Briar-Lawson, W., & Orme, K., & Ruckeschel, R. (2010). The SAGE handbook of social work research. London: Sage.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 65 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 35 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Bonus exercises
Additional information:
1. The information on this website and all its components is tentative and can be changed by the lecturer. Further information about the course on the course website.
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