Contemporary Social Work ResearchLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

Student
- knows how to evaluate current research in social work
- can analyze critically the challenges and opportunities of research
- can analyze the causes of social problems and risks

Content

Critical review, analysis and evaluation of current research in social work
Issues to be deal with include immigrants, long-term unemployed, homeless, poor and other separately agreed groups
Writing a professional article

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knows current research topics in the social work. Identifies issues related to deprivation and injustice and handles these in a professional article.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Knows the main current research topics in the social work and identifies the causes of social problems and risks. Identifies and analyzes issues of deprivation and injustice in a professional article

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Knows and is able to interpret and evaluate current research in social work, critically analyze the challenges and opportunities of research, and analyze the causes of social problems and risks. Critically analyzes issues of social deprivation and injustice in a professional article