Understand the scientific process, its application in economics and business, and its utilisation in the problem-solving approach to social work practice. • Demonstrate the skills necessary to assess...

Understand the scientific process, its application in economics and business, and its utilisation in the problem-solving approach to social work practice. • Demonstrate the skills necessary to assess and interpret existing research as a prelude to carrying out further investigation. • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of research designs and their appropriate utilisation by social workers.
• Conceptualise a problem; formulate hypotheses and objectives; design a research strategy, collecting, analysing, and interpreting both quantitative and qualitative data, including commonly encountered statistical procedures.  • Understand the theoretical principles underlying inferential and descriptive statistics.  • Analyse datasets appropriately using SPSS. • Engage in critical thinking when reading and comprehending research articles. • Choose the most appropriate statistical analyses, interpret the results, and write up the results accurately and completely.