SW 7722 - Applied Research Methods: Practice and Program Evaluation

Evaluation of SW programs and interventions and application of advanced evaluative research design to critique and develop research-based intervention strategies, including program development based on documented need, feasibility assessments, monitoring, assessment of effectiveness, and assessment of impact. Course will prepare students to write a proposal for federal funding and builds on previous courses, using methods and skills of study development, research design, population sampling, data collection, and analysis.