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Yonsei University 

School of Social Welfare

Course title       :         Seminar on research design and publication strategies II (SSW7035)

Instructor   :    Prof. Edward Chan (eklchan@yonsei.ac.kr)

Venue                :           Rm 101, Appenzella Hall

Schedule                                      :          

Target students: Graduate students (MSW or PhD students)

Objectives:

 This course is designed to enable social work students to design and carry out research, including conceptualization and operationalization; measurement; sampling; data analysis, writing proposals and journal publications. It helps students develop a critical understanding of empirical research and the skills necessary to read and understand empirical research articles. It will be focused on developing the knowledge and skills to write a successful research proposal, including a thesis or dissertation proposal and a research grant application. For students who are ready to write manuscript, emphasis will be placed on the strategies of publication in academic journals. 

Syllabus: 

• Appraisal of scientific studies
• Value of a study
• Strategies in conducting literature review
• Conceptualization and operationalization
• Methodology: measurement; sampling; data analysis
• Research ethics & integrity
• Writing research/grant proposals
• Journal publication strategies

Assessment:  

1.  Participation (20%)

Coming to class & labs prepared and participating in meaningful and relevant discussion

2. Presentation (30%)

Each student will present on research proposal or manuscript.

3.  Take Home Final Exam (Essay) (50%)

Option 1: A research proposal

Option 2: A manuscript for academic journal

Deadline of submission: 10 July 2018

All papers (in word document format) should be submitted to Prof. Edward Chan via email .

Submission guideline:

All papers should have proper formatting and citation.

Comprehensive literature review is required.

Proper citation and reference format is required. The style and punctuation of the references should conform strictly to APA style (2010) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6^th Edition)]. Marks will be deducted for improper format.

A title page is to be provided and should include the title of the paper, student’s name, student ID. and date of submission.

Recommended references:

Text books:

Rubin, A., & Babbie, E. (2014). Research methods for social work (8^th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Creswell, John (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (4^th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Miller, Delbert C. & Salkind, Neil J. (2002). Handbook of Research Design & Social Measurement. Sixth Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Singleton, Royce Jr. and Straits. Bruce (2010). Approaches to Social Research. (5^th Ed.). New York: Oxford.

Thyer, Bruce (2010). The handbook of social work research methods. Los Angeles : SAGE.

Literature review:

Coughian, M. (2013). Doing a literature review in nursing, health and social care. Los Angeles: SAGE.

Aveyard, Helen (2007). Doing a literature review in health and social care : a practical guide. Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press

Hart, Chris (1998). Doing a literature review : releasing the social science research imagination. London : SAGE.

Meta-analysis

Borenstein, M. et al. (2009). Introduction to meta-analysis. Chichester, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons

Julian, P.T. Higgins and Sally Green (2008). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell.

Petitti, D.B. (2000). Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis: methods for quantitative synthesis in medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Moher, D. et al. (1999). Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement. Lancet.

Evaluative research: 

Becker, S., Bryman, A. & Ferguson, H. (2012). Understanding research for social policy and social work: Themes, methods and approaches (2^nd ed.). Bristol : Policy Press.

Patton, M. Q. (2008). Utilization-focused evaluation : the new century text (4^th ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Patton, M. Q., Patrizi, P., & American Evaluation Association. (2005). Teaching evaluation using the case method. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass.

Patton, M. Q., & Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (3 ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Shaw, I. (2011). Evaluating in practice (2^nd ed.). Farnham; Burlington, VT Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co.,

Shaw, I. (1999). Qualitative evaluation. London: Sage Publications.

Shaw, I. (2000). Evaluating public programmes : contexts and issues. Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate.

Shaw, I., & Gould, N. (2001). Qualitative research in social work. London: SAGE.

Shaw, I., Greene, J. C., & Mark, M. M. (2006). Handbook of evaluation : policies, programs and practices. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE.

Instruments:

Fischer, J. & Corcoran, K. (2007). Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook. New York : Oxford University Press. (HKU – eBook)

DeVellis, Robert F. (2012). Scale development: theory and applications. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE.

Qualitative Research:

Denzin, K. D & Lincoln, Y. S. Ed. (2011). Handbook of Qualitative Research. 4^th Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Anastas, J. (1999). Research design for social work and the human services. Second Edition. (Chap 13 – Interviewing). New York: Columbia University Press.

Creswell, J.W. (2013). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions (3^rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.