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SWK 340: Social Work Research Methods OER Collection

The SWK 340: Social Work Research Methods OER Collection is a collection of course materials that Dr. Erin Stevenson adapted from the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo, for use in her course SWK 340 Social Work Research Methods at Eastern Kentucky University. Assignments were adapted from the original assignments suggested by textbook author Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.

The course materials in this collection are openly licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) and are freely available for reuse or further adaptation. For ease of adapting, materials are available as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint documents.

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SWK 340: Chapter 10. Sampling [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 10 "Sampling" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 11. Survey Research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 11 "Survey Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 12. Experimental Design [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 12 "Experimental Design" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 13. Interviews and Focus Groups [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 13 "Interviews and Focus Groups" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 14. Unobstrusive Research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 13 "Unobstrusive Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 15. Real-World Research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 15 "Real-World Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 16. Reporting Research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 16 "Reporting Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 1. Introduction to Research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 1 "Introduction to Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 2. Beginning a research project [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 2 "Beginning a research project" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 3. Reading and evaluating literature [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 3 "Reading and evaluating literature" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 4. Completing a literature review [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 1 "Introduction to Research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 5. Ethics in social work research [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 5 "Ethics in social work research" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 6. Linking methods with theory [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 6 "Linking methods with theory" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 7. Design and causality [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 7 "Design and causality" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 8. Creating and refining a research question [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 8 "Creating and refining a research question" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Chapter 9. Defining and measuring concepts [Powerpoint]

Erin Stevenson

Powerpoint slideshow for Chapter 9 "Defining and measuring concepts" from course textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo.
SWK 340: Course Schedule

Erin Stevenson

Course schedule for SWK 340.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Exercise 1. Writing the Research Question, Hypothesis and Problem Statement

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: This goal of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to describe the research question and hypothesis that you have developed for your proposal. You will also provide a problem statement to explain why your question is feasible and relevant to social work. You will get feedback from your instructor on this exercise that will help as you further develop the research proposal.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Exercise 2. Writing the Literature Review for your Research Proposal

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: This assignment is an opportunity for you to combine the information you have compiled on your research topic into a cohesive narrative. The literature review is an organized way of presenting background information about the variables in your research question.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Exercise 3. Ethical Considerations in the Research Study Proposal

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: This assignment is an opportunity to consider the safety of participants in your research proposal. You will incorporate what you learned about research ethics from completing the CITI Human Subjects Protection Certification modules.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Exercise 4. Writing the Methods Section

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: This assignment focuses on writing the methods section of your research proposal which includes sampling frame, study design, and data collection plan.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Exercise 5. Abstract for the Research Proposal

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: This assignment focuses on writing a succinct abstract for a research proposal.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Human Subjects Certification Guidelines

Erin Stevenson

Complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Basic Course on Human Subjects Certification for this assignment. You will learn the history of human subjects protections and research ethics. EKU Institutional Review Board (IRB) (and almost any other university IRB) requires you to complete this certification every three years if you are conducting research approved by them.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Research Study Proposal Guidelines

Erin Stevenson

Purpose: The research study proposal is an opportunity for students to investigate a topic of interest to them and apply the knowledge they have learned through the course by writing a research paper. Students will submit elements of the proposal throughout the semester and receive feedback from the instructor on each exercise. These elements will be compiled to write the final research proposal. Any suggested edits that were provided to the students in assignment feedback should be made and included in the final proposal.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo
SWK 340: Syllabus

Erin Stevenson

Syllabus for SWK 340: Social Work Research Methods course.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo

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