SCWK 7747 Research Methods in Social Work Practice
Prerequisite for all advanced research courses. Required of all M.S.W. students. An introduction to research methods and statistical analysis of social work data. The course covers basic methods of social research including principles of research investigation, research design and problem formulation, survey methods, sampling, measurements, and the use of a statistical software package for descriptive and basic inferential statistics for data analysis and hypothesis testing.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.46 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.28 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Catherine Taylor | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 38 of 38 |
| Fall 2025 | Christina Matz | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 45 |
| Fall 2025 | Matias Placencio-Castro | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 21 |
| Fall 2025 | Megan Taylor | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2025 | Patrick Mulkern | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Scott Easton | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2025 | Sophia Eisenberg | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Thomas O'hare | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 43 |
| Fall 2025 | William Byansi | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 32 |
| Summer 2025 | Thomas Crea | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 10 |
| Fall 2024 | Catherine Taylor | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Christina Matz | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 42 |
| Fall 2024 | Indrani Saran | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Ricardo Diego Suarez Rojas | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | — | 18 of 23 |
| Fall 2024 | Scott Easton | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 21 |
| Fall 2024 | Spencer Sandberg | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | 19 of 23 |
| Fall 2024 | Thomas O'hare | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 36 |
| Fall 2024 | William Byansi | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 37 |
| Summer 2024 | Thomas Crea | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 6 |
| Fall 2023 | Charles Currie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 14 |
| Fall 2023 | Christina Matz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 of 39 |
| Fall 2023 | Indrani Saran | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 35 |
| Fall 2023 | Laura Bond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 of 40 |
| Fall 2023 | Matias Placencio-Castro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 34 |
| Fall 2023 | Ricardo Diego Suarez Rojas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Scott Easton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 21 |
| Fall 2023 | Spencer Sandberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 21 |
| Fall 2023 | Thomas O'hare | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 37 |
| Summer 2023 | Thomas Crea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 11 |
| Fall 2022 | Christina Matz | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 37 of 46 |
| Fall 2022 | Matias Placencio-Castro | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Scott Easton | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 24 |
| Fall 2022 | Thomas O'hare | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 35 of 46 |
| Summer 2022 | Thomas Crea | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | — | 11 of 21 |
| Fall 2021 | Indrani Saran | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 40 |
| Fall 2021 | Melissa Brown | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 19 |
| Fall 2021 | Scott Easton | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 23 |
| Fall 2021 | Thanh Tran | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 59 |
| Fall 2021 | Thomas O'hare | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 44 |