| Course ID: | ECHD 5950E/7950E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Applied Research and Consultation in Human Services |
Course
Description: | Students will examine the relevance of research to practice and
opportunities for action research, needs assessment, evaluation
research, and consultation within the realm of education and
human services. Students will gain experience in the development
of fundable applied research proposals. |
| Oasis Title: | App Reseach and Human Services |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECHD 5950 or ECHD 7950 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. determine the relevance of research to practice in human
service fields, particularly in relation to issues of
accountability and action.
2. identify ways of making practice in human services more
effective through reflective inquiry.
3. identify aspects of research in various human service fields
that have been shown to contribute to effective practice.
4. identify the variety of research purposes and approaches that
may be used to make decisions in and about human services.
5. contribute to an action research plan, an evaluation plan,
and/or a grant proposal. |
| Topical Outline: | I. Research Purposes – Basic, Applied, Action, and
Evaluation
II. Applied, Action, and Evaluation Research
III. Reflective Practice – Patterns
IV. Limits of Reflective Practice
V. Scientific Practice – Essence and Context
VI. Proposing funding for Practice-based Research
VI. Social Marketing
VII. Designing Action Research and Evaluation Projects
VIII. Consultation |