DC231 SSWZ6996 KUMP KL PROJECT PAPER

This course provides the students with an opportunity to incorporate theoretical and practice knowledge acquired throughout the program into an actual research project. It provides students with the avenue to demonstrate mastery over the discipline by investigating actual problems or issues that relate to the social work theories and practice. Throughout the course, the students are given the opportunity to delve deeper into a research problem of their choosing and apply methods and techniques of doing research with proper supervision. Students are required to undergo a research protocol designed to inculcate the essential skills of conducting academic research. These include identifying and formulating a viable research problem, preparing a research proposal, reviewing related literatures, identify and choose proper methodologies, design research instruments, collect and analyse research data and writing a research report. At the end of the course, students should be able to produce a good research report and present findings which add value to the field of knowledge.