It’s the end of the world/class as we know it.

I’m not going to lie Professor Guy, this class was a tough one. I think I underestimated how much work goes into research at a social work level. Maybe underestimated is the wrong word. I just don’t think I fully understood how much goes into it. I knew there was a lot; it is research after all. I just didn’t acknowledge all the stipulations that go into research work.

I didn’t really have any expectations when starting this class to be honest with you. I’m not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing. But, I did learn a lot. While this class was trying for me, especially differentiating between different types of research methods, data collections, qual vs. quantitative, I did come out of it with much more insight than I think I could have gotten anywhere else. I think because I found it so challenging, it made me retain more information and appreciate the art of it all.

As far as insight as my role as a social worker in the research field, I find myself wanting to do SO MUCH. I want to be apart research studies that help with interventions, new ways of thinking and potentially even new policies as well. I think that’s an area that research comes in handy most is our policies. Without facts, policies and methods aren’t put into practice and those facts only come from validated and reliable research studies and experiments.