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Research & Information for Evidence-based Practice

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0042 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0042
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course focuses on locating and critically applying data to inform practice in human services. Human service providers frequently encounter service users with challengers reflecting larger social problems. Student will learn how to identify these social problems and turn them into research questions. They will learn to locate and appraise relevant studies, and to understand what constitutes sound evidence as the basis for problem solving in human service practice. In the process, students will become familiar with the scientific method of data collection, enabling them to be critical consumers of information relevant to human services.

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0042

Enrolled / Capacity

14 / 35

Status

Closed

Instructor

Carolyne Arnold

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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