Respond to at least two colleagues by doing the following: · Note similarities and differences between how you plan to apply what you have learned and how they plan to apply their knowledge in their field experiences and careers. · Identify an additional way that your colleagues might find what they have learned useful. Student #1 (John): Within the social work research, the following evaluation strategies can be defined: scientific-experimental, management-oriented, qualitative-anthropological and client-oriented (Osis, 2016). The scientific-experimental approach is aimed primarily at the development of the social work science and the client-oriented approach features more applied nature and is used to implement changes in the society. The management-oriented methodology helps to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of social institutions and the qualitative-anthropological connects the historical and modern observations of changes within the society. Given the nowadays tendencies, the new field for social research emerged. These are social networks, where users leave personal information, interact with each other and comment on different political, economic or cultural events. According to the Code of Ethics for social workers, when evaluating or conducting research with the use of any technologies they should receive informed consent of the participants and ensure their confidentiality. It is essential to secure safety and prevent any harm or damage to participants` physical and mental health (NASW Code of Ethics, 2017). Another change of research environment pertains to multicultural and multiethnic societies. In these terms, the key principle for social workers should be social justice, as it encompasses social welfare for everyone (Chukwu, 2015). They should pay more attention to cultural and ethnic differences and include these insights to their researches and evaluations. “Social workers can also use research for policy reform efforts by critically examining legal and public discourse and the extent to which they comply with human rights principles” (Maschi, Youdin, Sutfin & Simpson, 2012). Currently, social workers act as the main promoters and champions of human rights and social justice. In order to be able to provide highly qualified research or evaluation, the skills should feature transferability. It means that social practitioners should able to explain how their activity is informed by their knowledge base and being able to apply their knowledge and skills to new situations through appraising what is general and what is particular in each situation (Trevithick, 2000). The theory and practice should be effectively combined. Moreover, the special approach to the terminology should be used. It means changing terms of patient, case or subject to a client, person or consumer. Similarly, it is better to use an assessment or evaluation than diagnosis, study or examination (Cournoyer, 2017). The appropriate theoretical frame.

1. Respond to at least two colleagues by doing the following:
· Note similarities and differences between how you plan to
apply what you have learned and how they plan to apply their
knowledge in their field experiences and careers.
· Identify an additional way that your colleagues might find
what they have learned useful.
Student #1 (John):
Within the social work research, the following evaluation
strategies can be defined: scientific-experimental, management-
oriented, qualitative-anthropological and client-oriented (Osis,
2016). The scientific-experimental approach is aimed primarily
at the development of the social work science and the client-
oriented approach features more applied nature and is used to
implement changes in the society. The management-oriented
methodology helps to evaluate the effectiveness and
performance of social institutions and the qualitative-
anthropological connects the historical and modern observations
of changes within the society.
Given the nowadays tendencies, the new field for social
research emerged. These are social networks, where users leave
personal information, interact with each other and comment on
different political, economic or cultural events. According to
the Code of Ethics for social workers, when evaluating or
conducting research with the use of any technologies they
should receive informed consent of the participants and ensure
their confidentiality. It is essential to secure safety and prevent
any harm or damage to participants` physical and mental health
(NASW Code of Ethics, 2017). Another change of research
environment pertains to multicultural and multiethnic societies.
In these terms, the key principle for social workers should be
social justice, as it encompasses social welfare for everyone

2. (Chukwu, 2015). They should pay more attention to cultural and
ethnic differences and include these insights to their researches
and evaluations. “Social workers can also use research for
policy reform efforts by critically examining legal and public
discourse and the extent to which they comply with human
rights principles” (Maschi, Youdin, Sutfin & Simpson, 2012).
Currently, social workers act as the main promoters and
champions of human rights and social justice.
In order to be able to provide highly qualified research or
evaluation, the skills should feature transferability. It means
that social practitioners should able to explain how their
activity is informed by their knowledge base and being able to
apply their knowledge and skills to new situations through
appraising what is general and what is particular in each
situation (Trevithick, 2000). The theory and practice should be
effectively combined. Moreover, the special approach to the
terminology should be used. It means changing terms of patient,
case or subject to a client, person or consumer. Similarly, it is
better to use an assessment or evaluation than diagnosis, study
or examination (Cournoyer, 2017). The appropriate theoretical
frames lay down the basis for effective practice.
References
Chukwu, N. (2015). Skills and techniques needed for social
work practice in a multicultural Nigerian society. In Harnessing
Diversity for Sustainable Development. Nsukka: University of
Nigeria. Retrieved from
http://283083258_Skills_and_techniques_needed_for_social_wo
rk_practice_in_a_multicultural_Nigerian_society
Cournoyer, B. (2017). The Social Work Skills
Workbook [Ebook] (4th ed., pp. 1-12). Thomson: Brooks/Cole.
Retrieved from
https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/jaro2017/SPR820/um/Social_work_sk

3. ills_-_Cournoyer_Barry_R._-_OCR1-kniha.pdf
Maschi, T., Youdin, R., Sutfin, S., & Simpson, C.
(2012). Social Work Research and Evaluation: Foundations in
Human Rights and Social Justice. In Social Worker as
Researcher Integrating Research with Advocacy (1st ed., pp. 1-
31). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education. Retrieved from
https://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/samplechapter/0/2/0/5/
0205594948.pdf
NASW Delegate Assembly. NASW Code of Ethics (2017).
Osis, J. (2016). Evaluation of Efficiency in Social Work
Practice and Supervision: Empirical Approach [Ebook] (pp.
221- 232). Latvian Christian Academy. Retrieved from
http://kra.lv/proceedings/4-
2016//Proceedings%20LChrA%204%202016%20Osis%20Evalua
tion%20of%20Efficiency%20in%20Social%20Work%20Practice
%20and%20Supervision%20Empirical%20Approach.pdf
Trevithick, P. (2000). Social Work Skills a Practice
Handbook (pp. 9-28). Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Student #2 (Mark)
Research and evaluation is crucial in social work practice. The
NASW Code of Ethics states all social workers should engage in
research and evaluation. It is also important to prove there is
evidence that a program or intervention is working (Dudley,
2014). By conducting an evaluation, you can see if there is a
casual relationship between an intervention and the progress of
clients. Stakeholders play a crucial role in the evaluation
process and it can determine if and how much the organization
will be funded.
I would apply my skills by using the Goal Attainment Scale

4. (GAS). This tool will be useful to see the progress of my
clients. I like this scale since it can fit the client accordingly. A
lot of my clients are unique and has different needs. I also like
how you work on it with the client. I think it is crucial to have
the client involved in his progress and goals. The GAS would be
good to use on my clients who are working on their social
skills. We can determine the level of progress and adjust their
goals. Overall, I feel more competent and know how to evaluate
if my clients are making progress.
Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what
we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Data Analysis Project Report Guidelines
Guidelines for the style and the content for the report
General expectations: The report will be text format that
consists of paragraphs. I expect you to write
everything in a logical flow and with proper English.
Style: Normal Ms Word margins, 1.15 line spacing, Times New
Roman, Font size 12, No space before/after
paragraphs
Timeline:
October 23, 2018, 11:30 pm: Interim reports (including all
descriptive statistics)
November 27, 2018, 11:30 pm: Full reports (including all

5. applicable tests, correlations, regressions)
Undergraduate research symposium will be held in the first
week of December (exact date TBD). The
details for the poster presentations for the interested groups will
be provided later. The selected projects
will get full credit (given that they followed instructor’s
recommendations to improve the project) from the
project, and will get 2 bonus points to their final grades.
Presentations will start December 4 (the class prior to the last
one)
Data sets:
You can use any data set as long as it is related to business and
carry the following characteristics; at least
4 numerical variables excluding demographic variables, at least
three categorical variables excluding
demographic variables. The datasets must be approved by the
instructor.
You can use the links provided in the presentation or you can
use your own company data. If you have
difficulty to find a dataset, let the instructor know to get help.
Please make sure that you transform/delete sensitive
personal/company data before you upload them to
LIVE for approval.

6. Title Page
Table of contents
List of figures
List of tables
Abstract or Summary
Abstracts are brief (50 words) summaries typically found in
research reports. They generally address a
technical audience and concisely present key information about
the study, its methodology, its principal
results, and their significance.
Introduction (1-2 pages)
The introduction should describe the purpose of the report, the
research methods, and the organization of
the report. It should provide the reader with the necessary
background information about why the report
was written. Here, you should give information about the
dataset you analyzed. The introduction should
also generate interest in the report.
Note that the introduction may be followed by related sections

7. or subsections, including
points)
stakeholders
and the significance of your study
discussed)
Body of the report (~10-15 pages)
The body of the report should include all the relevant
information you have gathered and you want to
present your audience. You need to present your findings along
with the supporting information and
analysis. Use illustrations such as charts and graphs to support
your results. Organize this section using
headings (centered) and subheadings (left justified). In the body
of the report, the authors
sections with informative headings and
subheadings (e.g., "Environmental Concerns"; “Economic
Considerations”) rather than the more
generic "Findings")

8. and coherently, with a brief
introduction to each section
from sources
lass
(where applicable) such as, including but
not limited to,
o mean, median, mode, standard deviations
o frequency tables, histograms,
o five number summary, box plots,
o graphs covered in class and homework assignments, plus at
least wo other type that is not
covered in class and homework assignments
o PIVOT tables and graphs,
o confidence intervals,
o one sample/two sample tests,
o scatter plots and correlations,
o Regressions
o Any additional topic covered in class

9. y to avoid using graphs conveying information about a
single variable (e.g., a bar graph showing
the percentages of males and females in a class), instead use
loaded graphs (e.g., a bar graph
comparing percentages of males and females who are in SM,
ACC, and MGT majors in a class)
techniques.
Conclusions + Recommendations (1-2 pages)
Briefly and clearly state your findings or conclusions.
Depending on your objective, your conclusions will
vary. For example, if your purpose was to evaluate the use of
Six Sigma procedures in PA, you may
conclude that because of the increasing number of companies
adopting this approach, it is vitally important
for the companies to improve their quality control procedures.
However, if your purpose was to investigate
competitors' products and services, your conclusions would
briefly describe the relevant products on the
market. The conclusions
eport and

10. indicate their significance (answering the
reader’s implied question “so what”)
discussion presented
formation
Provide recommendations for further action in addition to your
findings or conclusions. For example, you
may propose changes to the quality control procedures. Be sure
to justify your recommendations.
or considered in light of
the report’s conclusions,
several).
If you need to cite any source, use APA style for in text
citations.
References: Use APA style.
Appendices (if any)
This guideline is adapted from
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/852.asp and http://efwr.ucalgary.ca
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/852.asp