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The background and historical development of different forms of evaluation and evidence-based work in welfare services generally and social work in particular are presented. Basic concepts and prevalent models of evaluation and evidence-based activities are treated. Evaluation and evidence-oriented social work can be seen as perspectives for increased quality: relations, similarities and differences are compared. Students develop skills in independently defining the need of evaluation, designing actual evaluation projects and critically reviewing completed evaluations. They also acquire the knowledge needed to assess the need for evidence-oriented social work and plan how knowledge of the evidence domain can be utilised in different social practices. Students' abilities to critically review the claims of the evaluation and evidence domains are developed in all forms of instruction. The relation between the two knowledge domains of evaluation and evidence and the field of practice is a component in all course activities.

Instructions is in the form of lectures, group work, seminars and laboratory sessions.

Progressive specialisation: A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.