Organizational Analysis
Prerequisites: Doctoral student standing at Loyola University Chicago; Students in other LUC Doctoral programs may register for the course with approval from the School of Social Work Doctoral Program Director.
This course explores the ways in which an organizational lens can be usefully applied in the context of social welfare-related research. The course will provide an overview of the ways in which scholars have approached the study of organizations and highlight theoretical traditions useful for understanding the work of human service organizations.
Outcomes: Apply an organizational lens to analyze the roles and functions of human service organizations-such as social service agencies, schools, and advocacy organizations-in addressing social problems; Critically evaluate major theoretical traditions in organizational studies and assess their relevance to contemporary social welfare research contexts; Integrate organizational theory into original research designs, selecting appropriate theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches to explore questions related to social welfare and human service delivery.
This course explores the ways in which an organizational lens can be usefully applied in the context of social welfare-related research. The course will provide an overview of the ways in which scholars have approached the study of organizations and highlight theoretical traditions useful for understanding the work of human service organizations.
Outcomes: Apply an organizational lens to analyze the roles and functions of human service organizations-such as social service agencies, schools, and advocacy organizations-in addressing social problems; Critically evaluate major theoretical traditions in organizational studies and assess their relevance to contemporary social welfare research contexts; Integrate organizational theory into original research designs, selecting appropriate theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches to explore questions related to social welfare and human service delivery.