1 Epistemology and Social Work SVS 7101 Dr. Alexandre Baril Fall 2021 COURSE OUTLINE Class schedule: Thursdays, 8:30–11:20 a.m. Format: Online synchronous on Zoom Professor’s office hours: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ALL OFFICE HOURS WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM, so please send an email during office hours to connect on Zoom. FSS12025 Faculty of Social Sciences (120 University Private) 613-562-5800 #6386 Email: abaril@uottawa.ca Before emailing a question, please fully read this syllabus and explore the associated resources. The answers to many questions can be found in this document, and students may be referred back to the syllabus if the answer is already available. Any questions sent by email should receive a response within two business days. If you send your email on a non-business day or outside business hours, for example a Friday night, it will be considered received on the following Monday morning and will therefore receive a reply on Wednesday morning. OFFICIAL COURSE DESCRIPTION Study of key theories of knowledge (positivism, phenomenology, constructivism, structuralism, critical theory, postmodern perspectives) and their relationship with social work intervention and research. Links between theories of knowledge and the problematization of research questions in social work. École de service social | School of Social Work Faculté des sciences sociales | Faculty of Social Sciences