Curriculum „Enhancing participative practice in social work”: 3rd cycle Competence levels according to the Dublin Descriptors

	3rd cycle	Competences
Knowledge and understanding	Systematic understanding, mastery of research	Can place participatory research approaches in the wider context of research methods and their political implications
Applying knowledge and understanding	Design and implement scholarly research	Can design a coherent participatory research project; has considered difficulties, conflicts and how to address them
Making judgements	original research that extends the frontier of knowledge; capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas	Has a solid grounding in ethical considerations implied in participatory approaches to research; can weigh up benefits and risks for different partner groups and research levels
Communication skills	can communicate with their peers, the larger scholarly community and with society in general about their areas of expertise	Can communicate aims and objectives sensitively and authentically to all partner groups; can give a grounded public account of research objectives, methods and outcomes
Learning skills	Promote professional, social and cultural advancement	Can contribute to the further development of participative research approaches in social work and their use in professional practice