The general takeaways from the course and the blog is really a way to understand research further and what I have learned. I learned the different types of research, sampling, experiments, and why it is important. I was hoping to learn more about the importance to research and how it connects with social work. I know research is important for social work in understanding policy but I wanted to learn about it from behind the scenes and I think it I accomplished it with this class. The insights I received is being more aware with knowing what information is true or not. I didn’t know how to spot the difference before and now I can and it will help me with being a resource for individuals as a social worker.