The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the methods and techniques of qualitative research that can be used in the design of activities in the field of User Experience.
Prerequisites
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Scope
The specificity of qualitative empirical research for the needs of IT.
The role of qualitative research in individual stages of the design process:
initial testing of needs
evaluation studies
tests with users
Review of the most important methods and methodologies of UX qualitative research
In-depth interviews
Participatory observations
Focus studies
Heuristic analysis
Qualitative analysis
Development of test results
Teaching methods
Work workshop, group work, discussions, presentations
Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification
Outcome description
Outcome symbols
Methods of verification
The class form
Assignment conditions
Group work involving the preparation of a qualitative research project in the field of UX.
Recommended reading
Babbie E. The practice of social research, 13th edition.
Creswell J. W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th Edition 4th Edition.
Davidson J. (2005), Evaluation Methodology Basics. Sage Publications.
Douglas H. (2012), Visual Sociology, Taylor & Francis.
Gerring J. (2017), Case Study Research. Principles and Practices Cambridge University Press.
Knowles C., Sweetman P. (2004), Picturing the Social Landscape: Visual Methods and the Sociological Imagination, Routledge London New York.
Nahm S. (2015), Unexpected Spaces, Topics and Methods, The New School for Public Engagement USA.
Kuniavsky M., Goodman E., Moed A.– „Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research”
Plano Clark, V. L., Creswell, J. W., The Mixed Methods Reader, SAGE Publication, Los Angeles, 2008; rozdz. 1, 7, 9.
Further reading
Payne G., & Payne J. (2004), Key concepts in social research. Sage.
Terre Blanche M. T., Terre Blanche M. J. T., Durrheim K., Painter D. (2006), Research in Practice: Applied Methods for the Social Sciences, Juta and Company Ltd,.
Wheeldon J., Ahlberg M. W.( 2011), Visualizing Social Science Research, Sage publ.
Bazuń D. (2016),The parcitipation of social sientists in revival diagnoses and consultations, [in:] Rocznik Lubuski: Good Connections. Trust, cooperation and education in the mirror of social sciences .- 2016, volume 2, part. 2a, p. 125--135,
Bazuń D. (2016), The Danish model of participatory revitalization, [in:] The Social Innovation Online Journal .- 2016, Vol. 8, no. 2, -http://www.inovatiasociala.ro/the-danish-model-of-participatory-revitalization/ (access: 6.12.2017)
Kwiatkowski M. (2016), Exploratory walks as an example of networking research, [in:] Good Connections. Trust, cooperation and education in the mirror of social sciences .- 2016, vol.2, part 2a, p. 137--148,
Nyćkowiak J. (2014), Construction and Use of a Relational Database to Analyze the Careers of Professional Politicians in Poland, 1985–2007, [in] Ask. Vol. 23 (1, 2014): 115–134.
Stier Adler E., Clark R. (2008), How It’s Done. An Invitation to Social Research, 2008
International Journal of Sociology 46(4): Analyzing Social Change: The Polish Panel Survey, POLPAN 1988-2013., 2016.
International Journal of Sociology 42(4): Sociodemographic Differentiation in a Dynamic Perspective: The Polish Panel Survey, POLPAN 1988–2008., 2013.
International Journal of Sociology 42(1): Structural Constraints, Gender, and Images of Inequality: The Polish Panel Survey, POLPAN 1988-2008.
Europeans’ Understandings and Evaluations of Democracy: Topline Results from Round 6 of the European Social Survey.
Trust in Justice: Topline Results from Round 5 of the European Social Survey.
Additional materials prepared by the teacher.
Notes
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Modified by dr Tomasz Kołodziej (last modification: 16-04-2020 09:50)
