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Qualitative Research Methods - course description

General information
Course name Qualitative Research Methods
Course ID 14.2-WP-SOC-MBJ
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Head faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Course information
ECTS credits to win 6
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

To familiarize the student with  techniques and methods of qualitative research and preparing a project of research using such methods.

Prerequisites

No special prerequisites

Scope

Qualitative interviews. Loose interview. Narrative interview. Focus interview.

Observation.

Photography  analyzing as a method.

Biographic method.

Analysis of data of qualitative research.

Teaching methods

Explaining and lecturing. Demonstrating - teaching through examples and case studies description.

Class/group/individual research project.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: Individual oral exam.

Class: Active participation is defined as reading course literature, participating in minimum 80% of course sessions, and contributing to the discussion session. Project report.

Recommended reading

1.          Angrosino, Doing Ethnographic and Observational Research, London 2007.

2.          Banks M., Using Visual Data in Qualitative Research, London 2007.

3.          Charmaz K., Constructing Grounded Theory. A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis, London 2006.

4.          Denzin K. N., Lincoln Y. S. (eds.), The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, London 2005.

5.          Flick U., Designing Qualitative Research, London 2007.

Further reading

1.          Babbie E., The Basics of Social Research, 2005.

Notes

the subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.


Modified by dr Magdalena Zapotoczna (last modification: 12-04-2018 16:48)