Introduction to Qualitative Research (P02040)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-CMVM

THIS TEN WEEK COURSE WILL PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. UNDERLYING APPROACHES WILL BE EXAMINED AND THEN DIFFERENT METHODS WILL BE LOOKED AT IN MORE DETAIL. PRACTICAL COMPONENTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SESSIONS AND VISITING LECTURERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO CARRY OUT ONE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW, PARTICIPATE IN CLASS EXERCISES AND DISCUSSIONS AND DO BACKGROUND READING ON THE TOPICS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO ANALYSE QUALITATIVE DATA, WHAT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF MIXING METHODS ARE AND HOW TO APPRAISE PUBLISHED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH.

? Keywords : QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, QUALITATIVE DATA, RESEARCH METHODS

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 10 hour(s) 1 minutes per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING APPROACHES TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND THE CHALLENGES OF MIXING METHODS. IDENTIFY SOME OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH MAY BE USED. COMPARE AND CONTRAST FOCUS GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION. UNDERSTAND TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING SENSE OF UNSTRUCTURED DATA. BE CONFIDENT ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND BE REFLEXIVE RESEARCHERS. BE ABLE TO APPRAISE CRITICALLY PUBLISHED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH.