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| SPOL2220-2 | Qualitative methodology
- Theory
- Practice
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| Duration : | Theory : 45h Th
Practice : 15h Pr
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| Lecturer : | Theory : Aurore François
Practice : Aurore François
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| Coordinator : | Aurore François |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The course aims to teach the basic concepts of qualitative research in social sciences. A particular attention will be given to the specificity of the scientific approach and to the characteristics of qualitative methods. The key stages of qualitative research will be described and analysed (sampling strategies, data collection and analysis methods), as well as the principles of a critical approach towards information sources. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course the students should be able to define the main concepts, terms and methods of qualitative research, and should be familiar with them. The students should be able to identify and to critically assess the relevance of the methods, in a given situation. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| In addition to the theoretical course, the students will be asked (in small groups) to practice qualitative methods. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings:
Chalmers, Alan Francis., Qu'est-ce que la science?: récents développements en philosophie des sciences: Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos, Feyerabend. Éd. La Découverte, 1987.
Grawitz, Madeleine, et Roger Pinto.,Méthodes des sciences sociales. Paris: Dalloz, 2001.
Maxwell, Joseph A., Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach: An Interactive Approach. SAGE, 2012.
Creswell, John W., Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2014.
Albarello, Luc, et Étienne Bourgeois,Apprendre à chercher l'acteur social et la recherche scientifique. Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2012.
Becker, Howard, Les ficelles du métier: comment conduire sa recherche en sciences sociales. Paris: Éditions La Découverte, 2002.
Blanchet, Alain, Anne Gotman, et François de Syngly, L'enquête et ses méthodes: l'entretien. Paris: Armand Colin, 2005.
Campenhoudt, Luc Van, et Raymond Quivy,Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales - 4e edition. Dunod, 2011.
Dépelteau, François, La démarche d'une recherche en sciences humaines: De la question de départ à la communication des résultats. De Boeck Supérieur, 2010. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written/oral exam (65%) + practice (35%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Aurore François aurore.francois@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Céline Parotte (celine.parotte@ulg.ac.be) |
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