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| SANT0001-1 | Qualitative approach in public health - Part 1 : Anthropological approach - Part 2 : Qualitative approach
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| Duration : | Part 1 : Anthropological approach : 10h Th Part 2 : Qualitative approach : 20h Th
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| Lecturer : | Part 1 : Anthropological approach : Chris Paulis
Part 2 : Qualitative approach : Michèle Guillaume
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| Coordinator : | N... |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | The following concepts will be covered during the course:
Epistemology of qualitative research.
Objectives of qualitative research.
Qualitative method/quantitative method/mixed methods: how to choose?
Usefulness of the qualitative approach in public health research.
Indicators of quality in qualitative research.
Method of information gathering:
Sampling-collection methods.
Analysis of data: general principles-encoding of data-thematic analysis-software programs to help with qualitative processing. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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 | General objectives
The course is an introduction to qualitative research methods. It aims to explain the advantages of a qualitative approach to public health and provide participants with the tools for gathering and processing qualitative information.
Specific objectives
Students will be capable of:
-arguing the case for the use of qualitative methods;
-understanding the issues and objectives of
qualitative versus quantitative methods.
-composing a qualitative sample;
-designing an interview guide for information gathering by individual or group interview;
-conduct an individual or group interview;
-successfully complete a thematic analysis of qualitative data;
-critique a qualitative research article from quality criteria defined during the course. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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 | Prerequisites: PISC I and PISC II, learning the transdisciplinary approach to public health problems.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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 | Ex-cathedra sessions.
Training
Tutorial readings
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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 | Face-to-face.
Work at home.
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Recommended or required readings :
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 | There is no syllabus. A PowerPoint presentation on the subject matter will be available to students on the MY Ulg site.
Recommended reading (for further information):
Pope C, Mays N. Qualitative research in health care. Third edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 2008.
Miles MB, Huberman AM. Qualitative data analysis. Brussels : de Boeck, 2003 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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 | Written exam and written work. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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 | The date of submission for work will be announced during the first lectures. |
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Contacts :
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 | Benoit Pétré, assistant
Phone : 04/366.25.05
Email : benoit.petre@ulg.ac.be
Bât. B23, Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Tour de Pathologie - Niveau 0
CHU - Sart Tilman |
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