SANT0001-1 : Qualitative approach in public health

Study Programmes 2015-2016

SANT0001-1

Qualitative approach in public health

Part 1 : Anthropological approach
Part 2 : Qualitative approach

Duration :

Part 1 : Anthropological approach : 10h Th
Part 2 : Qualitative approach : 20h Th

Number of credits :

Master in public health (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Part 1 : Anthropological approach : Chris Paulis
Part 2 : Qualitative approach : Sophie Degrange, Michèle Guillaume, Benoît Pétré

Coordinator :

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Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Part 2 : Qualitative approach

The following concepts will be covered during the course:
Epistemology of qualitative research.
Objectives of qualitative research.
Usefulness of the qualitative approach in public health research.
Indicators of quality in qualitative research.
Qualitative method/quantitative method/mixed methods: how to choose?
Sampling
Data collection methods
Analysis of data: general principles-encoding of data-thematic analysis-software programs to help with qualitative processing.

Learning outcomes of the course :

Part 2 : Qualitative approach

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Part 2 : Qualitative approach

Prerequisites: PISC I and PISC II, learning the transdisciplinary approach to public health problems.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Part 2 : Qualitative approach

The class sessions will be divided between theoretical lectures, exercise sessions and simulation exercises (ranging from the method choice up to the data analysis including data collection). In parallel, critical analysis of a scientific article will be an exercise.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Part 2 : Qualitative approach

The theoretical course is given face-to-face. The practical part of the course will be conducted in face-to-face but it will also bring students to work outside and at home.
For both exercice sessions, the presence of the student will be required and recognized in the evaluation.