qualitative research method - Practical work

Duration

5h Th, 45h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

David Homburg, Christophe Lejeune

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

Learning unit contents

Qualitative research can not be learned through words. Instead, novices should practice. This practical work thus consists in conducting a whole qualitative research from start to end: designing a research question, conducting interviews, analyzing transcripts and delivering results.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will be able to:

• write up a qualitative research question,
• conduct an interview,
• actively participate to a collective analysis of text material,
• summarize results from a collective research,
• create efficient slides,
• speak in public.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practical work consists in realizing a qualitative research (elaborating a research question, conducting and analysis of an interview).

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

Face to face practical work.

Recommended or required readings

Further readings :

• Corbin, Juliet and Strauss, Anselm L., 2008, Basics of Qualitative Research. Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Available at the Graulich library [XXII-21 /128] and at BGPhL-Philo and Communication [A1 STR]

Assessment methods and criteria

• Diary (collective) Each team helds a diary troughout the practical work.
• Presentation (collective)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The practical works are given during the two terms.
First Class Meeting November the 6th.

Contacts

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