Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in psychology, professional focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Qualitative research aims to study the nature, quality, and meaning of human experience through the exploration of people's discourses and narratives, or through observation in natural settings.
The course focuses on presenting qualitative research, highlighting its diversity of approaches and methods (phenomenology, grounded theory, narrative research, reflexive thematic analysis, etc.). Throughout the semester, students will work on a project that engages with the different dimensions of qualitative research: problem formulation, development of an interview guide, conducting an interview, interview analysis, and reflexivity.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Frame a research project with a problem-focused approach
- Design an interview guide
- Apply strategies and techniques for research interviews
- Produce a reflexive thematic analysis of empirical data
- Consider the ethical issues in qualitative research
- Communicate the results of a qualitative study
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Lessons require a very good level of the French language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lessons alternate theoretical input with practical workshops.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Recommended readings:
On problematization:
- Kivits, J. & Balard, F. (2016). Chapter 2. Problematization, or the importance of thinking through your research question. In J. Kivits, F. Balard, C. Fournier & M. Winance, Qualitative Health Research (pp. 43-59). Armand Colin. https://doi.org/10.3917/arco.kivit.2016.01.0043.
- Sifer-Rivière, L. (2016). Chapter 4. Conducting research interviews: engaging with people's accounts and experiences. In J. Kivits, F. Balard, C. Fournier & M. Winance, Qualitative Health Research (pp. 86-101). Armand Colin. https://doi.org/10.3917/arco.kivit.2016.01.0086.
- Byrne, D. (2022). A worked example of Braun and Clarke's approach to reflexive thematic analysis. Quality & Quantity, 56(3), 1391-1412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-021-01182-y.
Written work / report
Further information:
Additional information:
Group work consisting of carrying out a qualitative study.
Both collective and individual evaluation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is composed of:
- 20h theoretical course
- 10h practical sessions
Contacts
The teachers respond to electronic messages (emails) concerning this course under the following conditions:
- The message is sent from an institutional address (ULiège).
- The subject (title) of the message is preceded by [PSYC5914-1] (including brackets).