PHD-DVP 903 Qualitative research methods
PHD-DVP 903 Qualitative research methods
The aim of the course is to to give a broad orientation in qualitative methodological paradigms, including their presuppositions, possibilities, and limitations.
The aim of the course is to to give a broad orientation in qualitative methodological paradigms, including their presuppositions, possibilities, and limitations.
The course shall enable the canditates to substantiate and argue for their research design, and their projects’ methodological and analytical approaches as well as choice and use of theory.
Main Subjects
- Qualitative research designs
- Constituting data, sampling and datacollection
- Analysis strategies and the role of theory
- Mixed-method approaches
- Presentation of qualitative research in international peer-reviewed journals
- Research ethics related to qualitative investigations
Sessions
The work will consist in a combination of lectures and student activity in group discussions and presentations of PhD projects.
Time and place
Date and time: 19.10 - 21.10. 2020. Monday: 10 - 17.00, Tuesday: 09 - 17.00, Wednesday: 09 - 15.00
Address: Diakonveien 14.
Compulsory assignments
Pre-course reading:
Participants choose the 400 pages of the books that are most relevant to their own project.
Cresswell, John W. (2013) Research Design, 4th Ed., Sage.
Hardy, M. A. and A. Bryman (2009). Handbook of data analysis. Los Angeles, SAGE.
See readinglist page 22 in the programme description.
Pre-course paper:
Participants are required to submit a written text ahead of the course, approximately 1-2 pages. The text should describe the candidates PhD project and reflect on methodological challenges and possibilities in applying qualitative methods.
Deadline for submission of written text: 27.09.20.
Please submit to torgeir.sorensen@vid.no.
Asessment
After the course, the student must submit a written essay of 1.750 words +/- 10% (ca. 5 pages)
Deadline for submission of written paper: 01.12.20, in Inspera Assessment
You will find more information about Inspera Assessment in the course pages at www.vid.no/student.
Course plan
Reading list
Reading list: PHD-DVP 903 Qualitative research methods [2021-H]
Fakta og priser
Type enkeltemne
SamlingsbasertPris
The course is free
Opptakskrav
The course is open to
- PhD students who are enrolled in one of VID’s PhD programmes. PhD students at VID must register for the course in Studentweb.
- PhD students from other institutions. PhD students from other institutions must apply by clicking on the button «application» below.
- PhD students from other institutions must submit written documentation of their enrollment together with the application. External applicants will receive notification about whether they are admitted to the course within one week from the applicaiton deadline.
- Members of academic staff with an ongoing research project on PhD level with the goal of qualifying for senior lectureship.
If you have questions about admission to the course, please contact May Britt Johansen, may.britt.johansen@vid.no. If you have questions about the academic content of the course, please contact Torgeir Sørensen, torgeir.sorensen@vid.no.
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