Qualitative Methods in Political Research

2022/2023

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Department of Sociology

When: 3, 4 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Yana Krupets

Language: English

ECTS credits: 6

Contact hours: 40

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Abstract

The goal of this course is to present the fundamentals of qualitative social research, as well as to develop students’ skills of using qualitative methods in their own empirical research. Students will learn how to plan, to organize and to implement qualitative research, how to collect data and how to analyze them afterwards. In the frame of this research seminar, the focus will be done on the development of practical skills. The main idea of the seminar: learning through experience. Students will learn qualitative research by doing it. They will develop their own research design, will conduct the interviews and participant observation, will analyze collected data.

Learning Objectives

The goal of this course is to present the fundamentals of qualitative social research, as well as to develop students’ skills of using qualitative methods in their own empirical research.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Able to organize and to conduct qualitative research
Able to use qualitative methods for collection and analysis of data
Know basic strategies and methods of qualitative research
Understand the principles of qualitative research

Course Contents

Introduction of qualitative research. The methodological basis. Design of qualitative research.
Ethnographic strategy and observation.
Qualitative interview. Qualitative analysis of interview.
Discourse analysis.
The presentation of qualitative research results.

Assessment Elements

In-class participation
Mini-tests “Reading checking”
Research design
Design of the research project + guide of the interview (collective assignment)
Data collection
Analysis of the results
Students need to present the results of the analysis: in oral format (presentation) + in written format (the text of the report)

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 4th module
0.3 * Data collection + 0.3 * Analysis of the results + 0.2 * Research design + 0.025 * Mini-tests “Reading checking” + 0.075 * In-class participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Denzin, N. K., & Giardina, M. D. (2014). Qualitative Inquiry Outside the Academy. Walnut Creek: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=666131
Leavy, P. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=779511

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Hesse-Biber, S. N., & Johnson, B. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=989215
Saldaña, J. (2011). Fundamentals of Qualitative Research. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=355780
Van Puyvelde, D. V. (DE-588)1138994839, (DE-576)492808287, aut. (2018). Qualitative research interviews and the study of national security intelligence / Damien Van Puyvelde, University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.513894985

Authors

KRUPETS YANA NIKOLAEVNA

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