Qualitative research methods - principles and techniques

Duration

25h Th, 5h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course introduces the specificities of qualitative approaches through successive steps in a scientific research (data collection, analysis and interpretation) and provides an overview of selected analytical techniques: discourse analysis, content analysis and grounded theory method (GTM).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will be able to:

• given a research question, decide whether a qualitative or a quantitative approach is relevant,
• accurately define qualitative terms,
• differentiate content analysis and discourse analysis from grounded theory method (GTM).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theorical sessions are ex cathedra teaching, using slides.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face to face for theoretical lessons and practical work.

Recommended or required readings

There is no syllabus. An extended list of the key notions is provided. A PDF version can be downoaded from the course online platform; a printed version is available at the Store of Liege University Press (B8 Building).
Further readings

• Krippendorff, Klaus, 2004, Content Analysis. An introduction to Its Methodology, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Available at the Graulich library [XXII-26/0016]
• 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]

• Lectures by Graham Gibbs
• FQS Journal
• Barney Glaser's Grounded Theory Institute

Written examination in first session; oral examination in second session.
 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

First Class Meeting September the 23th.

Contacts

Please insert the flag [METO0825] (including square brackets) in the subject of any email concerning this course.

Association of one or more MOOCs

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