- Course code: MET-EMP910
- Credits: 5
- Language: English
Study program affiliation:
Research Design and Qualitative Methods MET-EMP910
GENERAL INFORMATION
MET-EMP910 is an elective course. Its main objective is a broad orientation in current qualitative methodological paradigms, their possibilities, and presuppositions to enable the doctoral student to substantiate and argue for the research design and the methodological and theoretical approaches in the thesis. The course allows the doctoral student to apply theoretical and methodological insights from existing research to creative work with one's PhD projects. The PhD student shall also be able to reflect on issues of the sociology of research connected to the disciplines.
MODES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- lectures
- discussion
- practical tasks
- panels/workgroups
The course is normally offered every other fall term, with seminars of five days' length, approximately 24 hours of lectures, including group discussions and time for independent work.
About the study
Study requirements
The student will
- attend the course seminar (min. 75 %)
- submit a description of the design for your research project (1000-1500 words) for a course paper before the course.
- submit a final version of your research design in drawing and explanation (3000-4000 words) within three weeks after the course
- participate in the evaluation of the course if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term
Final assessment/Exam
The final assessment for this course is based on fulfilling all course requirements within a specific deadline. The course is graded 'passed'/'not passed'.
Learning outcome
COURSE OBJECTIVE AND AIM
The course addresses common challenges related to the design of empirical research projects and constituting data. It discusses how these can be dealt with in empirical PhD projects. The course focuses on practical work with PhD projects, such as research design, the connection between data and theory, formal matters and research ethics. It will provide insights into research interviews, observation, document studies, ethnography and surveys. It will also sketch possibilities for combining qualitative and quantitative methods(mixed method) and discuss comparative methods.
Knowledge
The course will provide the PhD Candidate with:
- good knowledge of empirical/ social science research design and methodology relevant to the PhD research project and its thesis
- good knowledge of qualitative methods for the collecting and analysis of data
- basic knowledge about quantitative methods and its relevance for qualitative projects
- knowledge of how empirical/ social science methods can be applied and are applied in
various studies
- ability to assess the application and appropriateness of various methods and processes in research
Skills
The course will provide the PhD Candidate with:
- the ability to reflect on using empirical methods in their PhD research project.
- the ability to formulate and plan a research design, including methods and strategies appropriate for the research project
General competence
The course will provide the PhD Candidate with:
- the ability to identify relevant ethical issues in research
- the ability to discuss and evaluate research strategies in different projects
Reading list
Here you can find the reading list for this course.
Part of the literature will be available digitally, while other parts might only be available in paper format. Some of the literature will be available as compendiums, which you can find via the course room in Canvas.
You will automatically get access to literature that is available digitally when you are sitting at MF, otherwise you can get access by using Oria or by using "External access" in the library's list of databases.
Note that it will take some time before link to the reading list is updated. Please make sure that you are looking at the correct semester's reading list.
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