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Qualitative Research Methods I
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:13.01.2022 15:46:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_329 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Medicine; Pharmacy; Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anita Pipere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 5 J. Asara iela, Riga, LV-1009, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Master’s level experience in research, information literacy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide doctoral students with opportunities to acquire or develop their expertise in qualitative research by critical assessment of the possibilities of qualitative research methods in social and health sciences research. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to qualitative research | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Qualitative research designs and research methods | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Qualitative data collection methods: practical aspects of selection and application | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Basic principles and approaches to qualitative data analysis | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Sampling of research participants in qualitative research. Scientific rigour in qualitative research | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work 1: Preparation for the class: methods for collecting qualitative data: practical aspects of selection and application. Study of literature given in the abstract of the class and materials of previous lectures, which would help to participate in group work, create a presentation, and do practical exercises. Independent work 2: Drawing up a review of scientific articles according to the criteria specified and independently established. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Assessment criteria: Pass/fail Test task: review of qualitative research (10 scientific articles) in the sector of science of the doctoral student (100%) The test task is assessed according to its: 1) content: correspondence of scientific articles with qualitative research and the science sector of the doctoral student 2) structure: correspondence of the structure of the review with the specified and independently established criteria 3) form: correspondence to the number of articles and requirements for the use of scientific style and correct use of the language | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Define the conditions for the use of qualitative research in the relevant sector of science, understand the designs of the qualitative research, the methods of data collection and analysis, the principles for the sampling of the research participants and the possibilities for ensuring scientific rigour. Use qualitative research terminology, know the latest literature. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Select the qualitative research designs corresponding to their draft research, choose suitable data collection and analysis methods, evaluate the relevance of the read qualitative research to the requirements for academically correct scientific research. Critically evaluate the designs applied in the research examined, the types of data collection, processing and analysis, as well as the scientific rigour of the research. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Able to model opportunities or identify barriers to the use of qualitative research in the empirical study of their doctoral theses; able to critically evaluate the need of integrating qualitative research-related activities into their own research and professional activity. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Berg, B. L. (2017). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences (9th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bowling, A. (2014). Research methods in health: Investigating health and health services. Open University Press. | ||||||||
| 3 | Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage. | ||||||||
| 4 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A. (Red.) (2021). Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: Starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| 5 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Kamerāde, D. (Red.) (2016). Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 6 | Pitney, W. (2020). Qualitative research in the health professions. Slack Incorporated. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 8 | Berg, B. L. (2017). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences (9th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. | ||||||||
| 9 | Bowling, A. (2014). Research methods in health: Investigating health and health services. Open University Press. | ||||||||
| 10 | Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Denzin, N. K., Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.) (2011). The Sage handbook of qualitative research. 4th ed. Sage. | ||||||||
| 2 | Howitt, D. (2019). Introduction to qualitative research methods in psychology putting theory into practice. 4th edition. Pearson. | ||||||||
| 3 | Kroplijs, A., & Raščevska, M. (2010). Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 4 | Kvale, S. (2015). Interviews. An introduction to qualitative research interviewing. Sage. | ||||||||
| 5 | Marks, D. F., Murray, M. D., Evans, B., & Estacio, E. V. (Eds.) (2021). Health psychology: Theory, research and practice (4th ed.). London: SAGE Publications. | ||||||||
| 6 | Reavey P. (Ed.) (2016). Visual methods in psychology: Using and interpreting images in qualitative research. Psychology Press. | ||||||||
| 7 | Wertz, F. J. (2011). Five ways of doing qualitative analysis. Guilford Publications Inc. | ||||||||
| 8 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 9 | Denzin, N. K., Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.) (2011). The Sage handbook of qualitative research. 4th ed. Sage. | ||||||||
| 10 | Howitt, D. (2019). Introduction to qualitative research methods in psychology putting theory into practice. 4th edition. Pearson. | ||||||||
| 11 | Kvale, S. (2015). Interviews. An introduction to qualitative research interviewing. Sage. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Baptiste, I. (2001). Qualitative Data Analysis: Common Phases, Strategic Differences, 2001. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 2(3). | ||||||||
| 2 | Qualitative Social Research (On-line journal) ISSN: 1438-5627 Available from: http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-eng.htm | ||||||||
| 3 | Qualitative Inquiry ISSN: 1077-8004 Published by SAGE. Available from: http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal200797 | ||||||||
| 4 | Qualitative Research in Psychology ISSN: 1478-0887 Published by Taylor and Francis. Available from: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14780887.asp | ||||||||
