Qualitative Research Methods and Research Writing

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1: Introduction to qualitative research,Introduction,The Qualitative Researcher,Quantitative vs. qualitative research, History of qualitative research,The process of qualitative researchWeek 2: Major paradigms & perspectives,Dominant paradigms of qualitative research,Interpretivist thinking,Verstehen, Constructivism,Properties of constructions,Constructivism: Sub paradigms,Criticisms of interpretivism & constructivismWeek 3: Major paradigms & perspectives (Contd.),Critical theory,Characteristics of critical theory,Critiques of critical theory
Week 4: Strategies of inquiry,Introduction to qualitative inquiry,Qualitative research design,Ethnography,Autoethnography,Case studies,Analyzing interpretive practiceWeek 5: Strategies of inquiry (Contd.),Grounded Theory,Participatory Action Research
Week 6: Methods of collecting & analyzing empirical materials,Observations,Interviewing,Interpretation of documents & material cultur,Images & visual methods Autoethnography, personal narrative & reflexivityWeek 7: Methods of collecting & analyzing empirical materials (Contd.),Analyzing talk & text,Data management & analysis methods, Software & qualitative researchWeek 8: Interpretation, evaluation & presentation,The problem of criteria,Interpretation,Writing,Evaluation and social programs, Qualitative research and social policy ConclusionWeek 9: What, why and how of technical and research writing.
Week 10: Literature review.Week 11: Writing about methods, results, and discussion of results.Week 12: Referencing, academic integrity, and writing for different types of readers (Research proposals, Dissertations, Journal articles, Magazine articles)