Qualitative Methods Of Social Research

At the completion of the course students should be able to:
• Understand the nature and content of qualitative research.
• Analyse the theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research (e.g., positivism, social constructivism, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology).
• Design qualitative research.
• Apply basic sample strategies.
• Describe and apply methods and techniques of qualitative research (e.g., interview, focus group, action research, experiments, participatory observation).
• Collect, organise, code, process, and disseminate qualitative data.
• Develop skills of synthesis and interpretation in factual data resulting from the application of qualitative methodology in the practical study of everyday life.
• Present a research idea and illustrate the design methodology and potential for implementation.                                                                                • Adress ethical issues in qualitative research.
• Write qualitative research.