SS2023:03
Qualitative Research
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 1 |
26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. Semester 2.
Staff: Dr M Fuary, Dr C Hercus, Dr D Miles, Dr R Wilkinson.
This subject focuses on the variety of methods, applications and issues involved in qualitative research and writing. It critically examines the theoretical and political dimensions of qualitative research and writing strategies, as well as providing the student with a ‘hands-on’ experience of these social science methods. Specifically, this includes student involvement in: research design, professional ethics, interviewing, sampling, participant-observation, action research, focus groups, interpreting and analysing data and writing up.
Learning Objectives:
- understand qualitative research including its advantages and disadvantages;
- identify research strategies for recording, analysing and managing data;
- identify the requirements, conditions and issues associated with the implementation and management of a research project;
- operate a variety of equipment employed in social science research;
- critically discuss the theoretical, political and ethical issues associated with social scientific research.
Assessment by major project (45%); minor project (interview) (25%); weekly class exercise (30%).