SS2023 - Qualitative Research
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Sociology |
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 Outcomes
- critically discuss the theoretical, political and ethical issues associated with social scientific research;
- 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;
- understand qualitative research including its advantages and disadvantages.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AN2113 and AN3113 and SS3023 and SY2048 and SY3048 and SS5100 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Glenn Dawes. |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (30%); assignments (45%); project (25%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Roger Wilkinson. |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (30%); assignments (45%); project (25%). |
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