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Qualitative Research Methods by Coursera
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
21 Topics
1.0 Introduction
1.1 On Elephants
1.2 Ontology for social actors
1.3 Ontology for social researchers
1.4 Epistemology
1.5 Hermeneutics
1.6 Phenomenology
1.7 Pragmatism
A very warm welcome to Qualitative Research Methods!
Course description
Prerequisite knowledge needed
Course Structure
Standing on shoulders of giants
Team
On Elephants
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How to never emerge from the library again...
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Assignment A: Is Silverman right?
20 Topics
2.1 Ethnography
2.2 Participant Observation
2.3 Views on Observation
2.4 Observational Focus
2.5 Cyclists in Amsterdam
2.6 Privatizing Public Space
2.7 Field Notes
2.8 Fieldwork organisation
2.9 Observation and Interpretation
Background of observation as a method
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Focus and the assignment
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Note taking and Interpreting
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Peer Review: Assignment B: instructions
Assignment B: Observing on waiting around the world: Privatising Public Space
20 Topics
3.1 Flexibility
3.2 Triangulation
3.3 Abduction
3.4 Focus on Details and Context
3.5 Look for Contradiction
3.6 Reflexivity
3.7 How Many Cases Are Enough
3.8 Theoretical Saturation
3.9 Criteria For Research Quality
Good practices
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Selecting Cases
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Criteria for Research Quality
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Practice quiz
Midterm exam
17 Topics
4.1 Visions of Interviewing
4.2 Typologies of Interviews
4.3 Rapport in interviewing
4.4 Powergame or Roleplaying
4.5 Probing and prompting
4.6 Probing tactics
4.7 Interviewing a final thought
What is a qualitative interview?
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Interviewing Behaviour
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Probing
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Assignment C Interviewing about Happiness around the world
17 Topics
5.1 Qualitative Analysis
5.2 Code and Retrieve
5.3 Framework Analysis
5.4 Analytic Induction
5.5 Grounded Theory
5.6 Versions of Grounded Theory
Qualitative Analysis
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Deductive Approaches
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Inductive Approaches
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Optional: Interview with Kathy Charmaz
Assignment D: Analysis of Privatising Public Space around the world
20 Topics
6.1 Qualitative writing
6.2 Mixing Methods
6.3 How to mix
6.4 Five Focal Points in Ethics
6.5 Ethics - Visions & Practices
6.6 Ethical Boards & Qualitative Research
6.7 Fraud
Writing
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Mixing
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Ethics
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Fraud
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Assignment E: Writing about Happiness around the world
2 Topics
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Final Exam
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