Kursplan för

Qualitative Research Methods
Kvalitativa metoder

VTV001F, 7.5 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Spring 2013
Beslutad av: FN3/Per Tunestål
Datum för fastställande: 2013-03-01

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Traffic and Roads
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English

Syfte

The aim of the course is to give a broad overview of different qualitative research methods with a specific focus interviews and observations. The participant will conduct his or her own qualitative study using one method. Reflections on methodological aspects during the whole research process are important and should be focused. Consequently, the course participant will be able to evaluate reports based on qualitative methods.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden have the knowledge and understanding about appropriate qualitiave methods för interview-studies and observation-studies.

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden being able to use appropriate qualitative methods on an own case-study and argue for the choise of method. Will be able to evaluate reports based on qualitative methods.

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden have an approach that features reflections on methodological aspects during the whole research process.

Kursinnehåll

The course participant chooses a specific subject (research question) on which he or she will carry out a study using one qualitative method. Experience from planning and using a qualitative method and reflections should be summarised into a report. At the seminar in June the participant will present the report. Peer reviewing by fellow student is practiced, which means that a fellow student, the reviewer who gives his or her opinion and comments on the report, reads the report. Between the two meetings two individual meeting for supervision will be arranged.

Kurslitteratur

A list of litterature will be presented at the first scheduled meeting in the course.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Föreläsningar, seminarier

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Skriftlig rapport, seminarieföredrag av deltagarna. The participants will be assessed according to their performance on the written report and review of a fellow student’s report. The grading is passed/not passed. To get approved on the course both parts must be passed.
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: PhD students registered for PhD-studies
Förutsatta förkunskaper: doctoral students with no former or limited experience from qualitative methods.
Urvalskriterier: PhD-student

Övrig information

Examiner och Course manager: Åsa Thelander Department of strategic communication Lund University, Campus Helsingborg Phone +46 42 35 66 28 e-mail: asa.thelander@isk.lu.se

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvarig: Åsa Thelander <asa.thelander@iko.lu.se>


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