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General description

An introduction to qualitative research methods in health sciences.

Learning outcomes

Having passed the course the student is able
- to describe the premises of qualitative health research and the characteristics of the qualitative research process
- to describe different types of data gathering methods and understands why and when to use them
- to formulate relevant research questions for qualitative research
- to recognize the key analytical approaches and to implement the principles of thematic analysis to an empirical data
- to understand the principles of writing up a qualitative research and to evaluate qualitative studies analytically
- to understand the principles of qualitative research ethics and the role of qualitative research in public health

Contents

- The premises of qualitative research
- Research process in qualitative research
- Ethical questions
- Different types of data gathering methods
- Analytical perspectives and the principles of thematic analysis
- Reading and evaluating a qualitative research paper
- Writing up an analysis and the role of theory in explanations.
- The role of and utilization of qualitative research in public health.

Teaching methods

Classroom work max 30 h

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Exam on a scale 1-5, or fail, exercises pass/fail

Study materials

Green & Thorogood: Qualitative methods for health research. Sage, London 2009 (partly)

Other study material will be announced in the teaching schedule.

Further information

Minimum number of students for the course to be organized: 8.

Belongs to following study modules