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Qualitative research methodsDF21800, 2011VT
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Course plan
No of Lectures
Recommended for
Graduate students with an interest in working with qualitative research methods
The course was last given
2009
Goals
The goal of the course is for students to better understand some of the strengths and weakness of qualitative research as it applies to problems that characterize the HCI literature. This course is therefore intended to advance students' competence in the "practical" aspects of qualitative research
Prerequisites
Introduction to Research Methodology in Computer Science
Organization
Literature seminars.
Contents
The course will focus on how and why qualitative methods can be used in
different studies as well as their strengths and weakness.
The course will give students the kind of confidence and competence in
qualitative research that will enable them to design, carry out and publish
qualitative research in the area of informatics and HCI.
Literature
Höijer, B (1990). Reliability, Validity and Generalizability. Three Questions
for Qualitative
Myers, M. (2000). Qualitative research and the generalizability question:
Standing firm with Proteus. The Qualitative Report, 4(3/4).
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR4-3/myers.htm
O'Brien, K. (n. d.) Research paradigms. Latrobe University.
http://ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/~obrien/parad/index.htm
Patton D: (2002) Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage, 3nd (revised) Edition Reception Research. The Nordicom Review, 1, 15-20.
The Sage Enclyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods , 2008 ( LiUs
bibliotek, e-version)
Lecturers
Vimarlund, invited lecturers
Examiner
Vivian Vimarlund
Examination
Paper, class exercises/participation, abstracts will determine points
Credit
7,5 HP
Comments
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