In this course you will be introduced to the basic ideas behind the qualitative research in social science. You will learn about data collection, description, analysis and interpretation in qualitative research. Qualitative research often involves an iterative process. We will focus on the ingredients required for this process: data collection and analysis.
This course is part of the Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Philosophy of Qualitative Research
Observation
Good Practices & Criteria
Qualitative Interviewing
Reviews
- 5 stars73.03%
- 4 stars18.87%
- 3 stars4.08%
- 2 stars2.28%
- 1 star1.71%
TOP REVIEWS FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Teaching method is very good. However, the requirement to do 5 Peer Reviews - I think - is too much. It takes your mind off the things you have learned. Otherwise, the program is great!
I found this a very useful way of getting a basic introduction to qualitative research methods, without just sitting down with some text books. The content was engaging and at the right level for me.
Please provide the complete transcript of a week in pdf format like quantitative research methods?
The slides are too dark (black background) and don't look good in print.
It was awesome experience indeed. I have learned lot of things about Qualitative Research Methods. These lessons will help me a lot to do my personal research. Enjoyed that course much.
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