Qualitative methods of Social Research


COURSE OUTLINE 20

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE 20 SEMESTER 3rt
COURSE TITLE Qualitative Methods of Social Research
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 6
 
 
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

Skill Development
PREREQUISITES:

 

No
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: No
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  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

1.            Demonstrate an ability to understand the nature and content of qualitative research, both in terms of methods and techniques.

2.            Distinguish the basic logic and fundamental principles of qualitative research

3.            Apply basic sampling strategies

4.            Participate in interview and focus group procedures

5.            Perform basic qualitative data analysis using NVivo and Atlas

6.            Discern the different schools of Empirically Grounded Theory and the fruitful dialogue they spark between existing and emerging concepts

7.            Apply at a basic level some specific qualitative methods – Empirically Grounded Theory, Biographical Narrative Analysis, Social Network Analysis – and some specific technical tools to the study of social reality.

8.            Develop skills of synthesis and interpretation in factual data resulting from the application of qualitative methodology in the practical study of everyday life.

9.            Recognize a well-designed qualitative research and have as reference points recognized international publications presenting qualitative research.

10.          Incorporate an adequate research design for a specific study topic.

11.          Present a research idea and illustrate the design methodology and potential for implementation.

General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Autonomous work, teamwork, working in an international environment, working in an interdisciplinary environment, generating new research ideas, respecting diversity and multiculturalism, demonstrating social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues, exercising critical and self-critical thinking, promoting free, creative and deductive thinking, writing a research project and research proposals

 

  1. Course Content
The course material is divided into 13 weeks, the content of which is as follows:

  1. The nature and process of social research
  2. Social research planning and literature review
  3. Ethical issues in social research and the writing of social research
  4. Introduction to qualitative research
  5. Sampling in qualitative research
  6. Method of data collection – interview
  7. Method of data collection – participant observation
  8. Method of data collection – focus groups
  9. Language in qualitative research – The evidence
  10. Qualitative data analysis
  11. Study of selected work texts published in Greek and foreign reviews and books
  12. Study of selected work texts published in Greek and foreign reviews and books
  13. Study of selected work texts published in Greek and foreign reviews and books

 

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
●        Use of electronic databases

●        Eclass for communication and information sharing

●        Powerpoint presentations

●        Use of software for arranging meetings (Moodle)

●        Use of software for developing research tools (Google forms, Surveymonkey)

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

 

 

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 50
Interactive teaching 30
Study and bibliography analysis at home 50
Educational visits 20
Course total 150
STUDENT EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

 

Written exams

100 % of evaluation

 

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