Syllabus for Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Kvalitativa metoder inom samhällsvetenskap
Syllabus
- 7.5 credits
- Course code: 2SC099
- Education cycle: Second cycle
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Main field(s) of study and in-depth level:
Sociology A1N
- Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Established: 2012-03-08
- Established by:
- Revised: 2020-01-22
- Revised by: The Department Board
- Applies from: Autumn 2020
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Entry requirements:
A Bachelor's degree including 90 credits in social sciences.
- Responsible department: Department of Sociology
Decisions and guidelines
The course is given as a skills course within the Master's Programme in Social Science. The course may be given in English.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- Use, evaluate and critically review different qualitative methods within the social sciences;
- Master sufficient skills to use qualitative methods in their research;
- Critically evaluate the use of different methodological approaches in social sciences studies and reports.
Content
The course will present various qualitative methods and engage students in discussions over the premises and use of these methods. Students will learn how to use the different methods through practical applications.
Instruction
The course consists of lectures, group exercises and seminars. Active participation in seminars is compulsory. Justified absence from compulsory seminars can only be compensated to a lesser extent by written submissions. If requirements for attendance are not met, the student will be referred to the next course opportunity.
Assessment
Assessment is by written home assignments and active participation in oral seminars. Assignments submitted after the deadline cannot be accepted. In case of missed deadline, the student is referred to re-examination. If there are justified special reasons, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.
Other directives
The course is an obligatory course within the Master Programme in Social Science.
Reading list
Reading list
Applies from: Autumn 2020
Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.
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Bergman Blix, Stina;
Wettergren, Åsa
The emotional labour of gaining and maintaining access to the field
Qualitative Research, 2015
Mandatory
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Kyngäs, Helvi;
Elo, Satu
The qualitative content analysis process
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2008
Mandatory
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Fine, Gary Alan;
Hallett, Tim
Stranger and stranger: creating theory through ethnographic distance and authority
Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 2014
Mandatory
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Gentles, ;
Charles, ;
Ploeg,
Sampling in Qualitative Research: Insights from an Overview of the Methods Literature
The Qualitative Report, 2015
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3bd0/66b5d7ea4e3a933699576689a855d09f08b6.pdf
Mandatory
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Barbour, Rosaline S.;
Kitzinger, Jenny
Developing focus group research : politics, theory and practice
London: SAGE, 1999
Mandatory
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Ritchie, Jane;
Lewis, Jane
Qualitative research practice : a guide for social science students and researchers
London: SAGE, 2003
Legard, R., Keegan, J., & Ward, K. 2003. In-depth interviews, pp. 138-169.
Mandatory
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Mayring, P.
Qualitative Content Analysis
Forum Qualitative Social Research, 2000
http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1089
Mandatory
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Mills, C. Wright
The sociological imagination
3. pr.: New York: 1959, pr. 1970
Mandatory
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Verification strategies for establishing reliability and validity in qualitative research
Morse, ;
Barrett, ;
Mayan, ;
Olson, ;
Spiers,
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2002
Mandatory
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Valli, Chiara
Gillian Rose. 2012. Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials(Third edition). London: Sage. 408 pp. [Elektronisk resurs] : Book review
2013
Chapters 1 and 2: "Researching with Visual Materials: A Brief Survey" and "Towards a Critical Visual Methodology"
10:2, 191-194
Mandatory
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Small, Mario L.
"How many cases do I need?": On science and the logic of case selection in field-based research
Ethnography, 2009
Mandatory
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Streck, Danilo R.
Research and Social Transformation: Notes about Method and Methodology in Participatory Research
International Journal of Action Research, 2007
https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/41292
Mandatory
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Flick, Uwe
The SAGE handbook of qualitative data collection
Los Angeles: SAGE, 2018
Wästerfors, David, "Observations"
Mandatory
Reading list revisions
- Latest reading list (applies from Autumn 2020, version 2)
- Previous reading list (applies from Autumn 2020, version 1)