PHVIT9200 Qualitative Methods Course description

Admission requirements.

The course is equivalent to KJEFE100, MAFE1000 and ELFE1000, and has an overlap of 10 credits with TRFE1000, EMFE1000, DAFE1000 and BYFE1000.

Under the rule that students have three attempts to take an exam, attempts in equivalent courses also count.

On completion of the course, the PhD candidate has achieved the following learning outcomes, defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The PhD candidate:

• is at the forefront of knowledge in selected qualitative research designs and their theoretical basis, and related methodological considerations
• has in-depth knowledge and understanding of interviews and observation as methodological research tools in the phenomenological, hermeneutic, and discourse-analytic research traditions
• can evaluate the usefulness of different forms of analysis, interpretation, and documentation within the relevant traditions

Skills

The PhD candidate can:

• plan a health science research project with relevant qualitative designs and methods
• analyse, interpret, and disseminate the results of qualitative research
• address complex scientific issues and challenge established knowledge and practice in qualitative methodology

General competence

The PhD candidate can:

• argue in favour of particular qualitative approaches based on scientific theory
• identify relevant ethical issues and conduct research based on qualitative methodology with professional integrity
• participate in discussions on qualitative methodology

Work and teaching methods consist of lectures, seminars, self-study, practical exercises in pilot interviews, and analysis of authentic interviews and observation notes. The outcomes of the seminars are presented and discussed in plenary sessions.

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Individual home examination based on specific questions. To be submitted no more than 2 weeks after the end of the course. Answer papers must consist of up to 3,500 words.

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Grades are awarded on the basis of pass or fail.

One internal examiner