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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take MN50552 or equivent. |
| Description:
| Aims: To equip students with a critical appreciation of appropriate use of qualitative methods in social research, and the skills to conduct analyse and interpret qualitative research. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding: * Appreciate the relationship between qualitative and quantitative methods and the rationale for when to use qualitative methods with particular relation to their discipline field * Understand the epistemological assumptions that underpin qualitative methodology in their discipline * Be aware of ethical issues in qualitative research Intellectual skills: * Be able to generate researchable problems using qualitative methods * Be able to select appropriate qualitative methods for research questions in relation to their own discipline * Be able to conduct research using qualitative methods, including the use of recording techniques * Be familiar with methods for the analysis of qualitative data, including computer-based techniques * Recognise how tools for research are developed in response to a particular research question * Recognise the cultural context of the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of qualitative material and the implications of this for formulating research designs. Skills: During the unit students are expected to develop their skills in the following areas: * Understand the relationships between, and the rationale for, qualitative and quantitative research methods (T, F, A) * Understand the epistemological assumptions that underpin qualitative methodology in Management (T, F, A) * Write about the Ethical issues in Management research (T, F, A) * Be able to define a researchable problem and formulate research questions (T, F, A) * Be able to design advanced interview protocols and data collection vehicles (T, F) * Be able to conduct a small qualitative study (T, F, A) * Be able to carry out qualitative analysis (T, F, A) Professional practice skills: * Understand ethical issues in relation to qualitative research (T, F, A) * Apply qualitative analysis techniques (T, F, A). Content: The unit builds on Qualitative Methods for Management 1 through more advanced methods of data analysis, and more discipline-specific developments of appropriate techniques. The unit will comprise: 1. Lectures and classes exploring critical issues in the rationale and conduct of qualitative research, including ethical and cultural issues 2. Workshops on selected qualitative methods e.g. analysis of text and visual material, social networks, participant observation, diary studies, Q methodology, participatory research, evaluation 3. In depth critical class work on discipline-related research questions. |
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MN50553 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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