PSY033 Data coding methods in qualitative analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
Mastering basic principles of qualitative research on the pregradual level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is primarily designed for students who wish to use qualitative methodology in their dissertations. Using a serias of lectures and practical exrcises, the aim of the course is to make students acquainted with general principles of coding, categorization, and theme creation, as well as interpretation adn application of various perspectives in qualitative research. The course is not specifically focused on a single qualitative approach to qualitative analysis. Instead, it is focused on a common basis and mastering of analytic skills. At the end of the course students should be able to: - choose an appropriate approach to analysis - analyze textual data independently - reflect on perspectives and biases they introduce in their analysis
Syllabus
  • (1) Data creation – principles, hints. Code, category, theme, memo, the role of research question. (2) Bottom-up a top-down approach to analysis. Good practice in coding. Computer assissted qualitative data analysis sotfware (CAQDAS). (3) Hierarchization of categories, coding of relationships between categories, theoretical coding, cross-case analysis, differences among various qualitative approaches (thematic analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis, graounded theory method,...). Deduction, induction, abduction, interpretation, contextualization. (4) Integration of the results of analysis. Consensus as a means of validation. Results formulation, method description. (5) Consultations of individual dissertation projects.
Literature
    required literature
  • SALDAÑA, Johnny. The coding manual for qualitative researchers. 3e. Los Angeles: Sage, 2016, xiv, 339. ISBN 9781473902497. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, homework exercises, final project.
Assessment methods
Semester paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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