FF:PGM007 Qualitative research - Course Information
PGM007 Qualitative research
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- prof. Mgr. Klára Šeďová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Vlček (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. Mgr. Klára Šeďová, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Tue 16:00–17:40 D51, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/10, only registered: 0/10 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Pedagogy (programme FF, N-PG_) (3)
- School administration and educational policy (programme FF, N-PG_)
- Reflective and experiential learning (programme FF, N-PG_)
- Course objectives
- This course aims to introduce students to both the theoretical and practical dimensions of qualitative research methodology and how it can be applied within the field of education. The course begins with an overview of the theoretical foundations of the qualitative research paradigm. Following that, the process of conducting qualitative research is thoroughly explained step by step. Students engage in both individual and group work throughout the course. They are tasked with completing four individual assignments and four group projects, which are assessed continuously. Each group selects a research question to explore and develops a practice research project around it. The course concludes with the submission of a research report and its defense at a final mini-conference held during the exam period.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, students will be able to: (1) Understand the philosophical foundations of qualitative research. (2) Identify a research problem suitable for qualitative research. (3) Correctly formulate a research question appropriate for qualitative inquiry. (4) Adequately plan a research design. (5) Create a framework for a semi-structured in-depth interview and conduct the interview accordingly. (6) Apply basic analytical techniques: open coding, categorization, and developing an analytical narrative. (7) Interpret interview data. (8) Write a research report summarizing their own research study and its findings.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the course. Methodological foundations. Research problem and research question.
- 2. Planning a qualitative research project – research question, sample, field entry, data collection, analysis.
- 3. Creating a qualitative research project.
- 4. Data collection techniques. Verbal and visual data. Creating a semi-structured interview framework.
- 5. The in-depth interview as a research tool: principles of conducting interviews.
- 6. Qualitative data analysis – open coding.
- 7. Qualitative data analysis – open coding and categorization.
- 8. Qualitative data analysis – creating the structure of an analytical narrative.
- 9. Qualitative research design: biography, grounded theory, ethnography, case study.
- 10. Qualitative data analysis – formulation of findings, constant comparison, interpretation.
- 11. Writing a research report. Structure and form of the text. Core claims.
- 12. Writing a research report. Data interpretation.
- 13. Writing a research report. Individual and team consultations with instructors.
- Literature
- required literature
- ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman and Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách: pravidla hry (Qualitative Research in Educational Sciences: Game Rules). Další autor:M.Sedláček,P.Novotný,K.Nedbálková,M.Miková,T.Janík,O.Kaščák,J.Zounek. vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 384 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0. URL info
- ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára and Roman ŠVAŘÍČEK. Jak psát kvalitativně orientované výzkumné studie. Kvalita v kvalitativním výzkumu (How to write qualitatively oriented research studies. Quality in qualitative research). Pedagogická orientace. Brno: Česká pedagogická společnost, 2013, vol. 23, No 4, p. 478-510. ISSN 1211-4669. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PedOr2013-4-478. Full text info
- HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní metody a aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 8073670402. info
- Teaching methods
- Lecture, seminar, discussion with students, group work, literature study.
- Assessment methods
- For successful completion of the course, students must fulfill the following criteria: 1. Attend seminars (with a maximum of two absences permitted); 2. Complete 4 individual assignments and 4 group projects; 3. Submit a group research report; and 4. Defend the report at a student mini-conference held during the exam period.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Study support
- https://elf.phil.muni.cz/24-25/course/view.php?id=347
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester. - Information about innovation of course.
- This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- All key course information can be found in the ELF platform, accessible to all students. This includes the syllabus, course completion requirements, topic-specific materials, assignment instructions, and submission guidelines. Students are expected to review these materials. Exam dates will be posted in the IS MU system.
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