Qualitative Research Methods And Research Writing

COURSE LAYOUT
Week1:  Introduction to qualitative research,Introduction,The Qualitative Researcher,Quantitative vs. qualitative research, History of qualitative research,The process of qualitative research

Week 2:

Major paradigms & perspectives,Dominant paradigms of qualitative research,Interpretivist thinking,Verstehen, Constructivism,Properties of constructions,Constructivism: Sub paradigms,Criticisms of interpretivism & constructivism

Week 3:

Major paradigms & perspectives (Contd.),Critical theory,Characteristics of critical theory,Critiques of critical theory

Week 4:

Strategies of inquiry,Introduction to qualitative inquiry,Qualitative research design,Ethnography,Autoethnography,Case studies,Analyzing interpretive practice

Week 5:

Strategies of inquiry (Contd.),Grounded Theory,Participatory Action Research

Week 6:

Methods of collecting & analyzing empirical materials,Observations,Interviewing,Interpretation of documents & material cultur,Images & visual methods Autoethnography, personal narrative & reflexivity

Week 7:

Methods of collecting & analyzing empirical materials (Contd.),Analyzing talk & text,Data management & analysis methods, Software & qualitative research

Week 8:

Interpretation, evaluation & presentation,The problem of criteria,Interpretation,Writing,Evaluation and social programs, Qualitative research and social policy Conclusion

Week 9:

What, why and how of technical and research writing.

Week 10:

Literature review.Week 11: Writing about methods, results, and discussion of results.

Week 12:

Referencing, academic integrity, and writing for different types of readers (Research proposals, Dissertations, Journal articles, Magazine articles)Final Examination Pattern: Multiple Choice Questions (Just like the weekly quizzes)