Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Health Sciences
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3738-18-00-00	There are no available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 06/02/2018

Date and time	06.03.2018, at: 09:00 - 09.03.2018, at: 16:00
Regular seats	14
Course fee	3,840.00 kr.
Lecturers	Thordis Thomsen
ECTS credits	2.80


Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list. The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). All other participants must pay the course fee. Qualitative inquiry is an important part of health research in order to understand and help patients and their families through the illness trajectory. Qualitative methodology compliments quantitative studies and is an integral part of mixed-methods research. The course does not cover surveys or other quantifiable data. The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to commonly used qualitative approaches in health sciences research and to discuss the application and applicability of each approach. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Describe and compare different types of qualitative approaches 2. Discuss the usefulness of each approach in relation to the research question 3. Use an appropriate design in own study 4. Plan the use of various research methodologies in own research Content The course includes an introduction to qualitative inquiry using various approaches (hermeneutics, phenomenology, grounded theory, narratives, ethnography and content analysis) and methods (interviews, participant observation and field work). Participants Participants are PhD students and other postgraduate researchers conducting qualitative studies. Describe the target group of the course and required qualifications (if any) by the participating PhD students. Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: Clinical Research Public Health and Epidemiology Language Danish or English English or Danish. Note that all courses have to be provided in English if required by non-Danish participants. Form Each approach is presented in lectures and discussed with the participants during workshops where participants present their own studies. Questions related to each approach are answered during group discussions. The 4 day course provides an overview of the use of qualitative methods using a combination of practical workshops, group discussions and formal lectures. The course is based on active participation all course days. Course director Thordis Thomsen, associate professor, senior researcher, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdominal Centre, Rigshospitalet, DK thordis.thomsen@regionh.dk Teachers Ingrid Egerod, professor, Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical Medicine, UCPH Julie Midtgaard, associate professor, Department of Public Health, UCPH, Universitetshospitalernes Center for Sundhedsfaglig Forskning, Rigshospitalet, Julie@ucsf.dk, Vibeke Zoffmann, Department of Public Health, UCPH, head of research, JMC, Rigshospitalet, vibeke.zoffmann@regionh.dk, Bente Appel Esbensen, senior researcher, associate professor, Department of Public Health, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, bente.appel.esbensen@regionh.dk. Anne Kjærgaard Danielsen, senior researcher, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology Dates 4 days, 06 March – 09 March 2018. Course location Panum Institute Registration Please register before February 06th, 2018. Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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