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Qualitative research methods, design and fieldwork
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5257-24-03-31There are no available seats 
Enrollment deadline: 01/05/2024
PlaceVon Langen F111
Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C
Date and time10.06.2024, at: 09:00 - 21.06.2024, at: 15:00
Regular seats20
Course fee2,000.00 kr.
LecturersKia Ditlevsen
ECTS credits4.00
Contact personCharlotte Bukdahl Jacobsen    E-mail address: cja@ifro.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserKia Ditlevsen    E-mail address: kmd@ifro.ku.dk
Written languageEnglish
Teaching languageEnglish
Semester/BlockSummer
Course workload
Course workload categoryHours
Lectures15.00
Practical exercises10.00
Class Exercises5.00
Preparation30.00
Project work40.00
Sum100.00
Aim and content
The purpose of this course is to provide PhD-students an understanding of social science qualitative methodology and knowledge about different kinds of qualitative methods. This course will facilitate methodological reflections on, and developments of, PhD students’ own research designs.

The course runs over two consecutive weeks.
The first week starts with a general introduction to qualitative methodology and research design. After the introduction, the week is built around ‘masterclasses’ in:
- Ethnographic fieldwork and observations
- Qualitative research interviews
- Focus groups
- Case studies

Experts within each of these methods will introduce the method and, taking departure in their own research, show how the method can be used with excellence and what kind of knowledge it can produce.

All masterclass lectures will be followed by a practical exercise, where the students get hands-on experience with the method, and a class discussion drawing on theoretical readings, the lecture and the exercise.

The second week is focused on the participants’ own research. The participants will introduce their PhD research and the ways in which they use/plan to use qualitative methods. Guided by peer feedback and a supervisor, each of the students will then work on their own project.

The project is independently tailored in accordance with the student’s PhD-research. It can, among other things, be to create a research design, construct fieldwork tools (interview guide, observation guide etc.), conduct a pilot study, try out different methods, or write a chapter about qualitative methods for their dissertation.

The second week ends with presentations of projects and a peer-feedback seminar, in which each student will receive feedback from the other students.

Tentative Programe:
Week1

Monday
Introduction
Lecture: Qualitative methodology
Lecture: Qualitative research methods

Tuesday
Masterclass:
Ethnograhic fieldwork and observations
(w/ Line Hillersdal)
Exercise
Discussion in class

Wednesday
Masterclass:
Qualitative interviews
(guest lecturer TBA)
Exercise
Discussion in class

Thursday
Masterclass: Focus groups,
(w/ Bente Halkier)
Exercise
Discussion in class

Friday
Masterclass:
case studies
(w/Iben Nathan)
Exercise
Discussion in class

Week 2

Monday
Presentation of individual projects + Feedback
Project work

Tuesday
Project work
Supervision

Wednesday
Project work

Thursday
Presentation of projects and peer feedback

Friday
Presentation of projects and peer feedback


Learning outcome
Knowledge:
• The students can identify specific features, strengths and weaknesses of different qualitative methods and research designs
• The students can discuss qualitative methodology and its validity
• The students have knowledge about different fieldwork tools used in qualitative research

Skills:
• The students can operationalize a research interest/question
• The students can design their own qualitative study

Competences:
• The students can critically assess the quality of qualitative research designs
• The students can translate knowledge about qualitative methods to their own work

Literature
To be announced

Teaching and learning methods
During first week of the course, the students will be introduced to different qualitative methods throughlecturers and “masterclass” guest-lecturers from experts in different kinds of qualitative methods.
The students will be asked to do exercises in groups and individually, giving them a hands-on experience with the different kinds of qualitative methods.
During the second week of the course, the students will focus on the qualitative methods relevant for their specific thesis work in a supervised, individual project work.
Furthermore, the students will learn through providing peer feedback during the course.

Type of assessment
Active participation throughout the course
Presentation of individual project work and participation in peer feedback-seminar

Lecturers
Bente Halkier is Professor at the Department of Sociology, UCPH. She has extensive experience with qualitative methods, especially focus groups. She is the author of a much cited text book on Focus Group research.

Line Hillersdal is Associate professor at the Department of Anthropology, UCPH. Line is an expert in the use of ethnographic methods in interdisciplinary research.

Iben Nathan is Associate professor at the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UCPH. Iben works with natural resource policy and have extensive experience with the use of different qualitative methods, including case study design.

A guest lecturer with extensive expertise in qualitative interview method will be announced later.

Remarks
Course fee: 2000 DKr.
Course fee covers lunch and coffee/tea during course days.

Cancellation of course enrollment before May 15, 2024.

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