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MACS 6303 – Qualitative Data Analysis II
This course covers best practices in phenomenology, narrative inquiry, and discursive
analysis. Students will learn how to conduct thematic analyses, phenomenological
reduction, creative synthesis, microanalysis, and report writing. Students will also learn
quality control measures such as bracketing, epoché, and verisimilitude. Offered winter.
MACS 6304 – Appraising Qualitative Research
This course covers the appraisal and review of products emanating from qualitative
research including papers, articles, posters, grant proposals, books, book prospectus,
dissertations, theses, and systematic reviews. Students will learn how to assess the
quality of qualitative research products, construct and use criterion-based rubrics, and
compose reviews. Students will also serve as ad hoc reviewers for The Qualitative Report
(TQR). Offered occasionally.
MACS 6305 - Qualitative Research Design
This course covers knowledge and skills needed to design a qualitative research study
and compose a qualitative research proposal. Students will learn how to construct and
justify a qualitative research study, synthesize the relevant research literature, generate
discovery-oriented research questions, select sites and samples, create a manageable
method including a quality control system, address ethical issues, and discuss potential
implications and limitations. Students will compose their own qualitative research
proposals and Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB)
protocols and consent forms. Offered summer.
MACS 6306 – Conducting Qualitative Research I
This course covers the activities involved in the initiation of a qualitative research study.
Students will start the study they proposed in MACS 6305 Qualitative Research Design.
Offered occasionally.
MACS 6307 Conducting Qualitative Research II
This course covers the activities involved in the culmination of a qualitative research
study. Students will complete the study they proposed in QRGP 6305 Qualitative
Research Design and started in QRGP 6306 Conducting Qualitative Research I. Offered
occasionally.
MACS 6308 - Writing Qualitative Research
Students will learn how to write up their qualitative research inquiries from the earliest
steps of their studies through the manuscript submission process using writing and
representational styles consistent with their research design and purpose. To this end,
students will produce their own original qualitative research papers that incorporate the
basic elements of qualitative research reports and best practices for communicating their
methodological choices and research findings in transparent and coherent prose.
Students will also learn how to evaluate the quality of their compositions and revise their
drafts via the use of rubrics and manuscript checklists. While it is not necessary that
other Qualitative Research courses have been taken in the Certificate Program, it is a
requirement that you have conducted your own research – this course will assist writing
up results of a qualitative study. Offered occasionally.
MACS 6309 - Arts-Based Qualitative Research
This course presents various ways in which to incorporate arts-based strategies into
qualitative research design, in order to generate additional data, address researcher bias,
deepen qualitative analysis, and enhance the presentation of research findings. For
example, the course will explore ways in which the use of collage can be used to both
