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and being prepared to connect and apply those current events to the topics covered in
class.
Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research
QRGP 6300 Foundations of Qualitative Research
This course introduces students to the epistemological, theoretical, methodological, and
procedural foundations of qualitative research. Students will learn common factors
qualitative approaches to inquiry share as well as learning the specifics of the major
qualitative research methodologies such as generic qualitative description, grounded
theory, phenomenology, ethnography, narrative analysis, and discourse analysis.
Students will also be introduced to the variety of professional settings in which qualitative
research is utilized including academia, business and organizations, international
development, and private consultation. Offered fall.
QRGP 6301 Qualitative Data Collection
The course provides students an opportunity to learn the basics of qualitative research
design with a focus on qualitative data generation, collection, and preparation. Students
will learn how to select appropriate research sites, gain access to data sources, design
and manage sampling strategies, conduct individual and group interviews, carry out field
observations, collect documents, transcribe, and compose field notes. Students will also
learn quality control measures such as maintaining research journals and diaries.
Offered winter.
QRGP 6302 Qualitative Data Analysis I
This course covers best practices in generic qualitative, ethnographic, and grounded
theory analysis. Students will learn how to conduct within-case and across case analysis,
coding and conceptualization, transforming data, and report writing. Students will also
learn quality control measures such as constant comparison, member checking, peer
debriefing, and conducting audit trails. Offered fall.
QRGP 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.
QRGP 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.
QRGP 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
