CMAa11 Qualitative Research

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Slavík (lecturer)
Mgr. Matěj Richtr (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Novotná, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 23. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 14:00–15:40 PC54
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ROCNIK(2, 3)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The project-oriented course seeks to lead the students through the whole qualitative research process through letting them pursue their own research mini-project. We aim to teach the students how to design a qualitative study, how to pose research questions and articulate research aims, how to deal with ethical issues, and how to tell a story about their qualitative research findings. Above all, the aim of the course is to introduce and to practice the technique of qualitative interviewing and data analysis through conducting and analyzing semi-structured interviews. The mini-projects will always revolve around a theme of a recent research project at the department (e.g. trust in media).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students will be able to design a study based on qualitative interviewing; prepare and conduct semi-structured interviews; assess limits and strengths of semi-structured interviewing; analyze interview data; deal with basic research ethics issues; present their research findings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Qualitative research: basic terms + designing an interview-based study
  • 3. Defining individual mini-projects: research problem, research questions and aims
  • 4. Construction of a sample, approaching interviewees
  • 5. Varieties of qualitative interviewing; shadowing
  • 6. Conducting interviews
  • 7. Ethics and reflexivity
  • 8. Research notes, recording and transcriptions
  • 9. Coding, analysis, interpretation
  • 10. How to present research findings; current trends in research storytelling
Literature
  • • BRINKMANN, Svend and Steinar KVALE. InterViews: learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. Third edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015. xviii, 405. ISBN 9781452275727.
  • GIBBS, Graham. Analyzing qualitative data. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2018, xviii, 210. ISBN 9781473915817. info
  • CORBIN, Juliet M. and Anselm L. STRAUSS. Basics of qualitative research : techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Fourth edition. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2015, xviii, 431. ISBN 9781412997461. info
  • EZZY, Douglas. Qualitative analysis : practice and innovation. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, xvii, 190. ISBN 0-415-28127-X. info
  • ARKSEY, Hilary and Peter KNIGHT. Interviewing for social scientists : an introductory resource with examples. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 1999, xii, 208. ISBN 0761958703. info
Teaching methods
The course is designed as a seminar; the students will carry out practical exercises and tasks.
Assessment methods
Individual assignments revolving around the mini-projects: qualitative interviews, a self-reflexive text, a creative presentation of the mini-project.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
Interconnected with the course Anthropological Research (CMAa09)
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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