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Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions

Psychiatric Rehabilitation

PSRT6211 - Seminar in Qualitative Methods of Inquiry

Course Description

Qualitative research aims to reveal the meanings people attach to their experiences, and to understand the ways they depict and interpret these experiences. This research seminar will introduce qualitative research principles, and will enable them to experience the process of planning and carrying out qualitative research, as well as writing a research report. Students will have the opportunity to actively engage in planning a qualitative research project, and collecting, analyzing and presenting qualitative data.

Credits/Modes of Instruction

Credits: 3

Classroom

Prerequisites

Admission to the doctoral program or permission of the instructor.

Course Goals and Outcomes:

Goals

Students completing the Seminar in Qualitative Methods of Inquiry will acquire the knowledge and skills to understand and engage in research design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation of a qualitative study through the following activities; 1) participant observation and interviews; 2) transcribing, coding, sorting and analyzing data; and 3) interpreting results.

Outcomes

• Understand the major assumptions and theoretical concepts of the qualitative paradigm, and understand the core differences between quantitative and qualitative research.
• Articulate an understanding of qualitative research, its background, perspectives, terms, and techniques.
• Design a qualitative research project.
• Analyze data gathered through qualitative data collection techniques.
• Collect data through a variety of techniques including in-depth interviews, focus groups, field notes, observer comments, analytic memos, and existing documents.
• Write a qualitative report including literature review, research questions, research design, planned data collection and analysis, and study implications.
• Assess the ethical and multicultural issues related to qualitative research.
• Apply course concepts and strategies in articulating and operationalizing a teaching philosophy that incorporates the roles and responsibilities of counselor educators, including the role of mentoring.