The Qualitative 101 Syllabus
The Qualitative 101 Syllabus
Course Description:
This course will introduce participants to the characteristics and
approaches to designing and conducting qualitative research projects in psychological
research. Students will gain hands-on experiences in qualitative method and analysis
techniques while carrying out a research project.
Course Objectives:
1) To become familiar with the characteristics, language and logic of
qualitative research methods;
2) To understand the available techniques for designing a qualitative
research study;
3) To understand the available techniques for qualitative data
analysis;
4) To be able to recognize and assess quality and rigor in evaluating
a qualitative research study.
Grading:
Letter grade is based on participation, assignments, quiz, course exams, and final
research project.
Sessions’ Materials
Course Readings
Journal Reports
For these short assignments I would like you to find some qualitative journal articles that
irked your interest or curiosity. What you should do is read it, describe the content in details,
and make a comment about the journal, at least two page of length. The comment could be a
combination of some quotations, some part of the journal, or an entire idea that the author has
advanced. You can discuss how you agree or disagree with the point or whether it is a new
idea to you and why it challenges your current understanding (s). Please consider these
reports as exercises to get prepared for writing a proposal for your thesis. I am not interested
in a translation of the journal, but your ideas and thoughts. You can combine more than one
passage or a theme across readings as desired. If you wish, you could use literatures (e.g.
journal articles, text books, etc.) to enrich your thoughts. This reports should be reported
every week of our class session.