How to do qualitative research?

A beginner's guide to planning, conducting and describing your first qualitative research study

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What You Will Learn!

How to plan and conduct a qualitative research study!
The difference between a research idea, research aim and research question
What a paradigm, epistemology and ontology are
The link between research paradigms, research questions and research methods
Different participant recruitment techniques and know how many participants are enough in a research study
The difference between research design, research methodology and research methods
Different research designs, methodologies and methods
The aims of qualitative data analysis
Similarities and differences between different approaches to qualitative data analysis
Inductive, deductive and abductive reasoning
Different forms of bias and know how to address them
How to increase validity of the findings
The importance of piloting a research study
What to put in the limitations, results and conclusions sections

Description

This course is an essential resource for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students, as well as anyone else undertaking a qualitative research project. Using practical examples, I take you through what should happen at various stages in the project's schedule, starting with developing your research idea, research aims and research questions, and ending with a discussion of what to put in the Conclusions chapter.

I also explain the general research designs (e.g. Quantitative vs Qualitative research) and research methodologies (narrative research, ethnography, case study, grounded theory and phenomenology), as well as methods of data collection and analysis. I discuss a range of other elements of a qualitative research study (have a look at the course structure to explore it further) and provide down-to-earth explanations of the most confusing and complex terminology and issues related to research (e.g. how many participants/research methods are enough in a research study, what is, and how to increase validity, or what are philosophical worldviews and why are they so important).

This relaxed, but also clear and professional approach is in fact what my students (both those virtual and real-life) like most about my instruction. Take a minute to explore the course content, and join me in the course - I have a feeling that you will like it!

Who Should Attend!

Students who want to learn about qualitative research
Professionals who want to conduct research in their workplace
Teachers who want to have a clear resource for teaching about qualitative research
Anyone interested in qualitative research

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