Qualitative Research Methods facilitate discussion, awareness, understanding, and application of qualitative research methodology. In this course we seek to understand the basics of research with a specific focus on methods that involve how people interpret, experience, and make meaning of the world. This objective is achieved through discussions, applications, and demonstrating the ability to solve human problems via viable research. Rather than focusing on numerical data and statistical relationships, qualitative methods emphasize words, narratives, observations, and lived experience. This includes the development, design, and application of several analysis papers, culminating in a written research proposal and an oral presentation. Methods covered include ethnography, interviewing, content analysis, (un)obtrusive measures, visual analysis, content analysis, focus groups, and ethics.
