SOCY333 Qualitative Research Methods
| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level in Sociology, including SOCY 100 | |||||||||
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| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Gail Hawkes (ghawkes@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit introduces students to qualitative research methods in sociology. Approaches covered will be selected from a range including, but not necessarily limited to: ethnography, life history analysis, interviewing, focus groups, document analysis, action research, content and discourse analysis, and visual analysis. Questions of research ethics and validity and reliability will also be addressed. Students who successfully complete the unit should be sufficiently familiar with the various approaches to be able to match appropriate method(s) to particular research contexts. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text(s):Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Recommended Material Optional |
None | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |