Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis?
| Numbering Code | G-AGR01 7FC23 LE82 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | ||
| Instructor name |
BAARS, ROGER CLOUD (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Senior Lecturer) Hart Nadav FEUER (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This one-credit course is designed help graduate students prepare for, and implement, the most common social science research methods. These includes semi-structured interviews and focus groups, surveys, and document analysis. The course utilizes a fictitious qualitative research scenario (Climate Change and Food Systems) to visualize these methods. The class covers the relevant principles of qualitative research but also provides opportunity to practice these new ideas in class. Since learning objectives depend on active participation, students are expected to timely complete all assigned homework and attend all seven classes. The classes will be led in English by two international faculty members from the Graduate School of Agriculture and the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies. Overall, the course will help students to broaden their knowledge of qualitative methods and improve their research-based competencies. | |||
| Course Goals | This half-semester course aims to introduce and actively practice some of the most common qualitative research and analytical methods. The course is targeted at M1 and D1 students, but research students and other graduate students who are currently in the early stages of planning their research are also welcome. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1) Course Overview and mixed methods research approaches 2) Block on Surveys (Theory, Survey Design, Survey Administration) 3) Semi-structured Interviewing Block 1 (Theory, Protocol Design) 4) Semi-structured Interviewing Block 2 (Interview Practice, Focus Group Design) 5) Semi-structured Interviewing Block 3 (Focus Group Implementation) 6) Documents and Texts as Qualitative Resources Block 1 (Theory, Data Management) 7) Documents and Texts as Qualitative Resources Block 2 (Analysis and Presentation) 8) Feedback Session |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be graded on attendance and class participation (10%), in-class exercises (50%), and small assignments (40%). | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students will be provided with some prints in class and other materials will be uploaded to PandA before each class. Students are expected to download and read relevant materials before class and to submit homework on PandA by the due dates. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | No textbook is assigned, but online and published resources will be introduced for further study. | ||
| References, etc. | Suggested reference materials will be introduced in class. | |||
