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4712 (v.3) Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582
Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Qualitative approaches in health research. Qualitative methodologies, data collection strategies. Influence of postmodernism on qualitative research, action research, anthropology, critical theory, ethnography, feminist research, grounded theory, historical research, phenomenology, poststructuralism. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative research. Describe the use of a variety of qualitative methods in health research. Develop a level of expertisein one or more qualitative research methods by conducting a small study. Prepare a research report of a limited study utilising qualitative methodology. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Punch K., (1999), Introduction to Social Research - Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, Chapter 11, pp. 264 - 284. Backman K. and Kyngas H., (1999), Challenges of the Grounded Theory Approach to a Novice Researcher, Nursing and Health Sciences, 1, 147-153. Easton K., McComish J. and Greenberg R., (2000), Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Qualitative Data Collection and Transcription, Qualitative Health Research, 10(5), 703-707. Maggs-Rapport F., (2000), Combining Methodological Approaches in Research - Ethnography and Interpretive Phenomenology, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 31 (1), 219 - 225. Morse J., (1995), The Significance of Saturation, Qualitative Health Research, 5 (2), 147 - 149. |
Unit Texts: | Streubert H.J. and Carpenter D., (1999), Qualitative Research in Nursing - Advancing the Humanistic Imperative, 2nd ed., Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Research Project (3 components - 20%, 35% and 45%). This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y |
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External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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