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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| 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. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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