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230043 UE B7 Group Discussion and Focus Group (2025W)
Qualititative Research Methods: Consolidation (Exercise)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 22.08.2025 00:01 to We 17.09.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 15.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- N Friday 03.10. 09:45 - 14:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Friday 07.11. 13:15 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Friday 21.11. 13:15 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Friday 12.12. 09:45 - 14:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Friday 16.01. 09:45 - 14:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
- Active participation in the course with short presentations;
- Independent reading of the compulsory literature;
- Development of a participatory research concept in small groups;
- Presentation of this concept and application of a participatory method in practice;
- Preparation of a written report (including the compulsory literature) including reflection on the independent implementation in small groupsImportant Grading Information:
All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer apply
Students who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.
The positive assessment of all partial performances is a prerequisite for a positive assessment of the entire course, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).
In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.
You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/.
In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology during the registration period (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum requirement,:
- Attendance is compulsory, students may be absent for 1.5 units without excuse
- Written reflection report on the implementation of the participatory method (group task)Assessment criteria
(1) Active participation during the course, reading the required literature and participating in the discussion about it through constructive comments (50 points)
(2) Developing and presenting of a participatory research concept in small groups (20 points)
(3) Application of a participatory method and preparation of a reflection report (30 points)60 points are required for a positive assessment of the course:
1 (very good) 100-90 points | 2 (good) 89-81 points | 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points | 4 (sufficient) 70-60 points | 5 (unsatisfactory) 59-0 points
- Attendance is compulsory, students may be absent for 1.5 units without excuse
- Written reflection report on the implementation of the participatory method (group task)Assessment criteria
(1) Active participation during the course, reading the required literature and participating in the discussion about it through constructive comments (50 points)
(2) Developing and presenting of a participatory research concept in small groups (20 points)
(3) Application of a participatory method and preparation of a reflection report (30 points)60 points are required for a positive assessment of the course:
1 (very good) 100-90 points | 2 (good) 89-81 points | 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points | 4 (sufficient) 70-60 points | 5 (unsatisfactory) 59-0 points
Examination topics
All scientific inputs in the course, in particular the slides provided and the papers, that must be read (compulsory reading). Additional texts and references can be found on Moodle.
Reading list
Bohnsack, Ralf/ Schäffer, Burkhard (2001): Das Gruppendiskussionsverfahren. In Hug, T. (Hg): Wie kommt Wissenschaft zu Wissen? Band 2: Einführung in die Forschungsmethodik und Forschungspraxis. Schneider Verlag Hohengehren. Baltmannsweiler 2001. S. 324-341.
Gugglberger, L., Adamowitsch, M., Teutsch, F., Felder-Puig, R., & Dür, W. (2013). The use of group discussions: a case study of learning about organisational characteristics of schools. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 18(2), 127143.
Lamnek, Siegfried (2005): Gruppendiskussion. Theorie und Praxis. Beltz/UTB. Heidelberg.
Przyborski, A., Riegler, J. (2010). Gruppendiskussion und Fokusgruppe. In: Mey, G., Mruck, K. (eds) Handbuch Qualitative Forschung in der Psychologie. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Schulz, M., Mack, B., & Renn, O. (2012). Fokusgruppen in der empirischen Sozialwissenschaft: Von der Konzeption bis zur Auswertung. Springer.
Sherriff, N., Gugglberger, L., Hall, C., & Scholes, J. (2014). "From start to finish": Practical and ethical considerations in the use of focus groups to evaluate sexual health service interventions for young people. Qualitative Psychology, 1(2), 92106.
Strauss, Anselm/Corbin, Juliet (1996): Grounded Theory: Grundlagen Qualitativer Sozialforschung. Psychologische Verlags Union. Weinheim.
Vogl, S. (2014). Gruppendiskussion. In: Baur, N., Blasius, J. (eds) Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden.
Gugglberger, L., Adamowitsch, M., Teutsch, F., Felder-Puig, R., & Dür, W. (2013). The use of group discussions: a case study of learning about organisational characteristics of schools. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 18(2), 127143.
Lamnek, Siegfried (2005): Gruppendiskussion. Theorie und Praxis. Beltz/UTB. Heidelberg.
Przyborski, A., Riegler, J. (2010). Gruppendiskussion und Fokusgruppe. In: Mey, G., Mruck, K. (eds) Handbuch Qualitative Forschung in der Psychologie. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Schulz, M., Mack, B., & Renn, O. (2012). Fokusgruppen in der empirischen Sozialwissenschaft: Von der Konzeption bis zur Auswertung. Springer.
Sherriff, N., Gugglberger, L., Hall, C., & Scholes, J. (2014). "From start to finish": Practical and ethical considerations in the use of focus groups to evaluate sexual health service interventions for young people. Qualitative Psychology, 1(2), 92106.
Strauss, Anselm/Corbin, Juliet (1996): Grounded Theory: Grundlagen Qualitativer Sozialforschung. Psychologische Verlags Union. Weinheim.
Vogl, S. (2014). Gruppendiskussion. In: Baur, N., Blasius, J. (eds) Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden.
Association in the course directory
Im auslaufenden Bachelorstudiengang Soziologie: in Kombination mit "B7 UE Qualitative Methoden - Vertiefung" Äquivalent zu BA M3 SEUE Qualitative Methoden
Last modified: Fr 27.06.2025 00:02
The main goal of the course is to get to knowledge about the approaches of participatory research and central participatory techniques. Students also gain knowledge about the possibilities of participatory research approaches in sociology and learn about the role of Co-researchers. Participatory approaches aim to involve co-researchers in knowledge production at different levels of intensity and at different research stages in order to understand the social realities. Participation and knowledge-co-production can be implement when developing the research questions, the interview guidelines or in the analysis and dissemination phase.Contents:
At first, the course introduces participatory research approaches (action research, participatory research, community-based research) and highlights parallels and differences to well-known approaches of qualitative social research.
In conjunction, the students use scientific texts and independent research references to develop important concepts of participatory research, such as the positionality of the researcher her-/himself, proximity and distance, the role of reflection, research principles and ethical considerations in participatory research. Examples of participatory techniques and methods in the field of childhood research (visual participatory methods such as children's drawings, concept cartoon discussions and reflexive photography) and urban research (spatial qualitative methods such as walking interviews and mental maps) are explained.Methods:
Group working, individual reading of relevant references including discussion and statements in the course; presentations; written report;
The students read the literature independently. A participatory research concept is developed together in small groups and an example of a technique of this approach is carried out, and documented in writing and presented.