Universität Wien

290087 PS Introduction into Qualitative Data Collection (2007W)

1.50 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Language: German

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 04.10. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 11.10. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 18.10. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 25.10. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 08.11. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 15.11. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 22.11. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 29.11. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 06.12. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 13.12. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 10.01. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 17.01. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 24.01. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 31.01. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal II NIG Erdgeschoß

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Over the last few years qualitative methods have gained importance within geography as well. With the new curriculum of 2002 this short, hands-on introduction into the main qualitative methods of data collection is being held as a compulsory course for all geographers within the basic methodology block. It aims at enabling students and practitioners to set up their own qualitative research into visual, verbal and textual data. With this goal in mind, this course focuses on methods of open observation and open interviews, and their documentation.
In the years 2003 to 2005, these methods have been applied within a research project with and on Slovak, Hungarian, Polish and Czech students at Vienna's universities. This took the form of narrative interviews and participant-observation reports on shared trips to Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. In 2002 we looked at urban graffiti and did interviews with managers who were about to close down their business - often looking back on decades of professional activity. The topic of this year's empirical research will be announced when the term starts.

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