Universität Wien

400017 SE Qualitative/Interpretative Methods in Empirical Social Science Research (2022S)

Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Friday, March 18, 2022: 09.00-12.30
Friday, May 13, 2022: 09.00-12.30
Friday, May 27, 2022: 13.00-19.00
Friday, June 3, 2022: 13.00-19.00

Friday, September 23, 2022, 11.00-14.00 (optional)


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Friday, March 18, 2022: 09.00-12.30
Friday, May 13, 2022: 09.00-12.30
Friday, May 27, 2022: 13.00-19.00
Friday, June 3, 2022: 13.00-19.00

Friday, September 23, 2022, 11.00-14.00 (optional)

The course will be organized in digital form via Zoom. A link will be provided for each session on the E-learning platform Moodle.

The course is aimed at PhD students who mainly apply an interpretive or qualitative approach to their research project.
The interdisciplinary perspective of the course - drawing from political science, sociology, anthropology, media studies, linguistics, cultural studies and visual studies focuses on methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation such as qualitative content analysis, frame analysis, critical discourse analysis, visual analysis, and multimodal analytical approaches.
The course attempts to provide tailored support to consolidate/advance the methodological design of the individual PhD projects. Hence, the course focuses on PhD students' concrete project-related interests and needs.
Participants are encouraged to briefly present their PhD project (7-10min max.) and indicate their methods related interest during the first meeting. The following meetings will be planned according to the information gathered from these presentations. Individual interests will be matched and relevant reading for the particular seminar units will be indicated on Moodle.
Moreover, individual consultations (45min per student) with the lecturer intend to discuss the methodological part of the thesis in more detail and provide additional advice. Appointments will be arranged on individual basis.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Brief presentation of PhD project
- Introduction of a journal article/book chapter/book on methodology or a concrete method relevant for the individual research project
- Contributions to in-class group work
- Contributions to plenary discussions
- Seminar paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Active participation (presentations, group work, plenary discussions): 40%
- Seminar paper (focused on the methodological design of the PhD project): 60%

Examination topics

Not applicable

Reading list

Preliminary list

Charmaz, K. (2006): Constructing Grounded Theory. A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis, London et al.: SAGE.
Coyne, I. T. (1997): Sampling in qualitative research. Purposeful and theoretical sampling; merging or clear boundaries? JAN Leading Global Nursing Research, Volume 26, Issue 3, 623-630.
Fusch, P. I./Ness, L- R. (2015): Are We There Yet? Data Saturation in Qualitative Research. The Qualitative Report 2015, Volume 20, Number 9, 1408-1416. http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR20/9/fusch1.pdf.
O’Halloran, K. (2004): Multimodal Discourse Analysis: Systemic Functional Perspectives. Applied Linguistics 27(2): 335–337.
Schreier, M. (2012): Qualitative content analysis in practice. London et al.: SAGE.
Schwartz-Shea, P/Yanow, D. (2012): Interpretive Research Design. London: Routledge.
Van Leeuwen, T. (2015): Critical Discourse Analysis. In: Tracy, K, (ed.): The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction, 1–7. https://onlinelibrary-wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118611463.wbielsi174.
Wodak, R./Krzyzanowski, M. (2008): Qualitative Discourse Analysis in the Social Sciences. Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wodak, R./Meyer, M. (2009): Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis: Introducing Qualitative Methods Series. London et al.: SAGE.
Yanow, D. (2007): Interpretation in policy analysis: On methods and practice, Critical Policy Studies. 1:1, 110-122. DOI: 10.1080/19460171.2007.9518511.

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