Objective: The purpose of the course is to give an introduction to qualitative methods, with emphasis on the research interview and observations.

Content: The course gives an overview of the qualitative research traditions phenomenology, grounded theory, case studies, biography and ethnography. The focus of the course is mainly concentrated on phenomenology and the narrative research interview. The students are trained to evaluate the relationship between quantitative and qualitative methods.

Exam and assessment: The course in qualitative methods is terminated by a home exam of ten pages per student, not counting the data/ appendix. The home exam is a report developed in the basis of empirical work. The exam is evaluated and graded from A to E. It is possible to choose between two different designs for the home exam. In the first design, three students work together in a group, and these students cooperate on a common report. In the second design, each student works alone and has no co-authors on their home exam. In case of grade F a follow-up exam will be offered at the beginning of the next term.

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