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1 SOC609 Lecture 1Agenda / Whatis Qualitative Research?
2 SOC609 Lecture 2Aims ofQualitative Research / ApproachingQualitative Research There
3 SOC609 Lecture 3ResearchParadigm -Values andBeliefsof QualitativeResearch / Methodologyand Methods / Goals ofResearch
4 SOC609 Lecture 4Nature of QualitativeResearch / Steps inQualitative Research
5 SOC609 Lecture 5Theoryand Research / Qualitative Researchand Subjectivity / Replication,Generalization and Transparency
6 SOC609 Lecture 6Similarities between Qualitative andQuantitative Research / Critiqueon Qualitative Research
7 SOC609 Lecture 7Literature Review / Types ofLiterature Review / Literature Review Readings
8 SOC609 Lecture 8Sources ofLiterature Search / Literature Review andDataSafety / WritingLiterature Review / Literature Review Matrix
9 SOC609 Lecture 9Systematic Literature Review / An Example ofLiterature ReviewStructuralist perspective / Sources ofResearchTopicSelec...
10 SOC609 Lecture 10TopicandResearchQuestion / Qualitative ResearchQuestion / Examples ofQualitative Studies & ResearchQuestion / Concept...
11 SOC609 Lecture 11Theoretical Framework / Methodologyand ResearchDesign / LogicofQualitative ResearchDesign
12 SOC609 Lecture 12Planning QualitativeResearch / Qualitative ResearchQuestion andPlanning Peer Review / Universe / StudyArea / Locale
13 SOC609 Lecture 13Unitof Analysis / Qualitative ResearchMethods / Observations
14 SOC609 Lecture 14Non -ParticipatoryObservations / Partial ParticipatoryObservations / ParticipatoryObservations
15 SOC609 Lecture 15Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) / Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)Compositions / Settings forFocus GroupDiscussions
16 SOC609 Lecture 16Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)Data Reflection / Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)challenges
17 SOC609 Lecture 17In-depth Interviews / In-depth Interviews Data / In-depth Interviews Problems / Case Study
18 SOC609 Lecture 18Case StudyOpportunity / Case StudyLimitations / Biographical Study / Biographical Study Settingsand Procedures
19 SOC609 Lecture 19Biographical Study Challenges / GroundedTheoryMethod / GroundedTheoryMethod Procedures / GroundedTheoryMethod Canons...
20 SOC609 Lecture 20Qualitative ContentAnalysis / Qualitative ContentAnalysis Process / Critiqueon Qualitative ContentAnalysis / Historic...
21 SOC609 Lecture 21Historical Comparative Analysis ResearchChallenges / Discourse Analysis / Discourse AnalysisProcess / Discourse Analy...
22 SOC609 Lecture 22Interview Guide
23 SOC609 Lecture 23Types ofInterview Guide / Check Listand ExcelSheet forQualitative Research / Face to FaceInterviews
24 SOC609 Lecture 24LogicofFieldwork / Fieldwork History / EthnographyFieldwork
25 SOC609 Lecture 25EthnomethodologyFieldwork / Fieldwork Planning / Fieldwork Entry / Fieldwork EntryGate Keepers
26 SOC609 Lecture 26Fieldwork KeyInformant / What Fieldworkers Do? / Fieldwork Step
27 SOC609 Lecture 27Fieldwork Step
28 SOC609 Lecture 28Fieldwork Notes / A Sampleof FieldworkNotes / Fieldwork Problems
29 SOC609 Lecture 29Strategies to Overcome Fieldwork Problems / Sampling Frame / Types ofSampling
30 SOC609 Lecture 30QuotaSampling / Snowball Sampling / Deviant CaseSampling / Theoretical Sampling / Transcription ofQualitative Data
31 SOC609 Lecture 31Qualitative Data Analysis / Manual QualitativeData Analysis / Qualitative Data Analysis Software / Nvivo
32 SOC609 Lecture 32Workingwith Nvivo / Data Patterns inNvivo / Literature Review in Nvivo To
33 SOC609 Lecture 33Word Tree / Word Cloud / Introduction toMAX QDA / Terminologyof MAXQDA
34 SOC609 Lecture 34Codingin MAX QDA / Visualsin MAX QDA / Report Generation inMAX QDA / Code Book
35 SOC609 Lecture 35MAX QDAProblems / Interpretation ofQualitative Data: Semiotics / Interpretation ofQualitative Data: Hermeneutic...
36 SOC609 Lecture 36Measurement inQualitative Social Research / Reliability / Howto Improve Reliability? / Validity
37 SOC609 Lecture 37Types ofValidity / Ethics inQualitative Research
38 SOC609 Lecture 38Steps ofReport Writing / Steps ofReport Writing: Introduction / Steps ofReport Writing: Literature Review / Steps ofR...
39 SOC609 Lecture 39Conceptualization andOperationalization / Steps ofReport Writing: ResearchMethodology / Steps ofReport Writing: Findi...
40 SOC609 Lecture 40Community Study:Literature Review / Community Study:ResearchQuestion(s) / Community Study:ResearchDesign / Community...
41 SOC609 Lecture 41Community Study:Discussion / Community Study:Conclusion
42 SOC609 Lecture 42Cross-cultural Comparison inQualitative Research:Theory / Cross-cultural Comparison inQualitative Research:Literature...
43 SOC609 Lecture 43Lecture 43
44 SOC609 Lecture 44Cross-cultural Comparison inQualitative Research:Discussion / Cross-cultural Comparison inQualitative Research:Conclu...
45 SOC609 Lecture 45Types ofReferences / American Psychological Association / Chicago Manual After

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