QUALITATIVE METHODS IN HEALTH RESEARCH
PHE5QMH
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students are introduced to qualitative methods and the opportunities for applying these in the health field. An overview of the research being conducted in health is used to identify the real and potential role of qualitative methods such as ethnography, interview methods, unobtrusive methods, online research and arts-based methods. Processes of qualitative methods are covered, including identifying a research problem, thinking about methodological framework, sampling and rigour, collecting data, analysing data, developing a narrative to report results and writing up a thesis.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Students enrolled in one of the following course codes HMPHC,HZPHID, HMHS or HZPHHA must pass all first year subjects
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Qualitative research methods, 3rd edn | Prescribed | Liamputtong, P 2009 | MELBOURNE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Readings | Handbook of qualitative research | Preliminary | Denzin, N K and Lincoln, Y S 2001 | SAGE, LONDON |
| Readings | Researching the vulnerable: a guide to sensitive research methods | Preliminary | Liamputtong, P 2007 | SAGE, LONDON |
City, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas
Class requirements
Lecture
One 6.5 hours lecture every two weeks and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One oral presentation | 20 | |
| one meta-synthesis | 80 |
Online, 2014, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Suzanne Hodgkin
Class requirements
Seminar
One 1.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via online.
"Online equivalent of one 1-hour seminar per week."
WorkShop
Two 2.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via blended.
"6 two hour face to face workshops"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One oral presentation | 20 | |
| one meta-synthesis | 80 |