MSE603 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
| Course Code: | 4600603 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mathematics and Science Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr GÖKHAN ÖZTÜRK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Qualitative research methods and approaches in educational fields constitute a significant part of this course. You are expected to learn how to design and conduct a qualitative inquiry from the standpoints of different traditions. These traditions include, but are not limited to, narrative research, ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, and case study. You will also have a chance to learn how to design, conduct, and report a qualitative study and reflect upon your experiences for different parts of the course activities in which you will engage with conducting a part of qualitative research.
Course Content
An introduction of qualitative research. Aims to help students develop skills, techniques, and knowledge necessary to undertake independent research using qualitative methodology.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course you are expected to:
- Learn the theoretical foundations of qualitative inquiry and review its ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological stances.
- Learn the similarities and differences of varied traditions of qualitative inquiry, for example, narrative, ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory and case study.
- Design, conduct, and report a pilot qualitative inquiry.
- Analyze the research methodologists’ perspectives on qualitative research.
- Synthesize the methods and approaches presented in the course readings and in the literature.