EDML8230-A Research I - Qualit/Quant Meth (Fall 2014 Doctoral)
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Course Details
Session, Dates: 7 (10/20/2014 - 12/13/2014)
Days: R
Time: 06:00 - 10:00 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Nicholson Center 415
Seats Available: 11 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This seminar examines qualitative methods used in social science research, focusing primarily on participant-observation, on asking questions, on writing fieldnotes, and the transferring of these primary field data into written ethnographic documents. It will emphasize ways in which students can most effectively collect, organize, analyze, and interpret qualitative data. Students will explore the ethical concerns most likely to be raised when engaging in qualitative research pursuits. Areas of qualitative methods covered include interviewing, historiography, document and textual analysis, ethnography, and sociometry. Seminar readings on specific research methods will contribute to the formulation of a research project to be carried out during the semester. Recent literature on the theoretical and ethical aspects of these methods will be considered in the context of these projects.
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About the Instructor(s)
E. Gregory Holdan, Ph.D.
holdan@rmu.edu
412-397-4055 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 309
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Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
Professor of Education
Education
holdan@rmu.edu
412-397-4055 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 309
Profile