2021/2022
Foundations of Qualitative Methods: from Interpretation to Discourse
Code: 42592 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4313402 Psychosocial Research and Intervention | OT | 0 | 1 |
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Contact
- Name:
- Joan Pujol Tarrés
- Email:
- Joan.Pujol@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- spanish (spa)
Other comments on languages
Sessions are held in Spanish, however some materials can be occasionally offered in Catalan or English, and teachers may respond in Catalan to questions or comments made in Catalan by the students.Teachers
- Joel Feliu Samuel Lajeunesse
- Isabel Pellicer Cardona
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives and Contextualisation
At the end of the module, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between methodology, methods and research techniques
- Identify traditions of qualitative research in the social sciences
- Differentiate quantitative research methods from qualitative methods
- Identify the bases of ethnographic, interactionist and linguistic methods
- Collect relevant information using different information collection techniques
- Analyse and interpret information
- Use resources to guarantee the quality and credibility of qualitative research
- Carry out a research design with qualitative methods
Competences
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
- Establish operational objectives substantiated theoretically and socially relevant to take into account the complexity of the psychosocial reality.
- Selecting and applying necessary for collection, analysis and presentation of empirical material qualitative techniques.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Teamwork, creating synergies in working environments that involve different people working in a coordinated and collaborative.
- Theoretically guide the definition of objectives, design and analysis in understanding the psychosocial phenomena.
- Using information technology and communication in the collection, processing and transmission of knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
- Describe the methodological frameworks involved in the study of a particular research problem.
- Perform a viable plan research from a research question and objectives set
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Specify and evaluate the operational objectives of a research plan according to a question from psychosocial research
- Teamwork, creating synergies in working environments that involve different people working in a coordinated and collaborative.
- Using information technology and communication in the collection, processing and transmission of knowledge.
Content
The module deals with the following topics:
- The qualitative approach in Psychosocial Research and Intervention
- Theoretical-conceptual foundation of the qualitative approach
- To know and Transform from the Discursive Perspective
- To know and transform from the Narrative Perspective
- To know and transform from the Ethnographic Perspective
- Designing a psychosocial project: what to loot at and how to watch
- Analysis and evaluation of psychosocial research designs
Methodology
A. Face-to-face learning (in the classroom):
Teacher:
- Reading assignments
- Presentation of basic contents
- Organisation of class discussions
Students:
- Analyse assigned readings
- Prepare questions in relation to their own research interests
- Presentation of group work
- Answer to questions by students and lecturers
- Argue one's own theoretical / methodological / ethical / political stance
B. Supervised teaching - learning activities (outside the classroom):
- Tutorials
- Organise bibliographic search based on student's research interests.
C. Autonomous learning activities (outside the classroom)
- Gathering and systematising academic references
- Studying the recommended references and those found
- Systematization, summary and analysis of the information collected
- Personal study
- Teamwork
- Theoretical and methodological integration
- Writing conclusions and recommendations from the research
- Preparation of research papers and reports
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Class debate and practical exercises | 10 | 0.4 | 4, 1, 6 |
| Presentation of basic contents | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Group Tutorials | 10.5 | 0.42 | 5, 4, 1, 6 |
| Individual Tutorials | 14.5 | 0.58 | 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Dissertations | 40 | 1.6 | 2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 6, 7 |
| Reading of texts | 25 | 1 | 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 |
| Search and systematization of bibliographic information | 15 | 0.6 | 6, 7 |
| Team work | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 3, 4, 1, 6 |
Assessment
Marking:
- Passed: The module will be considered passed if the student obtains an average score higher than 5 in all the evaluation evidence.
- Enlisted: The student who has presented evidence of learning with a weight equal to or greater than 40% of the total of the module will be considered to be enlisted.
- Not enlisted: It will be considered not enlisted if, although the student has submitted several pieces of evidence, the total weight in relation to the module as a whole is less than 40%.
- Reevaluation: There is no reevaluation.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learning Outcome 1 (EV1): Attendance, practical exercises and regular participation in face-to-face classes. Authorship: Individual. Weight: 10%
- Learning Outcome 2 (EV2): Presentation on a subject to choose among the thematic blocks. Authorship: Group. Weight: 20%
- Learning Outcome 3 (EV3): Reasoned design of qualitative research. Authorship: Individual. Maximum extension: 7000 words. Weight: 50%
- Learning Outcome 4 (EV4): Module learning report for the TFM. Report on the application of the module to the TFM process, corrected by the tutor of the student following the directives of the person coordinating the module. Authorship: Individual. Weight: 20%
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV1. Assistance and active participation | 10% | 0 | 0 | 4, 1, 6 |
| EV2. Group presentation | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 5, 4, 1, 6, 7 |
| EV3. Research Design Assignment | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 7 |
| EV4. Learning module report for the TFM | 20% | 0 | 0 | 4, 1 |
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Software
Article 169 of the UAB statutes states that teaching at the University is developed in a framework of coexistence and solidarity based on the principles and values of an open and democratic society. It is for this reason that, although there is no mandatory software, we recommend using free software.