Course

Qualitative Research Methods - COMM8003

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management

Course Outline: COMM8003 Course Outline

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Research

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Excluded: COMM4002, COMM4003, COMM8002, INFS4887

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course will enable student to acquire in-depth knowledge, skills and experience necessary to conduct a qualitative research study. Together with Intellectual Foundations of Social Sciences and Research Methods in Social Science courses, it is intended to inspire, excite and prepare students to undertake qualitative research. The course focuses on issues critical for qualitative inquiry, such as philosophical foundations, theory building, the design and conduct of qualitative study (of different types), methods of data collection and analysis, researcher role and relationships with subjects researched, the quality of qualitative research, presentation of findings and writing a research proposal and a thesis. It will also include the review of exemplary papers adopting a variety of qualitative research methods from organization studies, management, marketing, accounting, information systems, and other business disciplines. The course will adopt a workshop style where students will actively engage in debates and work with empirical material. The course content and structure will be responsive to students’ needs.


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