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Be English-friendly or any other language-friendly means that UC is taught in a language but can either of the
following conditions:
1. There are support materials in English / other language;
2. There are exercises, tests and exams in English / other language;
3. There is a possibility to present written or oral work in English / other language.
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150.0 h/sem
Since year
2018/2019
Pre-requisites
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Objectives
This course intends to contribute for knowledge and competencies about qualitative studies core approaches for data collection and analysis.
Program
1. Features of qualitative research 2. The ontological and epistemological perspectives and the research questions 3. Designing qualitative research 4. Strategies for generating evidence a. Data sources, methods and approaches b. Interviews c. Observation d. Documents 5. Conducting case studies 6. Analysing qualitative data a. Organising and indexing qualitative data b. Approaches in qualitative data analysis c. Making convincing arguments with qualitative data 7. Quality/trustworthiness in qualitative research
Evaluation Method
The evaluation system is based on the delivery of an essay, which should be developed individually by each student, and of an individual exam at the end of the course. The essay and the exam accounts in equal parts (50% each) for the student final mark. the final grade should not be inferior to 10 points/values for the student to be approved. Furthermore, it is required a rate of attendance to classes of at least 80%; otherwise the student will fail.
Teaching Method
To contribute to the acquisition of analytical, information gathering, written and oral communication skills the following learning methodologies (LM) will be used: 1.Expositional, to the presentation of the theoretical reference frames; 2.Participative, with the analysis and discussion of case studies and readings; 3.Active, with the realization of individual works; and 4.Self-study, related with autonomous work by the student.
Observations
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Basic Bibliographic
Marshall, C. and Rossman, G. B. (2015) Designing Qualitative Research, 6th edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Miles, M. B. and Huberman, A. M. (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis, 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage (revised edition in 2013). Patton, M. Q. (2002/2015) Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods, 4rd edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Symon, G. & Cassell, C. (2012). Qualitative Organizational Research: Core Methods And Current Challenges. London: Sage. Tracy, S.J. (2013). Qualitative Research Methods - Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact. London:Wiley-Blackwell. Yin, R. K. (2009/2018) Case Study Research, 4th edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Complementar Bibliographic
Bansal, P. & Corley, K. (2012). 'From the editors: publishing in AMJ - Part 7:What's different about qualitative research?, Academy of Management Journal, 55(3), 509-513. Barratt, M., Choi, T. Y., & Li, M. (2011). Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications. Journal of Operations Management, 29(4), 329-342. Bluhm, D. J., Harman, W., Lee, T. W. & Mitchell, T. R. (2011). Qualitative Research in Management: A Decade of Progress. Journal of Management Studies, 48: 1866-1891. Duriau, V.J., Reger, R.K., & Pfarrer, M.D. 2007. A Content Analysis of the Content Analysis Literature in Organization Studies: Research Themes, Data Sources, and Methodological Refinements. Organizational Research Methods, 10:5-34. Gephart, R. (2004). From the editors: qualitative research and the Academy of Management Journal. Academy of Management Journal, 47(4) p. 454-461, 2004. Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1994). Competing paradigms in qualitative research. Handbook of qualitative research, 2(163-194). Pratt, M. G. (2008). Fitting oval pegs into round holes: tensions in evaluating and publishing qualitative research in top North American journals'. Organizational Research Methods, 11, 481-509. Pratt, M. G. (2009). For the lack of a boilerplate: tips on writing up (and reviewing) qualitative research. Academy of Management Journal, 52, 856-62. Pratt, M. G. (2015). Crafting and Selecting Research Questions and Contexts in Qualitative Research. Handbook of Qualitative Organizational Research: Innovative Pathways and Methods, 177. Rouse, E. D. (2016). Beginning's end: How founders psychologically disengage from their organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 59(5), 1605-1629. Runfola, A., Perna, A., Baraldi, E., & Gregori, G. L. (2017). The use of qualitative case studies in top business and management journals: A quantitative analysis of recent patterns. European Management Journal, 35(1), 116-127. Silva, S. A., Costa, P. L., Costa, R., Tavares, S. M., Leite, E. S., & Passos, A. M. (2013). Meanings of quality of care: Perspectives of Portuguese health professionals and patients. British journal of health psychology, 18(4), 858-873. Vuori, T. O., & Huy, Q. N. (2016). Distributed Attention and Shared Emotions in the Innovation Process How Nokia Lost the Smartphone Battle. Administrative Science Quarterly, 61(1), 9-51. Articles from top academic journals will be assigned to students, for the individual essay, in the beginning of the course.
