Qualitative Research (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

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Content scheduling

The study course is divided into three parts as follows:

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2 ECTS: Orientation onto theoretical foundation of qualitative research and qualitative research process
2 ECTS: Qualitative data analysis, interpretation and reporting of qualitative data analysis
1 ECTS: Reporting qualitative research, and credibility and ethical considerations

Each part includes individual learning tasks and exams

Objective

The purpose of the course is that you know how to interpret and evaluate qualitative studies and know how to use qualitative research and its methods in the development and research activities of working life.

Competences
- Ethical competence; You know how to implement the principles of good scientific practice and promote their application in your work community
- Learning to learn; You know how to acquire, critically evaluate and produce information taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Proactive development; You know how to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.

After completing the course, you will be able to interpret and explain the theoretical foundations and methods of qualitative research. You can critically evaluate qualitative research and its suitability for research and development work in your own field, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research. You know how to plan and implement research or development work, applying different qualitative research and development methods.

Content

Qualitative researches¿ information theoretic basis
Defining the research topic and the research problem and questions
Qualitative research process
The main data collection methods in qualitative research
Different types of literature review
The main methods of data analysis in qualitative research
The reliability and validity of qualitative research
Qualitative research ethical issues

Materials

Laadullisen tutkimuksen kirjallisuutta

Yleisiä tutkimuskirjoja

Vilkka, H. 2021. Tutki ja kehitä. 5.painos. Jyväskylä: PS-Kustannus.

Hirsjärvi,S., Remes, P. & Sajavaara, P. 2019 tai 15 uudempi painos. Tutkija ja kirjoita. Helsinki:Tammi.

Metsämuuronen, J. 2011. Tutkimuksen tekemisen perusteet ihmistieteissä 2 - opiskelijalaitos.

Laadullisen tutkimuksen kirjallisuutta:

Alasuutari, P. 2011 tai 4.uudempi painos. Laadullinen tutkimus 2.0.Tampere: Vastapaino.

Eskola, J. & Suoranta, J. 2014 tai uudempi painos. Johdatus laadulliseen tutkimukseen. Tampere: Vastapaino.


Puusa, A., Juuti, P. & Aaltio, I. 2020. Laadullisen tutkimuksen näkökulmat ja menetelmät. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Tutkimusmenetelmien verkkokäsikirja. 2021. Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto. https://www.fsd.tuni.fi/fi/palvelut/menetelmaopetus/

Silverman, D. 2022. Doing Qualitative Research. London: SAGE.

Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. 2013. Strategies of qualitative inquiry. 4th edition. Thousands Oaks, CA:SAGE.

Tuomi, J. & Sarajärvi, A. 2018. Laadullinen tutkimus ja sisällönanalyysi. Tammi.

Valli, R. & Aaltola, J. (toim.) 2015 (tai uudempi painos). Ikkunoita tutkimusmetodeihin 1. Metodin valinta ja aineistonkeruu: virikkeitä aloittelevalle tutkijalle. Jyväskylä: PS-Kustannus.

Valli, R. & Aaltola, J. (toim.) 2015 (tai uudempi painos). Ikkunoita tutkimusmetodeihin 2. Näkökulmia aloittelevalle tutkijalle tutkimuksen teoreettisiin lähtökohtiin ja analyysimenetelmiin. Jyväskylä: PS-Kustannus.

Eskola, J. & Suoranta, J. 1998. Johdatus laadulliseen tutkimukseen. Tampere: Vastapaino.


Tuomi, J. & Sarajärvi, A. 2018. Laadullinen tutkimus ja sisällönanalyysi. Helsinki: Tammi.

Ruusuvuori, J. & Tiittula, L. (toim.) 2005. Haastattelu: tutkimus, tilanteet ja vuorovaikutus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Pietikäinen, S. & Mäntynen, A. 2019 (tai vanhempi painos 2009). Uusi kurssi kohti diskurssia. Tampere: Vastapaino

Patton, M. Q. (2002 tai myöhemmät painokset). Qualitative research and evaluation methods. 3. painos. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Braun, V. & Clarke. V. 2021. Thematic Analysis. London: SAGE.

The Sage handbook of qualitative research. Fifth Edition. 2017. Toim. N. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln. Thousands Oaks, CA: Sage.

Klenke, K. 2018. Qualitative Research in the Study of Leadership. Bingley: Emerald.

Creswell, J. & Poth, C.N. 2018. Qualitative inquiry & research design: choosing among five approaches. Fifth Edition. Los Angles: SAGE.

Tapaustutkimus

Yin, R. K. 2018. Case study research and applications : design and methods. Thousands Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Jokinen, P., Bamberg. J. & Laine, M. 2018. Tapaustutkimuksen taito. Kuudes painos. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Liiketalouden näkökulma

Erikson, P. & Kovalainen, A. 2015. Qualitative methods in business research. 2nd Edition. London: SAGE?.

Ghauri, P.N., Gronhaug. K. & Strange, R. 2020. Fifth Edition. Research methods in business studies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Teaching methods

Study methods
Research-based development is an online course. You study in the Moodle learning environment. In Moodle you will find course instructions, schedules, assignments and study materials. You will also attend webinars. In webinars, you reflect and share what you have learned communally with your peer students.

You will conduct independent information gathering and apply what you have learned in learning assignments done in group works or individually.

Guidance
You will receive guidance in the Moodle learning environment (e.g. question and answer forum) and webinars. You will also receive guidance from your peer students.

Feedback
You will receive both qualitative and quantitative evaluation and feedback onto your examination, group work and reflective assignments.


You give feedback on the course (mid-term and final feedback on the implementation).

Employer connections

Your student group forms a working life-oriented peer learning network.

This course has a research project, which can be done for a case organisation.

Exam schedules

Online exam will be done at informed time.
An unsuccessful online exam can be done again in two sessions.

International connections

During the course, you will utilise international research literature.

Completion alternatives

You can familiarise yourself with 17§ of Jamk's degree regulations when con-sidering the recognition and recognition of course competence based on your previously acquired competence and the objectives of the course

Student workload

Your indicative use of time during the 5-credit course is 135 working hours, which is divided as follows:

Orientation to the course 20 h
Studying with learning materials 40 h
Completing learning assignments 60 h
Online lectures and webinars 8 h
Self-assessment and feedback 7 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
The student knows the theoretical basis of qualitative research as well as the strengths and weaknesses. He or she identifies different types of qualitative data and methods that are applicable to different types of research tasks solving. The student understands how to evaluate qualitative research. The student knows how qualitative research has been applied in research and development.

Satisfactory 2
The student applies the theoretical basis of qualitative research. The student is able to identify and select the various kinds of qualitative data and methods, which are applicable to different types of research tasks solving. The student can to apply qualitative research in his/her own field.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
The student master the theoretical basics, strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research. The student is able to analyze the suitability of different qualitative data and methods, in his/her own field research. The students can analyze the qualitative research and its suitability in his/her field of research and development.

Very good 4
The student is able to synthetize and summarize theoretical basics, strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research. The student is able to create new knowledge by utilizing qualitative data and methods. The student is able to create new knowledge by utilizing qualitative research in his/her own field.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
The student is able to determine critically the reasons for the qualitative research information theoretical foundations and methods. The student evaluates strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research. Student can evaluate a variety of qualitative data and methods for the purpose of different types of research tasks solving. Student evaluates critically qualitative research and its applicability in their own field of research and development.

Further information

You will receive formative and summative assessment (teacher/peer review) according to the sequencing of content and assignments.

In the study course, updated Arene recommendations and Jamki rules are followed in the utilization of artificial intelligence, instructions and possible ethical questions