Exploratory Research Methods
Niveau
1st study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can describe the basic methodological approaches in the social sciences and align their own research projects accordingly.
• can name qualitative data collection procedures and implement them independently.
• can create questionnaires based on theoretical concepts and conduct and evaluate interviews and group discussions.
• can discuss the potential and limitations of qualitative procedures and relate them to quantitative methods.
• are able to assess the possibilities of combining qualitative and quantitative procedures and to apply them in practice.
• can describe the basic methodological approaches in the social sciences and align their own research projects accordingly.
• can name qualitative data collection procedures and implement them independently.
• can create questionnaires based on theoretical concepts and conduct and evaluate interviews and group discussions.
• can discuss the potential and limitations of qualitative procedures and relate them to quantitative methods.
• are able to assess the possibilities of combining qualitative and quantitative procedures and to apply them in practice.
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
• Basic principles of qualitative social research
• Data collection methods in qualitative surveys and observation
• Qualitative sampling procedures and content analysis
• Group discussion and interview techniques
• Combining methods
• Data collection methods in qualitative surveys and observation
• Qualitative sampling procedures and content analysis
• Group discussion and interview techniques
• Combining methods
Recommended specialist literature
• Buber, Renate; Holzmüller, Hartmut: Qualitative Marktforschung: Konzepte - Methoden – Analysen. Gabler Verlag (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Flick, Uwe: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag. (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Lamnek, Siegfried; Krell, Claudia: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz Verlag. (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Mayring, Philipp: Einführung in die qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Flick, Uwe: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag. (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Lamnek, Siegfried; Krell, Claudia: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz Verlag. (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Mayring, Philipp: Einführung in die qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz (in der aktuellen Auflage)
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
5