Postgraduate Course: Qualitative Methodologies in Psychological Research (PSYL11072)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides a conceptual and practical introduction to some core qualitative methodologies used in Psychology, including Discursive Psychology, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Thematic Analysis and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. |
| Course description |
The course presents the rationale for the various qualitative approaches and their underlying epistemologies, and engages students in current debates regarding ethics, epistemology, and evaluation of qualitative research within Psychology. It introduces different ways of collecting qualitative data, including interviews, internet data and recording naturally occurring interaction. It demonstrates and compare several ways of analysing qualitative data, with a particular focus on discursive psychological (DP) analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The course includes a substantial hands-on component, with regular exercises to practice different aspects of qualitative methodologies and provides students with the opportunity to design, conduct, analyse and report their own DP research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 56 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
76 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Homework tasks 30%
Final report (1500 words) 70% |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback is provided through regular online activities with model answers, through the lab tasks, and through Q&A sessions. Summative feedback is provided through regular quizzes and written feedback on the final report. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the rationale underlying qualitative methodologies
- collect qualitative data and understand related practical and conceptual issues, and design and report their own discursive psychological research project
- demonstrate basic skills in doing discursive psychological analysis
- understand the underlying rationale and process of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and conduct IPA interviews
- understand the underlying rationale and process of thematic and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
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Reading List
Wiggins, S. (2017). Discursive psychology : Theory, method and applications. Los Angeles: Sage.
Braun, V. & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77-101.
Willig, C. (2013). Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology. Berkshire: McGraw Hill-Education.
Larkin, M., Watts, S., & Clifton, E. (2006). Giving voice and making sense in interpretative phenomenological analysis. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 102¿120. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will gain significant research and analytic skills as well as an appreciation of qualitative research and methodologies. |
| Keywords | qualitative methodologies,discursive,thematic,analysis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cristina Da Silva Marinho
Tel:
Email: cristina.marinho@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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