Applied Qualitative Practicum

Catalog description

The focus of this course is to promote a broader understanding of the student's phenomena of interest through the process of qualitative inquiry, immersion and Field Work. Students are expected to choose a particular area of clinical research interest and keep field notes, observations and insights. Students will then analyze their field notes using a chosen process of analysis with a data manager. In moving from stranger to friend the perspective researcher should be aware of emerging research questions in relation to the domain of inquiry, regardless of the chosen methodology. The student will arrive at research questions grounded in the clinical area or area of inquiry with support from the literature and the prospect of moving to the next phase of inquiry. Students will have ample opportunity to work with data and use a data manager to assist with data analysis.