Qualitative Methods for Public Service

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Introduction to qualitative research; qualitative research approaches; study of how to begin qualitative research; before field entry - research design; exploration of the consideration of ethics in qualitative research; going into the field; qualitative data collection – interviewing & focus groups; qualitative data collection – observations and field notes; documents, archives and other forms of qualitative data; coding qualitative data; data analysis; verification of conclusions and reliability in qualitative research; dissemination of qualitative research; mock project presentations. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of MPSA director or PSAA department head.