Qualitative Analysis: From Interviews to Results
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Program description
Qualitative Analysis: From Interviews to Results
This course will advance student’s skills in the analyzing of qualitative data (e.g. interviews) by using an interpretative approach. This course will help students prepare and transform their findings into a clear and relevant overview, which forms a crucial part of carrying out PhD research.
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Who Should Join
This course aids PhD students in the early and mid-stage of their research.
Course level: Master students, PhD and professionals
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This course will advance student’s skills in the analyzing of qualitative data (e.g. interviews) by using an interpretative approach. This course will help students prepare and transform their findings into a clear and relevant overview, which forms a crucial part of carrying out PhD research. In this course, we aim to enhance the basic knowledge and capability of carrying out qualitative research.
After an introduction of various forms of qualitative research (e.g. ethnographic, semantic, content analysis), and after discussing its strengths and weaknesses, we go into a thoughtful discussion about the actual applicable techniques for carrying out qualitative analysis. We will provide a brief insight into the most crucial steps of qualitative analysis, and subsequently, students will start working with their own data on the basis of the provided principles.
The course will assist students in developing their specific capacities and will enable them to transform their own qualitative data (interviews, observations, focus group data, document analysis, newspapers etc.) into an overview of clear and expressible findings.
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information
Program delivery
Online lectures, practicals, and assignments
Tuition fees
Students and PhD Students: €600
Professionals: €800
Students, PhD students and employees at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC: €500
Applications received before the 1 October (Early Bird Discount): -€50
The tuition fee includes:
- Application and registration
- Exclusive course content for a limited number of participants
- Individual/group guidance from course organiser
- Access to all online VU facilities such as the library and online learning environments
- A certificate of attendance after completing the course
- A transcript of records mentioning the grade and the obtained ECTS
- Full support of the winter school team
- Optional online social activity
Qualification
Credits - 2 ECTS
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Insights into the nature and characteristics of qualitative data, being able to discuss its various forms and its strengths and weaknesses.
- Knowledge and Capacity of the various steps necessary to carry out qualitative analysis, and evaluate these critically.
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