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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Diāna Kiščenko
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Communication Sciences

Objective

To familiarise students with the main qualitative research methods, to get understanding of qualitative methods and their most significant differences from quantitative methods. The course shapes understanding of the qualitative research process and its stages, main qualitative research methods, as well as the collection of data and their analysis in a qualitative research.

Prerequisites

The study course “Social Research Methods” has been mastered.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Knowledge about the scientific approach and goals of science in social sciences; qualitative methodology in social science research; the structure and design of qualitative research; on qualitative research data acquisition and analysis methods.

Skills

Students are able to identify and use in practice the most important theories, concepts, data acquisition and analysis methods; to choose methods appropriate for the research goal and tasks; to develop a research proposal.

Competence

Students are able to perform a qualitative research in accordance with conditions of qualitative methodology.

Study course planning

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