Qualitative Research Practice in Health PG (9583)

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	Intensive Online	Bruce, Canberra
0.125	3	Faculty Of Health
Faculty Of Health	Post Graduate Level	Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

This unit introduces the students to all stages of qualitative research practice that focus on the following aspects:
The theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research;
Research design; Data collection, analysis, and presentation;
Validity and trustworthiness;
Reflexive thinking; and
Ethical and safety considerations in qualitative research practice.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the ontological and epistemological theories underpinning qualitative research;
2. Critically evaluate relevant common qualitative methodologies and their application;
3. Reflect on ways to evaluate and assure validity and trustworthiness of qualitative research;
4. Engage in critical reflection and evaluation of ethical issues in qualitative research; and
5. Apply specific theories in practical application of qualitative data analysis, using a range of tools or software and reflect on strengths and weaknesses of those tools.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Being a postgraduate level course, it is expected that students who enrol for this course would have critical reasoning and writing abilities expected at this level. No other prior knowledge is expected of a student enrolling for this course.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	05 February 2024	Intensive	Dr Petra Buergelt
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	Online	Dr Petra Buergelt
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	03 February 2025	Intensive	Dr Petra Buergelt

Timetable

The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Resources

Required texts

Required textbook

Flick, U. (2022). Introduction to qualitative research (7th ed.). New York: Sage.

This best selling book is the definitive guide to the full qualitative research process, from design to dissemination, this is everything you need to understand how good quality research is produced, and how to use and enrich your own work with it.

There is a free online version available at the library web page, https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781529785524, find University of Canberra, and set up an account. A link to this copy will be provided on the CANVAS site.

If you pruchase this textbook, it comes with a lot of resources. For details see: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/an-introduction-to-qualitative-research/book261109

This book is available has hard cover (~ $ 70) and ebook (~ $ 50).

UC library also holds copies of the the 6th (2018) & 5th edition (2014).

Recommended readings

Additional recommended readings will be provided on the CANVAS site.

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Moderation

Moderation is undertaken in line with the Faculty of Health Moderation Guidelines.

Moderation of assessment items:

All assessment items, including exams, are internally reviewed and moderated before they are published in unit outlines, listed on canvas, or printed out for the final exam period. This review of assessment items is performed by another academic within the same field who has a good understanding of the subject matter and is be done as part of the unit curriculum review.

Moderation of marking:

A random selection of assessment items will be cross-mrked, including all failed assignments. The moderation of passing assessment items is based on a sample chosen randomly, on a percentage basis at different grade levels or the full range of submitted assignments to develop a common view about performance.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at 黑料网. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Learner engagement

As this a post-graduate unit, I listen you big and accordingly expect that you are indepently organising your learning to in order to get the most learning out of this unit to further enhance the quality of your honours, MA or PhD research project. At the same time, I designed the unit in a way that requires you to stay engage each week in terms of workshops and assessment items to assist you to stay on top of your independent studies.

High qualitative reserach is inherently participatory, emancipatory, transformative and empowering for both researchers and participants as they together share two-way to learn from each other and co-construct knowledges that empowers both for the mutual benefit of both and their respective communities. Conscequently, I strongly encourage you to travel through the journey of exploring and discovering qualitative research together as a team. I will create a safe space for this team work, but it is up to you whether you use this opporunity to co-create knowledges with and learn from the deep wisdom each student brings to this unit.

As always: what you put in you get out...

Participation requirements

You get the most learning out of this unit if you actively participate in the:

weekly online workshops, CANVAS modules and critical reflections tasks, questions and riddles and
assessment tasks

I trust that the research projects you choose to persue and the difference you want to make with them in the world will guide you to commit to actively participating.

Required IT skills

This unit involves using Canvas as an online learning platform and the intuitive qualitative software analysis package ATLAS.ti.

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

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