HMM4104B - Qualitative methods
Course content
The course aims to familiarize students with qualitative techniques common in the study of health services, enabling them to carry out their own research. The course will teach students when qualitative research is appropriate, and will also teach them to recognize the methodological choices that face the qualitative researcher. Further, the course will give a practical introduction to elite interviews and analyzes of texts.
The course aims to cover the following topics:
1) The relevance and irrelevance of qualitative research
2) Reliability, validity, and generalizability in qualitative research
3) Interviews
4) Texts
Learning outcome
Learning outcomes:
You will learn:
• To recognize the pro and cons of qualitative designs
• To understand the central concepts used in qualitative research
• To understand the main methods used in qualitative research
• How to develop a qualitative research design
• How to evaluate presentations of qualitative results.
Admission
Id does not exist in shared textOnly for master students at Health Economics, Policy and Management.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Id does not exist in shared textNo obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.
Overlapping courses
5 credits overlap with HMM4104 - Research Design and Qualitative Methods (discontinued).Teaching
Lectures.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
A final written exam.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
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Grading scale
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Explanations and appeals
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Withdrawal from an examination
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Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.