Exploratory research methods
Niveau
1. Study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• describe the basic methodological approaches in the social sciences and to orien-tate their own research projects accordingly.
• designate qualitative data collection procedures and implement them independent-ly.
• create questionnaires based on theoretical concepts and conduct and evaluate interviews and group discussions
• discuss the potential/limitations of qualitative methods and relate them to quantita-tive methods.
• assess the possible combinations of qualitative and quantitative methods and im-plement them in practice.
• describe the basic methodological approaches in the social sciences and to orien-tate their own research projects accordingly.
• designate qualitative data collection procedures and implement them independent-ly.
• create questionnaires based on theoretical concepts and conduct and evaluate interviews and group discussions
• discuss the potential/limitations of qualitative methods and relate them to quantita-tive methods.
• assess the possible combinations of qualitative and quantitative methods and im-plement them in practice.
Prerequisites for the course
English version will be available soon
Course content
• Basic principles of qualitative social research
• Survey methods in qualitative interviewing and observation
• Qualitative selection procedures and content analysis
• Group discussion and interviewing
• Combination of methods
• Survey methods in qualitative interviewing and observation
• Qualitative selection procedures and content analysis
• Group discussion and interviewing
• Combination of methods
Recommended specialist literature
• Buber, Renate; Holzmüller, Hartmut: Qualitative Marktforschung: Konzepte - Methoden – Analysen. Gabler Verlag (in the current edition)
• Flick, Uwe: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag. (in the current edition)
• Lamnek, Siegfried; Krell, Claudia: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz Verlag. (in the current edition)
• Mayring, Philipp: Einführung in die qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz (in the current edition)
• Flick, Uwe: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag. (in the current edition)
• Lamnek, Siegfried; Krell, Claudia: Qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz Verlag. (in the current edition)
• Mayring, Philipp: Einführung in die qualitative Sozialforschung. Beltz (in the current edition)
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Share of e-learning in %
25
Semester hours per week
2.0
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4
Name of lecturer
Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
IBS.BBB.04.06
Type of course/module
integrated lecture
Type of course
Compulsory