Section outline

  • Qualitative Data Collection Methods

    Faculty:  Daniel Dohan and Wendy Anderson

    Location: Mission Hall 2108

    Qualitative research can use many different data sources. Individual interviews and interviewing and focus groups are common means of collecting data for qualitative research. Interviewing is a key qualitative research skill. What can you learn about by asking questions of individuals? How do you decide who to interview? How do the questions you ask – and how you ask them – differ in qualitative versus quantitative work? How do you arrange questions into an interview? What about sensitive topics? And what about logistics – taping, transcription, that type of thing?

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture02: Data Collection - Jan 14 2015 File

    • Required Reading:

      Creswell Chapters 4, 5, 7

    • Kuper BMJ 2008 File
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    • Dohan,2002 HSR File
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