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TLM-3080 Qualitative research methods in informatics - 5 stp
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Type of course
Theoretical and practical.
The course can be taken as a single course as long as the admission requirements for the Master Programme are satisfied.
Course contents
The course is a central part of the Master's Programme and introduces the students to telemedicine.
The course will cover the following topics:
1) Insight into conductive qualitative research on telemedicine.
2) Insight into analysing and producing quality research reports based on collected field data.
3) Conducting interviews and participant observations.
4) Strengths and weaknesses of qualitative case studies in telemedicine.
5) The role of researcher in qualitative research.
6) Concepts and theoretical approaches used in qualitative methods.
7) Conducting case studies in challenging contexts.
Application deadline
Singular Course Admission deadlines:
Applications from Nordic countries: 1 December for the Spring Semester.
Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the Spring Semester
Admission requirements
Bachelor Degree in Health related disciplines.
Code: 9371 (Singular Course - Master)
Objective of the course
Learning Outcomes:
Following the course, the students should be able to:
1) Conduct qualitative research on telemedicine.
2) Analyse and produce quality research reports based on collected field data.
3) Be able to conduct interviews and participant observations.
4) Assess strengths and weaknesses of qualitative case studies in telemedicine.
5) Be able to critically assess the role of the researcher in qualitative research.
6) Evaluate different concepts and theoretical approaches used in qualitative methods.
7) Conduct case studies in challenging contexts.
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
Assessment
2-weeks' take-home examination based on a specific assignment.
Norwegian grading system: A-E, with F as fail.
There will not be arranged a re-sit exam for this course.
Recommended reading/syllabus
Books:
Colin Robson (2002) Real world research
Randal, Harper, Rouncefield (2008): Fieldwork for design. Chapter 6
Articles:
Atkinson, P. (1995): Work Among Haematologists, in Medical Talk and Medical Work, pp. 1-20.
Forsythe, D.E. (1999): "It's Just a Matter of Common Sense": Ethnography as Invisible Work. Journal of CSCW, vol. 8, pp. 127-145
Klein, H. and Myers, M (1999): A set of principles for conducting and evaluating interpretive field studies in information systems. MIS Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 67-94
Walsham,Geoff (1995): Interpretive case studies in IS research: nature and method, European Journal of Information Systems, 4, pp. 74-81.
Flyvbjerg, B. (2006): Five Misunderstandings about case-study research, Qualitative Inquiry.
Stoop,A.P.; Berg,M. (2003): Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Patient Care Information System Evaluation: Guidance for the Organizational Decision Maker, Methods of Information in Medicine, 42, pp. 458-62
Popay, J and Williams, G. (1998): Qualitative research and evidence-based healthcare, Journal of the Royal society of medicine, SuppIement No. 3 5 Vol. 91.
Dourish, P. 2006. Implications for design. Proc.ACM Conf.HumanFactors in Computing. Systems CHI 2006, Montreal, Canada, 541-550.
Golden-Biddle, K. and Locke (1993): Appealing work: an investigation of how ethnographic texts convince. Organization science, vol. 4, no. 4. 595-616
Additional material may be distributed during lectures.