Qualitative Research: Design and Methods

Photograph of one person interviewing another.

Interviewing people is one way to collect information for qualitative research. (Image courtesy of beewebhead on Flickr.)

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MIT Course Number

17.878

As Taught In

Fall 2007

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Description

This course is intended for graduate students planning to conduct qualitative research in a variety of different settings. Its topics include: Case studies, interviews, documentary evidence, participant observation, and survey research. The primary goal of this course is to assist students in preparing their (Masters and PhD) dissertation proposals.

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Richard Locke. 17.878 Qualitative Research: Design and Methods. Fall 2007. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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