Schedule

8/28

First Day of Class
Intro to course: What is Qualitative Research?
Introduction to P1
Assign: P1

9/2

Human subjects guidelines; the two studies
Read: Creswell Intro, 1, 2; Human Subjects Manual Sec 1-6; UT Human Subjects Training

9/4

Five traditions of qualitative research
Read: Creswell 3-4

9/9

Philosophical and theoretical frameworks
Signup for presentations on methods
Read: Creswell 5-6

9/11

Introduce and focus the study
Data collection
Read: Creswell 7

9/16

Data analysis and representation
Read: Creswell 8, 10

9/18

Introduction to P2
Assign: P2
Read: IRB proposal and forms

9/23

Presentations on methods
Read: Assigned readings

9/25

Presentations on methods
Read: Assigned readings

9/30

Presentations on methods
Read: Assigned readings

10/2

Presentations on methods
Read: Assigned readings

10/7

Workshop: Interviewing

10/9

Workshop: Field notes

10/14

Workshop: Artifacts

10/16

Workshop: Coding

10/21

Workshop: QR software

10/23

NO CLASS - Instructor on trip

10/28

Workshop: Visualizations

10/30

Workshop: Data logging

11/4

Workshop: Member checks

11/6

Team writeup
Read: Law 1-2

11/11

Team writeup
Read: Law 3-4

11/13

Workshop: Designing a study
Read: Law 5-6
Assign: P3

11/18

Workshop: Avoiding IRB pitfalls
Read: Law 7-8

11/20

P2: Seminar papers due

11/25

Workshop: Developing IRB proposals

11/27

Thanksgiving Holiday

12/2

Workshop: Developing IRB proposals

12/4

Last Class Day
Turn in: P3
Turn in: P3