PhD-course in Research Design (DUH225)

The course offers an introduction to research design particularly related to quantitative and qualitative approaches and mixed-methods. Lectures will present an overview of different types of design within the three main types, with examples from ongoing or recent research projects. In seminars students will take active part in critical and constructive discussions of the designs of fellow students, discussions of examples of research designs as well as creative design processes. The seminars will be the starting point for the work with the course assignment.

Knowledge

The student will gain knowledge of:

• What a research design is
• Different types of qualitative and quantitative designs, and mixed methods designs
• The foundations and the appropriateness of different design in the social sciences and the humanities.

Skills

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Critically analyse the inherent logic of a research design
• Discuss and evaluate appropriate research design
• Reflect on and if necessary revise the design of a research project
• Develop an appropriate research design

General competence

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understand similarities and differences between types of research design
• Identify and reflect on different challenges related to the development of an appropriate research design
• Apply skills and knowledge on research design to develop and refine a research proposal

Ingen

Active participation in lectures and seminars

Attendance at the sessions is obligatory. A student who, for whatever reason, is absent from 25% or more of the sessions will not be permitted to submit the paper.

Fagperson(er)

Course teacher:

Atle Skaftun

Course coordinator:

Arne Olav Nygard

Course teacher:

Kjersti Balle Tharaldsen

Study Program Director:

Hein Berdinesen

The course will be held as lectures and seminars with discussions and student activity.

A detailed timetable will be available to the course participants at the beginning of the semester.

The course is open for PhD-candidates at the Faculty of Arts and Education and the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stavanger. PhD-candidates at PhD-programs at other research institutions may also participate in the course.

The course is taught in Norwegian unless some of the participants do not understand a Scandinavian language. In this case, English will be the teaching language.

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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