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60573-01 - Seminar: Qualitative methods: Interview research (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Manfred Max Bergman (max.bergman@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The aim of this one week course is to examine different aspects of interview strategies and techniques, including: the variations, possibilities, and limits of interviewing techniques; assumptions and biases during the interview process; construction of an interview schedule from a research question; question and interview schedule design; reliability and validity issues relating to the interviewing; sampling in interview research; and presentation and defense of interview research. |
| Learning objectives | Assess the suitability of interview research for a research focus and question; develop and pilot an interview schedule; reflect on data quality and sampling in interview research; presentation of interview research. |
| Bibliography | Gubrium, J.F., Holstein, J.A., Marvasti, A.B., & McKinney, K.D. (2012). The SAGE Handbook of Interview Research: The Complexity of the Craft. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
| Comments | In the event of over-enrolment, preference will be given to students of Sociology and Political Science and those from the Department of Social Sciences. |
| Admission requirements | The one week intensive course is limited to MA and PhD students only. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 01.03.2021 | 10.15-16.00 | online, -- |
| Tuesday 02.03.2021 | 10.15-16.00 | online, -- |
| Wednesday 03.03.2021 | 10.15-16.00 | online, -- |
| Thursday 04.03.2021 | 10.15-16.00 | online, -- |
| Friday 05.03.2021 | 10.15-16.00 | online, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Methoden der Soziologie und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften: qualitativ (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Module: Methods for Analyzing Changing Societies (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular participation (minimum attendance: seven half-days) submission of assignments |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Soziologie |