Qualitative Research Methods
Conversational Interviewing
This short course is adapted from a semester length graduate level coursetaught at MIT covering Qualitative Research Methods. This online course will focus specifically on teaching how to prepare for and conduct a conversational interview for data gathering purposes. We will also discuss the nature of qualitative research as a methodology, how it compares and differs from other forms of research, and how qualitative and quantitative research complement each other in a research project. This isthe first in a multi-part series which will be released over the coming year, which will focus on Conversational Interviewing, Data Analysis, and Constructing Theory.
You might have encountered other forms of interview techniques in your studies and training. The form that we are teaching is the preferred method of Professor Silbey's, one that she has used extensively throughout her career. The goal is to construct an interview protocol such that you will be able to guide your interviewee through topics of interest to your study without bringing them up explicitly, in order to explore experiences and accounts without pointing respondents in particular directions. Not sure what an interview protocol is? No problem! You will by the end of the course.
What you'll learn
- How to prepare an interview protocol, and how to conduct an interview.
- How to assess validity in qualitative research.
- What is Social Science?
- How does Social Science differ from the physical sciences?
- How does Qualitative Research differ from Quantitative Research?
- What is Fieldwork?
- Conversational Interviewing and it's use in research
- What are the criteria for validity when conducting Qualitative Research?
- What are the tests for validity?
- Interviewing as Data Collection
- Drafting an Interview Protocol
- Interviewing Techniques
- Demostratons of Good and Bad interview techniqueswith detailed discussion
- Logistics of Conducting Interviews: Finding & Inviting Subjects, Recording Interviews, etc
- Ethics & Human Subject Research
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| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 2 - 3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | MITx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX |
| Instructors | Susan Silbey, Meghan Perdue |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities |
| Tags | Humanities |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
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| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 2 - 3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | MITx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX |
| Instructors | Susan Silbey, Meghan Perdue |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities |
| Tags | Humanities |
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