Advanced Qualitative Research Course MT 24 & HT 25

26 November 13:30 to 20 May 15:00

The course is open to D.Phil. students across the Social Sciences Division who have already collected data, ideally having completed their fieldwork entirely. The course is designed to help you develop skills and understanding relating to the analysis and reporting of qualitative data. It is most suitable for those who have finished fieldwork and beginning, or in the midst of, analysis and writing. The structure of the course reflects the issues and challenges that students have faced using qualitative data in their research, is quite practical and highly discursive in nature. 

In applying for this course, you are committing to attend all 15 sessions. If you cannot commit to this, please do not apply this time. 

Session 1 and 2 are online. From session 3 onwards you are asked to commit to attend all sessions in-person because of the nature of the seminars. Should an exceptional circumstance arise, please contact the trainer directly who will be able to advise whether joining a session online is possible.

Some hybrid teaching is possible, if necessary, but in-person attendance is the standard.

 

Course handbooks will be provided for attendees who have registered, and Microsoft Teams will be used for class organisation, collaboration, and file sharing. 
 

Unit 1: Quality, theory and framing 

MT24
Session 1: Tuesday 26 Nov, 13:30 – 15:00 - Quality and trust in data analysis I 
Session 2: Tuesday 3 Dec, 13:30 – 15:00 - Conceptual and theoretical frameworks
Session 3: Tuesday 10 Dec, 13:30 – 15:00 - Theory in use in qualitative data 
 
HT25
Session 4: Tuesday 21 Jan, 13:30 – 15:00 - Numbers in use in qualitative data
Session 5: Tuesday 28 Jan, 13:30 – 15:00 - Coding qualitative data I 
Session 6: Tuesday 4 Feb, 13:30 – 15:00 - Progressive focussing
Session 7: Tuesday 11 Feb, 12:30 – 14:00 - Writing, methodology and context in qualitative theses

Unit 2: Quality and the process of data analysis
Session 1: Tuesday 18 Feb, 13:30 – 15:00 - Quality and trust in data analysis II
Session 2: Tuesday 25 Feb, 13:30 – 15:00 - Within-case analysis
Session 3: Tuesday 4 Mar, 13:30 – 15:00 - Cross-case analysis
Session 4: Tuesday 11 Mar, 13:30 – 15:00 - Introduction to Mixed Methods
 
TT25
Session 5: Tuesday 29 Apr, 13:30 – 15:00 - Focus groups
Session 6: Tuesday 6 May, 13:30 – 15:00 - Deconstructing qualitative writing
Session 7: Tuesday 13 May, 13:30 – 15:00 - Writing qualitative analysis
Session 8: Tuesday 20 May, 13:30 – 15:00 - Coding qualitative data II: CAQDAS tools

 

This course is now fully booked

 

Our booking process

When your application is received, you will be emailed a link and then have 48 hours to complete a pre-workshop form requesting additional information. If you do not meet this deadline, your application will be cancelled. 

See our full Terms and Conditions below

 

If you have specific circumstances which may affect your engagement with this event, or your meeting our Terms and Conditions, please continue with your booking and contact us by email to discuss how we can support you: researcherdevelopment@socsci.ox.ac.uk

Researcher Development Terms and Conditions

In booking any training workshops, you agree that: 

 

COMMITMENT: application is not an expression of interest; it is a firm commitment. You will be available for the full duration of the course session(s); if you are not, please do not make a booking. You will not accept any subsequent meeting invitations that may fall during the given workshop times. 

PRE-WORK / HOMEWORK: if applicable, you will complete any given pre-work and/or homework as described on the workshop web listing, as it constitutes part of the workshop  

CANCELLATION: should your circumstances change, and you are not able to attend the full session(s). you will cancel giving at least 72-hours' notice, so we can offer the place to someone on the waiting list. 

ARRIVAL: you will join, or arrive at, the workshop 5 minutes before the advertised start time, to ensure a prompt start. 

LATE POLICY: you understand that the online room will be locked / workshop door will be closed 10 minutes after the event start time and late-comers will not be admitted. This is to preserve the integrity of the course for those who are present.  

ENGAGEMENT: you will give the session your undivided attention and engagement. You will not be able to do other tasks in parallel. If online, you will ensure that your environment and internet connection allow you to participate verbally and with video cameras on. These are interactive workshops, and it is not appropriate to attend from a silent or shared workspace. 

ATTENDANCE RECORD: you understand the Register will be taken in the last half-hour of the course, and anyone not present in the room at that point will be marked as non -attending (see below) 

FEEDBACK: you will contribute feedback afterwards, to help us understand how well the session met its intended aims, and facilitate our continuous improvement 

CONSEQUENCES OF NON-ATTENDANCE: you understand that any non-attendance  
a) is visible to departments and supervisors/PIs, and  
b) may result in any future bookings you’ve made within the same term being cancelled, and the place(s) offered to the waiting list.