Qualitative Research Methods (5cr)
Code: HY00BS15-3010
General information
- Enrollment
- 19.05.2025 - 30.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- 30 Ylemmät ammattikorkeakoulututkinnot
- Campus
- Laurea Virtual Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 40 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Complementary competence, Master’s studies (TYJ), Generic Studies
- Complementary competence, master’s studies in English (CYJ2), Generic studies
- Teachers
- Jukka Ojasalo
- Teacher in charge
- Jukka Ojasalo
- Groups
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TYJ25SJTäydentävä osaaminen (yamk-tutkinto), S25, yhteiset opinnot
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CYJ25SJComplementary competence (master’s studies in English), S25, Generic studies
- Course
- HY00BS15
Teachin methods
Lectures, group exercises during instruction, individual assignments
Location and time
Instruction in Zoom or Teams
Materials
Saldana, Johny, Patricia Leavy, and Natasha Beretvas (2011). Fundamentals of Qualitative Research. Oxford University Press.
Instructor’s slides handout
Other materials given by instructor
Employer connections
Each student may select the case company/organization for the course assignment him/herself.
Exam schedules
30 Aug 2025, 08:30-16:30, Zoom/Teams
27 Sept 2025, 08.30 - 16.30, Zoom/Teams
18 Oct 2025, 08.30 - 16.30, Zoom/Teams
International connections
Instruction in English
Student workload
5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)
Contact instruction
Reading the literature for the assignments
Collaboration with the case company/organization
Writing the assignments (notes, reports)
Content scheduling
Objectives
The students will be able to
• Understand the principles of qualitative research and data analysis
• Outline the different approaches of qualitative data analysis
• Understand the stages in the analytical process
• Code and categorize qualitative data
• Report results from analysis
Description
The course helps to understand and conduct qualitative research. It increases capabilities to analyze qualitative data. It introduces the philosophical grounds of qualitative methodology and different qualitative methods. It helps in making methodological choices of and advancing the student’s own thesis project through individual assignments and group exercises. It helps the student to make methodological choices and apply qualitative methods of the student's own master thesis project.
Further information
It is compulsory to attend the contact instruction.
Objective
The students will be able to
- Understand the principles of qualitative research and data analysis
- Outline the different approaches of qualitative data analysis
- Understand the stages in the analytical process
- Code and categorize qualitative data
- Report results from analysis
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Approval criteria: Obligatory assignments, participation in instruction
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Further information
It is compulsory to attend the contact instruction.