The content of the course is based on a selection of qualitative research methods for data generation and analysis that are often used within the administrative and policy sciences. Students will be given the opportunity to critically appraise qualitative research studies from their own research fields both individually and in seminars. Through active participation in seminars, different ways of collecting/generating and analyzing qualitative data will be discussed and analysed. In addition, in the form of a written assignment, students will plan their own qualitative studies and describe how they would carry out an analysis. This course offers a hands-on opportunity for graduate students to experience the practice of qualitative research. The course will require a moderate investment of time, with academically necessary reading and writing, recurrent team discussions based on assignments, and individual fieldwork. Teaching is in English and in the form of a course introduction, lectures and seminars.

本課將教授包括參與觀察、製作田野筆記、空間分析、深度訪談、生命史研究、言說分析、編碼、敘事語文本分析、自我敘說、研究倫理等質性研究的基本方法。若修課同學有此意願，經修課教師認可各項作業的表現後，可申請台灣社會學會主辦的社會調查師執照。

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