HSRV311-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)

Qualitative Research Methods

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course introduces students to a range of qualitative research approaches. We begin by exploring the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, including methodological frameworks, theories, and controversies. Students learn about practical issues encountered in ‘doing’ research. Those practical issues include ethics of the research process; navigating cultures and hard-to-reach groups; data gathering via documents, interviews, and focus groups; and analysing data. Students are encouraged to think critically about the applicability of developing ethical research models within diverse contexts/settings. Through manageable research assignments, students become familiar with the business of research and how it fits within complex and diverse human service systems.

A strong research culture contributes significantly to the development of a knowledge and practice in human services. This course introduces students to a range of qualitative research approaches. We begin by exploring the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, including
methodological frameworks, theories, and controversies. Students learn about practical issues
encountered in ‘doing’ research. Those practical issues include ethics of the research process;
navigating cultures and hard-to-reach groups; data gathering via documents, interviews, and focus groups; and analysing data. Students are encouraged to think critically about the applicability of developing ethical research models within diverse contexts/settings. Through manageable research assignments, students become familiar with the business of research and how it fits within complex and diverse human service systems.

Learning Objectives:
• To facilitate a beginning level of competence in research and to encourage students to become
research producers.
• To provide an understanding of key contributions to knowledge made by qualitative research.
• To introduce students to a range of qualitative methodological frameworks and research methods and promote an action-based process of learning.
• To critically engage with current research trends and their application in human service settings.

Learning Outcomes

  • On successful completion of the course, the student will have attained the ability to:

  • Advanced information literacy skills for undertaking literature searches, and capacity to assess the
    relevance of literature to topics/issues under consideration.
  • Critical analysis and reflexive skills in relation to understanding the complexities of qualitative
    social science research methodologies
  • Articulate an understanding of the requirements of key ethical principles for social research
  • Able to examine a range of research strategies and methods, evaluate and assess the
    appropriateness and applicability for developing ethical research models within diverse cultural
    contexts/settings.
  • Ability to articulate an understanding and knowledge of current trends of qualitative research
    strategies and their application in diverse human service contexts/settings.
  • Ability to competently produce a research proposal and ethics application
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

30 points at 200 level in HSRV, or
any 15 points at 200-level in HSRV and 30 points at 200 level from Schedule C (BSW) or Schedule V (BA) or Schedule C or E (BCJ). Students with at least 60 points in appropriate courses may enter with permission of the HSRV Progamme Coordinator.

Restrictions

HSRV302

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 15:00 - 17:00 Live Stream Available
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Live Stream Available
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 18 May

Course Coordinator

Maria-Victoria Perez Y Perez

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Class Participation 10% Weekly
Reflexive Journal 18 Mar 2024 20%
Interview Exercise 22 Apr 2024 20%
Data Analysis Assignment 10 May 2024 30%
End of Course Online test 29 May 2024 20%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,788.00

International fee $8,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All HSRV311 Occurrences

  • HSRV311-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • HSRV311-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)