This course introduces students to a range of qualitative methods employed in psychological research and how to write them up for publication to various disparate audiences (e.g. academic journals, professional practitioner publications, and the media). Students will learn techniques such as observations, interviews, and focus groups. They will also learn how to analyze qualitative datasets using methods such as content analysis, thematic analysis, discourse analysis, and narrative analysis. This course offers students the opportunity to design and conduct an interview following ethical guidelines set out by the APA. Students will learn how to write ethics forms for approval by their course leader and institutional review boards.
- Teacher: Kyle Aaron Msall