Master-class March 2019: Qualitative Interviewing

A Qualitative Master-class by Professor Carol Grbich, held in ACSPRI's Melbourne offices

 

 

Dates: 
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - Friday, March 15, 2019
Early bird cutoff date: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Course details:

Collecting, Managing and Analysing Qualitative INTERVIEW Data - (2 days)

This two-day Master-class will address the practicalities of collecting, managing and analysing  data from Face to Face and Focus Group interviews.

 
Master Class - runs over 2 days
Instructor: 
Emeritus Professor Carol Grbich is a Social Epidemiologist from Flinders University, South Australia.  Her previous appointments were in the School of Behavioural Health Sciences at Latrobe University and in the School of Education at Monash University. She is an experienced researcher and teacher of qualitative research and is the author of 7 qualitative textbooks including; Qualitative Research in Health: An introduction (Allen and Unwin and Sage International, 1999); New Approaches in Social Research (London Sage publications, 2004) and Qualitative Data Analysis (London Sage Publications, 2013). Carol has supervised 50 doctoral students to successful completion, 25 of whom are now full Professors in Australian and overseas universities. She was the foundation Editor of one of the two International Journals whose focus is on mixed research methods and is the recipient of over $80 million in research grants.
Course dates: Thursday 14 March 2019 - Friday 15 March 2019
Course status: Course completed (no new applicants)
Venue: 
ACSPRI Office (now closed)
Week: 
Week 1
About this course: 

This is a practical course, which will enable participants to understand the preparatory requirements for both individual and group qualitative interviewing as well as to become proficient in qualitative question design. Experience in both types of qualitative interviewing will be provided as well as practise in undertaking analyses of these types of data.

Course syllabus: 

Day 1.  

  • The impact of personal frames on data
  • Issues relating to successful face-to-face interviewing
  • Question Design
  • Conducting face to face interviews

 

Day 2

  • Issues related to successful group interviews
  • Conducting a Focus Group
  • Transcription and Preliminary data analysis of interview data
  • Thematic analysis of interview data
Course format: 

This course involves a mixture of seminar presentations using powerpoint, class discussions, and small group activities. 

Recommended Background: 

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Recommended Texts: 

Recommended but not required text:

  • Grbich, C. 2013. Introduction to Data Analysis. Sage International: London,

 

Participants will be provided with copies of the power point presentation.

Course fees
Member: 
$1,300
Non Member: 
$2,300
Full time student Member: 
$1,200
Related Courses: 

Qualitative Methodologies, Data Collection and Analytic Approaches

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Venues: 

ACSPRI Office (now closed)

The ACSPRI Head Office was previously located at 763 Heidelberg Road, Alphington