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After the successful completion of this course, the participants should be able to design and conduct a qualitative research project on their own. Therefore, they get acquainted with the Qualitative Content Analysis (by Philipp Mayring) and a useful open source software. They also gain baisic knowledge on qualitative research design.  

The students will firstly refresh their basic knowledge on qualitative research. They will also learn and present specific qualitative methods of data collection and analysis (esp. Qualitative Content Analysis by Philipp Mayring). Using practical examples and exercises, the students will  learn and train how to design and conduct a qualitative content analysis (text material). For that purpose, they will get acquainted with a useful open source software, too ("QCAmap"; © Prof. Dr. Philipp Mayring and Dr. Thomas Fenzl).

The course consists of a mix of theory, practical exercises as well as personal and group reflections. Therefore, the students will be involved intensively. 

The student´s overall performance consists of: Active participation, project work (including final report) as well as presentations and reflection tests. The course assessment will be explained and discussed with the students at the beginning of the course.

- Mayring,  P.  (2010). Qualitative  Inhaltsanalyse:  Grundlagen  und  Techniken  (11. Auflage), Weinheim und Basel: Beltz.

- Mayring, P. & Gläser-Zikuda, M. (2008). Die Praxis der Qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse (2. Auflage, Orig. 2005). Weinheim: Beltz-UTB.

- Sedlmeier, P., & Renkewitz, F. (2013). Forschungsmethoden und Statistik. Ein Lehrbuch für Psychologen und Sozialwissenschaftler (2 ed.). Deutschland: Pearson.

will be announced in the course