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PSY-20050 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 28 April 2024

PSY-20050 - Qualitative Research Methods
Coordinator: Alexandra Kent Tel: +44 1782 7 33289
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to advance student understanding of qualitative research methods used in psychology, and builds on the introductory content from PSY-10036. Throughout this module, students will examine the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research and develop knowledge and skills in various qualitative data collection techniques and analysis methods.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe and evaluate the main philosophical and conceptual issues underpinning qualitative research: 2
Design appropriate data collection and analysis strategies to answer research questions using qualitative methods: 1
Conduct, analyse, and evaluate qualitative research projects: 2

Study hours

Lab Classes - 22 hours
Guided Asynchronous learning (inc: lab prep, assigned readings, guided learning activities) - 30 hours
Research Proposal - 10 hours
Lab Report - 88 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 20%
Research Proposal
Students will prepare a 500 word research proposal for work to be conducted for their Lab Report Assessment. Feedback from the Research Proposal is designed to enable students to improve their research design before completing the Lab Report.

2: Laboratory Report weighted 80%
Qualitative Lab Report
Students will complete a 2,200 word individual qualitative lab report based on the qualitative theory and practical qualitative methods approaches covered within the module. Students work on a research subject selected at the beginning of the module. The individual qualitative report will include most elements of an empirical paper ¿ method, results, an executive summary/conclusion.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 28 April 2024