L-NU AA-30-00-01-20

Lyceum-Northwestern University
Dagupan City
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
COURSE GUIDE

Course Title/Code Qualitative Methods of Research Academic Year: 2022-2023

Name of Faculty: NORA FERMILL BENAVIDES Semester: Summer
Instructors’ Email: nfbenavides20@gmail.com Class Schedule: 7:00-10:00
Course Credit: 3 units Contact Number: 0932 201 2552
Prerequisite: N/A Schedule of Online Consultation Hours: Friday 9:00-10:00 AM

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the core methods expected to be required by you, and intending to undertake
qualitative research, together with an understanding of broader qualitative approaches/methodologies within which you may be utilized. It covers
the qualitative research project: from design, to data collection, analysis, how to formulate good qualitative research questions, how to use different
methods of data collection, codes and coding and data analysis.

Program Outcomes:
1. Demonstration of highly advanced systematic knowledge and skills in highly specialized and/or complex interdisciplinary or
multidisciplinary field of learning;
2. Utilization of complex research/creative work and/or professional practice and/or the advancement of learning with full confidence in
individual work and/or in teams of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary setting;
3. Application of more complex setting that demands leadership in research and creative work with strategic value added; and
4. Application of significant level of expertise-based autonomy and accountability to professional leadership for innovation, research and/or
development management in highly specialized or interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary level.

Course Outcomes:
1.Develop understanding of the basic qualitative methods of research
2. Develop understanding of the core methods of qualitative research methods.
3. Differentiate qualitative research method from quantitative research method
3. Discuss the appropriateness of these methods for different areas of research.
4. Deepen knowledge on ethics in qualitative research studies.
5. Learn the basic principles of codes and coding.
6. Understand data and qualitative data analysis.
7. Discover themes and subthemes from the data.
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Introduction:

```` This course introduces the fundamental elements of qualitative method to research, to help you understand and become proficient to select
and use properly the main approaches characterizing qualitative research in different situations, and to be able to explore in greater depth issues
related to subjectivity, role, access, and ethics in qualitative studies and their relationship to research design.

General Guidelines:

This section tells you the general guidelines for completing this learning packet.

1. The class code for Google Classroom specific for this course is to be given to you.
2. Schedule properly your reading assignments and your activity accomplishments.
3. Make sure that you do things one at a time. Manage your time well. Read the materials go over and over until you are able to get the
point of the lesson
4. You will be assessed through your hands-on-activities and examinations.
5. You are expected to submit your hands-on-activities/examinations on the dates indicated in this learning packet. Late submission of
activities/ exams will be dealt based on classroom policies.
6. Your scores for hands-on-activities will be notified to you throughout your period of study.
7. You are expected to work alone and not to use the work of others (in its entirety or in part) as if it is your own.
8. Your assignments will be checked against the work of other students and against internet sources and other published materials. If you
submit an assignment that contains work that is not your own without proper referencing and claiming the work of other as your own,
you are committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty punishable by several guidelines
9. If you have concerns, kindly communicate with me using the contact information given in this learning packet.

Course Outline

Week Topic

Week 1 Class Orientation

Basic Understanding of Qualitative Research (QLR)

Definition of Qualitative Research

Importance of QLR in general and in daily life

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Characteristics of QLR

About QLR

Philosophical Underpinnings

QLR Features

Week Topic

Week 2 Designing a QLR Study

General Roadmap (IGPS Format)

QLR Topics

Theoretical Framework and Conceptual Framework

Purpose Statement and Problem Statement

Research Questions

Literature and its Importance

Population and Sample

Sampling

Week 3 Overview of QLR Designs

Grounded Theory

Case Study

Ethnography

Phenomenology
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Narrative Inquiry

Week 4 Qualities of a Good Researcher

Current Reality

QLR Special Features

Professional and Moral Values

Week 5 QLR Data Collection

Required Skills

Interview and Strategies

Sources of Data

Week 6 Quality and Ethical Considerations

Trustworthiness

Codes and Coding and Analyzing the Data

Course Guide (ASSURE Instructional Model)

Week Topic Learning Outcomes Activities

Topic 1 Class Orientation Synchronous online Learning through Google Meet

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-Knowing the VMGO of the L-NU

-Getting to know each other

-reading the materials in the study guide in the Google

Classroom.

Asynchronous online learning by accomplishing the Hands-on-

Week 1 Basic Understanding of Qualitative Research (QLR) Activities 1, 2, and 3.
1.Explain the meaning of QLR Self-Directed Learning
2.Discuss the importance of QLR Require:
3.Understand the characteristics and features of QLR Do Hands-On-Activities 1-3
4.Select a topic and formulate the title Hands-On-Activity 1 QLR Topic
5. Understand the importance of Philosophy Hands-On-Activity 2 QLR Title
6.Write the philosophy related to the topic Hands-On-Activity 3 Philosophical Underpinning

Topic 2 Designing a QLR Study Asynchronous online learning: Do Activities 4-10

1.Explore the QLR designs and process Self-Directed Learnings

Week 2 2.Write the problem statement and purpose Require:

statement
J= Do Hands-On-Activities 4-10
3.. State the research questions
Hands-On-Activity 4 Purpose Statement
4. Describe the theory/ies appropriate to your
proposed study Hands-On-Activity 5 Problem Statement

5.Describe the legal basis of your study Hands-On-Activity 6 Research Questions

6.Write a brief outline of the major topics Hands-On-Activity 7 Theoretical Framework

7.Desribe the population and sample and the Hands-On-Activity 8 Conceptual Framework
research setting Hands-On-Activity 9 Brief Outline of the Major Topics and
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cite the References

Hands-On-Activity 10 Sampling Process

July 4 MID-TERM EXAMINATION

Overview of QLR Designs Synchronous online Learning attending an online presentation of

hands-on-activities thru Google Meet
Topic 3 1. 1. Demonstrate thorough understanding of the
concepts of research method, approach, and design Self-Directed Learning
Week
2. Make the right choice of a research design and Require:
justify your choice.
Do Hands-On-Activity 11 Best Design
3.Conceptualize the appropriate research design for
your chosen research question.

Topic 4 Qualities of a Good Researcher Asynchronous Learning; Study the google slides, ppt ; do the
Hands-on- Activity 12
1.Discuss the qualities of a good QLR researcher
Self-Directed Learning
Week 4
Require:

Do Hands-On-Activity 12 Reflection on Qualities of a Good

Researcher

Topic 5 QLR Data Collection Asynchronous Learning online learning by reading the materials
posted in the classroom
Week 1.Discuss the different tools and techniques used in
data gathering Self-Directed Learning

2.Choose correctly and wisely the types of data Require:

gathering tools to use in research
Do Hands-On-Activity 13 Reflection on QLR Data Collection

Topic 6 Quality and Ethical Considerations Asynchronous Learning

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Trustworthiness

1.Explain the relationship between ethics and Synchronous online learning

morality
Week 6 Self-Directed Learning
2. understand the researcher’s ethical responsibility
when doing research Require:

Do Hands-On-Activity 14 Why should you consider ethics in the

conduct of research?

Codes and Coding and Analyzing the Data Asynchronous online learning

1.Briefly discuss the function of codes, coding and Synchronous online learning using Google Meet
analytic memo writing during QL data collection and
analytic processes Self-Directed Learning

2. Discuss the value of knowing how to analyze QLR Require:

data. Do Hands-On-Activity 15 Write a reflection paper on your
understanding regarding the topic: codes and coding.

Do Hands-On-Activity 16 Write a reflection paper on your

learning regarding analyzing the data

Google Meet Synchronous Learning online learning by participating online

Submission of Hands-On-Activities 1-16 (Soft Copy) Feedbacking

July 25, 2023 Final Examination

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Formative Assessment: Hands-On-Activities 1-16; Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Activities

Summative Assessment: Major Examinations (Mid-Term Examination and Final Examination)

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GRADING POLICY: Student Course Work (60%) and Periodic Examinations (40%)

REFERENCES

Barbour, R. (2014). Introducing Qualitative Research. Student’s Guide. SAGE

Creswell, J.W. (2013). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design Choosing among Five approaches. SAGE.
Fraenkel, J.(2015). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. McGraw Hill.
Kumar, R. (2014). Research Methodology. SAGE.
Lichtman, M. (2014). Qualitative Research for the Social Sciences. SAGE.
Marshall & Rossman. (2016). Designing Qualitative Research. SAGE.
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Saldana, J. (2010). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. SAGE.

Swansi, K. (2019). Presented in the International Training Workshop on Grounded Theory June 13-14, 2019. Baguio City.
Wa-Mbalika S. (2018). Writing your Theses and Dissertation Qualitatively. Oikos Biblios Publishing House.
Wa-Mbalika S & Gladstone, RK. (2018). Qualitative Research for Senior High School. Oikos Biblios Publlishing House.
Wa-Mbalika S. (2019). Student Advising in Qualitative Research. Oikos Biblios Publlishing House.
https://www.researchgate.net
https://www.open.edu.
https://www.niehs.nih.gov>resources
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Prepared by: Recommended by: Approved by:

NORA FERMILL BENAVIDES, Ed.D MARINA O. ABELLA, Ed.D MARINA O. ABELLA, Ed.D
Professor Dean, IGPS Vice-President, Academic Affairs