Course: Qualitative Research in Non-medical Health Care Fields

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Course title Qualitative Research in Non-medical Health Care Fields
Course code KAZ/PNNO@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Marečková Jana, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
An application of qualitative research in non-medical health care fields. The interpretive, critical and social paradigm of constructivism. Methodology in the context of phenomenological, ethnographic, grounded theory, action research, discourse analysis, conceptual maps of nursing research topics and research in other non-medical health care disciplines. The recapitulation of research methods in qualitative research, related to deep interview, focus group, observation, field work, content analysis, text analysis, etc. The specifics of data processing and interpretation in qualitative research. The main characteristics of qualitative project focused to non-medical healthcare fields. The main structure of a scientific article with qualitative research results.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course, students should be able to: - Describe an important of use of qualitative research in non-medical healthcare field - Characterize the interpretive, critical and social constructivism paradigm - Specify basic principles od qualitative research in non-medical health science - Recapitulate research methods, its specific of data processing and their interpretations - Describe the components of a research project in the context of non-medical health care field - Clarify the hierarchy of reliability of scientific evidence for qualitative studies - Analyze main structure of scientist article together with qualitative research outcomes.
Students should be able to clarify professional topics arising from the objectives of the course.
Prerequisites
not specified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Creating and submiting a credit task- analysis of a sought- after qualitative study on a selected topic within the scope of non-medical health care disciplines. Requirements for students with an Individual Study Plan (ISP): same conditions + participation in a combined course of study.
Recommended literature
  • CORBIN, J., STRAUSS, L. Basics of qualitative research: techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Fourth edition. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2015, xviii, 431. ISBN 978-1-4129-9746-1..
  • HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0219-6..
  • KLUGAR, M., ČÁP, J., KLUGAROVÁ, J., MAREČKOVÁ, J., ROBERSON, DN., KELNAROVÁ, Z. The personal active aging strategies of older adults in Europe: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports: 2016, roč. 14, č. 5, s. 193-257. ISSN 2202-4433..
  • LICHTMAN, M. QualitativeResearch in Education: A User'sGuide. USA: SAGE, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4129-9532-0..
  • MARSHALL, C., ROSSMAN, B. Designing qualitative research. Sixth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE, 2016, xxii, 323. ISBN 978-1-4522-7100-2..
  • SALDA?A, J. The coding manual for qualitative researchers. 3E. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2016, xiv, 339. ISBN 978-1-4739-0249-7..
  • ŠVAŘÍČEK, R., ŠEĎOVÁ, K. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Professional Courses for Nursing Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer