GRADUATE SCHOOL
Ph.D. In Business Administration
BA 632 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Qualitative Research Methods
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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BA 632
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Fall
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
Third Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to equip PhD students with skills and knowledge necessary to design, conduct, and report qualitative research. It also aims to enhance their practical skills in applying various qualitative methods. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course focuses on the process involved in planning, organizing, carrying out and documenting qualitative research in business studies. It includes nature and design of qualitative research and its philosophical assumptions; five different qualitative research traditions; formulating research problems; and choosing appropriate data collection and analysis methods. It also includes various data collection and analysis methods and techniques, such as in-depth interviews, participant and non-participant-observation, ethnographic methods, visual data analysis, and content and discourse analysis. The course provides basic readings relevant to these topics, and examples of empirical studies using these qualitative methods. |
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Core Courses |
X
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Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | |
2 | Nature and Design of Qualitative Research | Creswell (2007), Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Chapter 2: Philosophical, Paradigms, and Interpretive Frameworks, Chapter 3: Designing a Qualitative Study (pp. 15-52). Hudson & Ozanne (1988), “Alternative Ways of Seeking Knowledge in Consumer Research,” Journal of Consumer Research, 14(4), pp. 508-521. Mariampolski (2001), Qualitative Market Research: A Comprehensive Guide, Chapters 1-2, 6-7. |
3 | Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry and Their Examples | Creswell (2007), Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Chapter 4: Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry, Chapter 5: Five Different Qualitative Studies (pp. 53-100) |
4 | Research Problem and Data Collection Techniques: Interviewing Presentation and discussion of research topic | Creswell (2007), Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Chapter 6: Introducing and Focusing the Study, Chapter 7: Data Collection (pp. 101-145). Fontana and Frey (2005), In the Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, Chapter 27. Carson et al. (2001), Qualitative Marketing Research, Chapter 6. Presentation and discussion of research topic |
5 | Data Collection: Interviewing and Focus Groups | Lune & Berg (2017), Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing, Chapter 5: Focus Group Interviewing (pp. 65-106). Rubin and Rubin (2005), Qualitative Interviewing: The art of hearing data, Chapters 5-9. Carson et al. (2001), Qualitative Marketing Research, Chapter 8. Focus Group Interviewing. Kamberelis & Dimitriadis (2005), In the Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, Chapter 35. Focus Groups. |
6 | Study Report and Presentation | Presentation and Discussion of students’ interview protocol |
7 | Data Collection: Ethnography and Observation | Lune & Berg (2017), Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, Chapter 6: Ethnographic Field Strategies (pp. 190-245). Carson et al. (2001), Qualitative Marketing Research, Chapter 10. Ethnography and Grounded Theory. Elliot and Jankel-Elliot (2003), Using ethnography in strategic consumer research, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 6(4), pp. 215-223. Arnould et al. (2006), “Making Contexts Matter,” In Handbook of Qualitative Research, Chapter 9. Empirical Example: Ozdamar Ertekin, Atik and Murray (2020), “The logic of sustainability: Institutional Transformation towards a new culture of fashion,” Journal of Marketing Management. |
8 | Data Collection: Observation & Participant Observation; Study Report and Presentation | Carson et al. (2001), Qualitative Marketing Research, Chapter 9. Observation Studies. Dewalt and Dewalt (2002), In Participant Observation: A Guide for Fieldworkers, Chapters 1-4. Sharing experiences of the interviews and Submission of the draft literature review |
9 | Visual Data and Researching Images and Projective Techniques | J. D. Prosser (2013), Chapter 6: Visual Methodology: Toward a More Seeing Research. In Denzin, N. and Lincoln, S. Y. (Eds.) Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Zaltman & Coulter (1995), “Seeing the Voice of the Customer,” Journal of Advertising Research. Coulter (2006), In Handbook of Qualitative Research in Marketing, Chapter 30, application of ZMET. Empirical Example: Boje, D., & Smith, R. (2010). Re-storying and visualizing the changing entrepreneurial identities of Bill Gates and Richard Branson. Culture and Organization, 16 (4), 307-331. Atik and Ozdamar Ertekin (2013), preferences, International journal of consumer studies 37 (1), 59-65. |
10 | Study Report and Presentation | Submission and discussion of the transcriptions |
11 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | Spiggle (1994), “Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data in Consumer Research,” The Journal of Consumer Research, 21(3), pp. 491-503. Silverman and Marvasti (2008), Doing Qualitative Research, “Beginning Data Analysis” pages 187-212. Silverman and Marvasti (2008), Doing Qualitative Research, “Developing Data Analysis,” pages 213-231. Strauss and Corbin (1998), Basics of Qualitative Research, Ch.8-10, “Open Coding,” “Axial Coding,” “Selective Coding”. Wallendorf & Belk (1989), “Assessing Trustworthiness,” In Interpretive Consumer Research. Moisender and Voltonen (2006), “Analysis in Practice,” In Qualitative Marketing Research: A Cultural Approach. |
12 | Study Report and Presentation | Sharing experiences of the analysis |
13 | Content and Discourse Analysis Interpretation | Lune & Berg (2017), An Introduction to Content Analysis (pp. 181-200). Phillips, Nelson and Hardy, Cynthia (2002), Discourse analysis: Investigating processes of social construction: Chapter 1 and 2 (pp. 1-39). Qualitative Research Methods Series 50, Sage: London. Empirical Example: Thomas, Pete. 2003. The recontextualization of management: A discourse-based approach to analysing the development of management thinking. Journal of Management Studies, 40 (4): 775-801. Arnould and Fisher (1994), “Hermeneutics and Consumer Research,” The Journal of Consumer Research, 21(1), pp. 55-70. Sitz (2008), “Beyond semiotics and hermeneutics: Discourse Analysis as a way to interpret consumers’ discourses and experiences,” Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 11(2), pp. 177-191. |
14 | Case Analysis and Writing well; Study Report and Presentation | Lune & Berg (2017) Chapter 10: Case Studies (pp. 170-180). Yin, Robert K. (2003) Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Sage, London. Wolcott (2001), Writing up Qualitative Research, Chapters 2-3 on getting going, keeping going, and linking up. Parsons and Harris (2002), The Review of related literature, on writing literature review. Stewart (2002), Getting Published, Journal of Marketing, 66(4), on publishing. Day (1996), “How to write publishable papers.”. Presentations of the empirical research and feedback |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Semester Review | Submission of the draft manuscript |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Creswell, John W. (2007). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Lune, Howard, & Berg, Bruce L. (2017). Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, 9th Edition. Essex: Pearson. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Miles, Matthew, B., Huberman, A. Michael, and Saldana, J. (2014), Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook. (3rd edition), Thousand Oaks, Sage. Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln (Eds) (2005), Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd edition, Thousand Oaks: Sage. Denzin, N. and Lincoln, S. Y. (Eds.) (2013) Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials, 4th Edition, Thousand Oaks: Sage. Phillips, Nelson and Hardy, Cynthia (2002) Discourse analysis: Investigating processes of social construction. Qualitative Research Methods Series 50, Sage: London. Saldana, Jonny (2013). Fundamentals of Qualitative Research: Understanding Qualitative Research. New York, Cambridge University Press. Silverman, David (2010). Doing Qualitative Research. London, Sage. Silverman, David (2006) Interpreting Qualitative Data. 3rd Edition, London: Sage. Coffey, Amanda and Paul Atkinson (1996), Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies, Thousand Oaks: Sage. McCracken, Grant, (1988), The Long Interview, Qualitative Research Methods Series 13, Newbury Park, CA: Sage In addition, other supplementary articles and chapters given in the course content. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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Presentation / Jury |
3
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60
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Project |
1
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20
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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80
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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20
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
2
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16
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32
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Presentation / Jury |
3
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16
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48
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Project |
1
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46
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46
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
0
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
216
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to master existing theoretical knowledge in their specialized area of business administration. |
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2 | To be able to gain in-depth knowledge of research methodologies and design. |
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3 | To be able to acquire advanced knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques. |
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4 | To be able to design and conduct original research with a scholarly theoretical emphasis. |
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5 | To be able to disseminate scholarly knowledge in well-known academic networks. |
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6 | To be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner with various audiences. |
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7 | To be able to have concerns for the high ethical standards in research, and teaching. |
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8 | To be able to adopt critical attitude toward the extant literature and practice in the specialized area of business administration. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest