Register today for our next
online course, Introduction to Qualitative Research. Julie Rotholz, of
the University of South Carolina, will serve as instructor for this
online course that will run September 16 - October 18, 2013. Please visit
http://www.sc.edu/fye/oc for more
information or to register.
This course is an introduction to
qualitative research with an emphasis on the history and foundations of
work in the qualitative tradition, how to design and execute a
qualitative study, and the challenges of gathering and analyzing
qualitative data. Key to this course is experience in the field.
Students will gather a portfolio
of exemplars including participant and non-participant observation,
interviewing, conducting a focus group, and analyzing documents and
records.
Course Objectives and Outcomes
- Describe the disciplinary
and paradigmatic foundations of qualitative research
- Demonstrate competence in
using qualitative methods, including interviewing; mining documents
and records; and recording observations, both participant and
non-participant
- Demonstrate expertise in
analyzing and composing qualitative findings
- Explain the importance
and application of trustworthiness criteria
- Apply high ethical
standards in the conduct of gathering and reporting qualitative
findings
National Resource Center online
courses are designed to come as close as possible to providing students
with the same course content and possibilities for interaction with
classmates and with the instructor as traditional or classroom-based
courses as well as take advantage of pedagogy and teaching techniques
that are not possible or uncommon in a traditional format. Visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/oc for more
information or to register.
Rotholz is a clinical assistant
professor in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program in the
Department of Educational Leadership and Policies at the University of
South Carolina. She currently teaches courses on student development
theory, ethics, diversity, and research paradigms. She has taught
qualitative research at Penn State University as well as at USC. She has
published articles on the college transition experience as well as a book
on professional development. Rotholz also currently serves as the Director
of the Higher Education Business Administration program with the College
of Education and the Moore School of Business. She received her Ph.D.
from the University of Kansas and was awarded the Association for the
Study of Higher Education's "Dissertation of the Year Award"
for her qualitative work.
Related National Resource Center
Publications:
Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student
Success
Laurie A. Schreiner, Michelle C. Louis, and Denise D. Nelson, Editors.
$35.00.
http://www.nrcpubs.com/p/114/thriving-in-transitions
Crafting and Conducting Research on Student Transitions
Jean M. Henscheid and Jennifer R. Keup. $20.00.
http://www.nrcpubs.com
The mission of the National Resource Center for The
First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is to support and
advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and
through higher education. We achieve this mission by providing
opportunities for the exchange of practical, theory-based information and
ideas through the convening of conferences, institutes, and workshops;
publishing monographs, a peer-reviewed journal, an electronic newsletter,
guides, and books; generating and supporting research and scholarship;
hosting visiting scholars; and administering a website and listservs.
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