Scientific Writing and Qualitative Research Methods

Brief description

Part 1 – scientific theses:

  • Methods of literature research in databases
  • Reading techniques, organisation of literature
  • Organisation and structure of scientific theses, scientific language
Part 2 – qualitative research:
  • Scientific theory (especially interpretative paradigm)
  • Interview forms and techniques
  • Application (contruction of guidelines, access to the field), documentation (transcripts and minutes)
  • Evaluation and analysis (qualitative content analysis)
  • Carrying out a qualitative research project

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Atteslander, P. (2008). Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung (12. Aufl.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag
Berger-Grabner, D. (2016). Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in den Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. Hilfreiche Tipps und praktische Beispiele (3. Aufl.). Berlin: Springer.
Diekmann, A. (2014): Empirische Sozialforschung (9. Aufl.). Hamburg: rowohlt
Häder, M. (2015). Empirische Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung (3. Aufl.). Berlin: Springer.
Mey, G. und Mruck, K. (2010). Handbuch qualitative Forschung in der Psychologie. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
Mayring, P. (2015). Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. Grundlagen und Techniken (12. Aufl.). Weinheim: Beltz.
Wolfsberger, J. (2016). Frei geschrieben. Mut, Freiheit und Strategie für wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten (4. Aufl.). Wien: facultas wuv.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussion, project work, presentation, final written exam, feedback, e-learning, self-organised learning

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment, final presentation and final written exam

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

Digital HR & angewandtes Arbeitsrecht

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, the students can

  • search for scientific specialised literature in databases and evaluate their quality
  • write summaries and excerpts of texts and compare different points of view
  • formulate research questions for qualitative research projects and develop a research design
  • select suitable methods for the purpose of acquisition, evaluation and analysis and justify the choice methodically and epistemologically apply the selected methods in practice
  • evaluate qualitative data by means of qualitative content analysis
  • critically reflect on and interpret results

Course code

1705-21-01-BB-DE-21