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Catalog Description
Introduce qualitative research methods as rigorous approaches to user research in information studies. It covers a range of qualitative approaches, including ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, evaluation research, and action research, as well as qualitative data analysis and reporting skills.
Instructor Description
Qualitative research is essential for understanding how people interact with information technologies and for generating insights that inform the design of information systems and services. This course introduces students to qualitative methods as rigorous and viable approaches for conducting user research in information studies. Students will learn a range of qualitative approaches, including ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, evaluation research, and action research. Emphasizing hands-on learning, the course provides opportunities for students to conduct their own qualitative user research project. Through this process, students will learn to define research problems, design qualitative user research studies, identify key informants, conduct observations in naturalistic settings, take field notes, carry out ethnographic interviews, analyze qualitative data, interpret results, develop theoretical insights, and communicate their research findings.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Restrictions
Enrollment in Information Studies (INF) courses is restricted to graduate students in the School of Information through registration periods 1 and 2, with outside students only being accepted during period 3.