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BUSS7906: Advanced Qualitative Methods
2025 unit information
The purpose of this unit is to extend and deepen students' knowledge of qualitative research gained in BUSS7903. Students participate in the key contemporary debates on qualitative research in business/management disciplines, and in the social sciences more broadly. The unit covers all stages of conducting a qualitative study, from research design to reporting the results of an empirical study. Emphasis is placed on the relevance of the researcher's own paradigmatic and disciplinary positioning, the diversity and evolution of qualitative traditions, and emerging trends. The implications of different ontological and philosophical commitments for the choices made during the course of a qualitative project are a key integrating theme of this unit. Upon completion of this unit, students are able to critically evaluate qualitative research, make informed decisions in the context of their own projects and improve their own research practices.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Business School |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ECOF7906 |
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BUSS7903 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate familiarity with the key literature/issues related to qualitative methodology by applying them to actual examples
- LO2. discuss the main choices that a qualitative researcher faces at each stage of the study, from design to reporting, in seminar preparation and discussions
- LO3. evaluate the quality of qualitative research, both in terms of its execution and its consistency, with its underlying epistemological commitments
- LO4. apply methodological insights gained from the readings and seminar discussion to their own research.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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