Qualitative case study research

The main course goal is to introduce PhD students to how to carry out qualitative case study research with on a high academic level for a doctoral thesis. Throughout the course the Phd students will develop their understanding of how to increase the quality of qualitative case study research generally and regarding the publishing process in scientific journals. The course aims to develop the PhD students’ abilities to write their own qualitative case study research papers in a coherent and transparent way.

After completing the course, the PhD students will have general knowledge about:

• The purpose of qualitative case study research
• The theoretical stance in qualitative case study research
• The methodology in qualitative case study research
• The research design of qualitative case study research
• The methods and instruments of qualitative case study research
• The analysis of qualitative case study research
• Ways of presenting findings of qualitative case study research

After completing the course, the PhD student will have specific knowledge about:

• How to increase the coherence, transparency and quality of qualitative case study research
• The theoretical stance of qualitative research (ontological, axiological, epistemological and methodological positioning)
• How to select the appropriate methodology for research questions in qualitative case study research
• How to develop qualitative case study research design
• How to assess qualitative case study research

Requirements and workload (ECTS):

1 ECTS:

• Home assignments before the course day
• Min. 80% attendance during lectures on the course day

3 ECTS:

• Home assignments before the course day
• Min. 80% attendance during lectures on the course day
• Academic paper after the course day