Individual and Group Interviews
Key Facts
| Module Code |
NURS4075 |
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| Module Convenor |
Alison Edgley |
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| Teaching Pattern |
Intensive Block
Two-day workshop offered online or in person |
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| Semester Taught |
Spring Semester (usually in May) |
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| Method of Assessment |
Written assignment |
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| Pre Requisites |
Candidates are required to have studied the theoretical underpinnings of Qualitative Methods at Masters level. |
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| Module Administrator |
Vanessa Wood |
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This block will involve practically-oriented sessions where to explore a variety of individual and group interview approaches. This will include focus groups as well as structured, semi-structured, and more open-ended styles of interviewing (including narrative approaches). It will also consider the use of stimulus material, vignettes, and critical incidents as possible ways of structuring interview interactions.
Sessions will include practical demonstrations of interviewing, and will involve the analysis of interview transcripts, along with published research papers, which use different analytical approaches. Among a range of issues that will be considered, it will discuss some of the ethical issues that can arise when this type of fieldwork is being conducted, and there will be plenty of opportunity for group members to draw upon their own research experiences within this and other discussions. This is a hands-on module.
Please note, this is an interdisciplinary module that is open to students from across the social sciences. If you have any doubts about whether the course is suitable for your needs or level of study, please contact the module convenor before registering.