COURSE INFORMATION/SEMESTER 2 SESSION

2013/2014
Academic Year
SEMESTER 1, SESSION 2014/2015
Semester
Course Code
Course Topic
Kredit

PXHD 7102
Qualitative Research in Education
3

Language of
Instruction:

BM/English Language

Course Prerequisite(s)/Minimum
Requirement(s)

Not Relevant

Main References

Cresswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative,

quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd, ed.). LA: Sage
Publication.
Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.) (2000). Handbook of
qualitative research. California: Sage.
Flick, U., Kardoff, E. V., & Steinke, I. (2004). A companion to
qualitative research. London: Sage.
Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J. F., & Silverman, D. (Eds.)
(2004). Qualitative research practice. London: Sage.
Silverman, D. (Ed.). (2004). Qualitative research: Theory,
method & Practice. London: Sage.

Instructional
Materials/Aids

Whiteboard, LCD, OHP, media and electronic articles from

journals and webs, notes, etc.

Methods of Delivery

Lecture, Discussion and Presentations

Student Learning Time

(SLT)

Meetings:36
Guided Learning: 12
Independent Learning: 76
Assessment: 2

Skills

Communication Skills (CS1-CS3,CS6)

Critical Thinking and Problem-solving Skills (CT1-CT3,CT5)
Teamwork Skills (TS1-TS2,TS4)
Continuous Learning and Information Management (LL1-LL2)
Entrepreneur Skills (KK1)
Professional Ethics and Moral (EM1-EM2)
Leadership Skills (LS1-LS2)

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COURSE INFORMATION/SEMESTER 2 SESSION

2013/2014
Instructor

DR. MOHD SOFI BIN ALI

Room

ED15

Telephone/e-mail

03 79675015/0126335738; drsofi52@um.edu.my

Lecture
Session/Day/Venue

Tuesday, 3 pm 6 pm
Computer Lab 1

Tutorial
session/Practical:
Day/Time
Venue

None

Important Dates

Final Examination:

Teaching Schedule

WEEKS

Introduction
Procedure

Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education

Principles of Qualitative Research: Theory
Philosophy

to

Course

Pro

Forma,

Qualitative Research Designs

Case Studies

Qualitative Research Designs (cont)

4

REFERENCES/
RESOURCES/AIDS

TOPICS/TUTORIAL/ASSIGNMENTS

Ethnography

Phenomenology

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Assessment

and

Course Pro Forma

Assignments

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2013/2014

Literature Review in Qualitative Research:

5

Why Literature Review?

Good Literature Review

Writing a systematic literature review

Techniques in Data Collection:

Interviews

Techniques in Data Collection (cont.):

Observation

Document Analysis

Systematic Data Recording Techniques

Quality in Qualitative Research

Ethics, Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research

10

Data Analysis Procedures in Qualitative Research

Interpreting Qualitative Data

11

Writing Research Proposal in Qualitative Research

Identifying and Framing Research Problems
Qualitative Research

12

in

Identifying Research Objectives and Data Collecting

Procedure

13

Sampling and Sampling Techniques in Qualitative

Research

14

Presentation of Research Proposal

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