Advanced Course in Qualitative Research in Global Public Health

Advanced Course in Qualitative Research in Global Public Health

- From Conceptualization to Write-up

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Dates 
24 to 28 October and 7 - 10 November 2022, all days 8:00 am to 3:00pm.
Two block weeks in Copenhagen. No digital or hybride this year.

Registration (open soon)

Course location

CSS Campus Copenhagen, Denmark

Organizer

The PhD-course is organized by University of Copenhagen in collaboration with the Norwegian Research School of Global Health (NRSGH).

Learning objectives

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

Knowledge

  • Understand interpretive epistemology in qualitative research, and identify empirical versus analytical objectives and perspectives of a qualitative research project.

Skills

  • Apply central quality criteria in qualitative research including the importance of transparency, reflexivity, the position of the researcher, the role of context, access to the field and data, and to discuss these in relation to specific research projects.

Competences

  • Critically reflect on the process of producing data and to evaluate ethically sound research conduct and academic integrity in qualitative research projects.
  • Apply a range of selected analytical approaches to qualitative data, and discuss the interaction between data and social theory.
  • Construct different theoretical positions and perspectives relevant for qualitative research and develop the theoretical potential of her/his own studies.


Content

This PhD course aims to give PhD students a solid introduction to the progression of qualitative studies from idea (research questions) to analysis and write-up. Participants will be guided on how to strengthen their own methodological, theoretical and analytical approach through discussions with lecturers, other course participants and home work. Lectures and student preparations and exercises will focus on conceptualization, methodological, theoretical and analytical perspectives central to qualitative research with specific focus on international and global health challenges.

Participants

The course is targeted at students who work with global public health research and are either in the process of developing a qualitative PhD study, collecting data or have already collected data. Students should preferable have prior experience with qualitative research.

The course is only offered to members of Norwegian School of Global Health.
Not a member? Take a look at our criteria for membership


Language

English

Form

Preparation for class, lectures, individual and group presentations by students, exercises, discussions. All course activities are mandatory. The course will constitute 5 ETCS. University of Copenhagen will issue a "Transcript of Records" and participants have to bring it to their own institution to get the course included in the PhD teaching part.

Course director

Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Associate Professor, Global Health, Department of Public Health.

Teachers and facilitators:

The research school have reserved five places on this course. First-come, first-served principle

Registration Deadline is 1 September 2022 (the course is fullbooked)

REMEMBER TO ALSO REGISTER AT UCPH 

Link to website at University of Copenhagen

Remember to apply for International training grant from NRSGH

Apply for International Training Grant, if you would like to have your travel costs covered by NRSGH. Remember our rates for travel grant. Travel expenses (plane, bus, train etc) must not exceed 5000 NOK and accommodation is max 1200 NOK pr night. Max total grant is 25 000 NOK.