Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 17.878 (Fall 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Qualitative Research: Design and Methods 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Political Science 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Richard Locke 
• Course Introduction:
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  17.878 Qualitative Research: Design and Methods
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

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  17.878 Qualitative Research: Design and Methods
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2007

  
  
  

  

  Interviewing people is one way to collect information for qualitative research. (Image courtesy of beewebhead on Flickr.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is intended for graduate students planning to conduct qualitative research in a variety of different settings. Its topics include: Case studies, interviews, documentary evidence, participant observation, and survey research. The primary goal of this course is to assist students in preparing their (Masters and PhD) dissertation proposals.