Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
METODOLOGIA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO E TÉCNICAS DE INFORMAÇÃO - 2018/2019
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 3
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Mestre Josefina Castro
Class type and School hours
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
As an introduction to qualitative research (QR) on social topics and problems, especially those related with crime, deviance and social control, this curricular unit aims at providing students with: i) knowledge on the theoretical and methodological framework of QR and its relationship with methodological options; ii) knowledge on qualitative research planning and methods for data collection and analysis; iii) basic skills for the practice of QR; skills for the analysis of scientific literature.
Specific Aims/Objectives
By the end of the curricular unit students should be able to:
- Understand the nature and logic of scientific research in the field of social science
- Know the historical background of qualitative research and understand the epistemological and theoretical framework that structures it;
- Know the main aspects of qualitative research planning and the methods for collection and analysis of qualitative data
- Be able to methodologically analyse qualitative studies.
Skills to be acquired
At the end of the UC, students are expected to have developed:
- Competences for the understanding and analysis of scientific works produced within the
criminological field, in particular of a qualitative nature.
- Basic skills for the practice of qualitative research, namely on data collection methods and techniques.
Teaching Procedures
The teaching methodologies combine the presentation of the main contents of the curricular unit with the planning and discussion of practical exercises and methodological aspects of qualitative research work.
Programme
I-Introduction: scientific knowledge and the logic of research in social science
1. The nature and logic of scientific research
2. Introduction to fundamental concepts: description, explanation and interpretative understanding; induction deduction; correlation and causality; qualitative methods and quantitative methods;
3. The process of empirical research: from theory to research questions/ hypotheses; research design; data collection methods; data analysis; presentation and discussion of results.
II. Qualitative research: theoretical-epistemological and methodological framework
1-Epistemological paradigms and theoretical perspectives that structure qualitative research
2- The qualitative research of delinquency, deviation and social control: emergency and developments.
III- The process of qualitative research
1-Qualitative research strategies / programs:
2-Phases and specificities of the investigation process and the "Grounded Theory"
3 – Research objectives and questions/hypothesis
4- The relationship between theory, research questions/hypothesis and methodological options;
5. Sampling principles and strategies.
IV- Methodologies for the collection and analysis of qualitative data:
1. Observation in the framework of ethnographic research
2. Documentary analysis. 3.
3.Qualitative interview
4. Focus group
5. Introduction to qualitative data analysis
V- The quality of qualitative research: reliability, validity and generalizability
Evaluation Type
The continuous assessment component is subject of orientation in the classes and suppose de elaboration of a practice exerc
The continuous assessment component includes:
- 2 written tests;
- two practical exercises that are aimed at the training of qualitative methodologies and the elaboration of the respective reports.
Teaching Resources
Scientific publications and other materials provided or recommended to the students.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Main Bibliography
Author | BRAUN, Virginia ; CLARKE, Victoria |
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Title | Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide |
Editor | SAGE Publications |
Year | 2013 |
Author | FLICK, Uwe |
Title | Métodos qualitativos na investigação científica |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Monitor |
Year | 2013 |
Author | HAGAN, F. |
Title | Research methods in criminal justice and criminolo |
Editor | Pearson |
Year | 2013 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | LINCOLN, Yvonna ; DENZIN, Norman |
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Title | Handbook of qualitative research |
Author | MASON, Jennifer |
Title | Qualitative researching |