Qual+
Aalto Center for Qualitative Management Research advances greater cooperation and capacity building around qualitative methodologies.
Qual+ x CARMA course: Introduction to Qualitative Methods: Ethnography
A three-day course with Professor Michael Pratt (Boston College) aimed at gaining a solid foundation in qualitative methods by learning ethnographic methods. Organized in collaboration between Qual+ and CARMA.
The purpose of this course is to gain a solid foundation in qualitative methods by learning ethnographic methods.
The course will involve:
- understanding what qualitative methods are and how they are different from quantitative methods
- learning to design and implement an ethnographic study, and
- learning core qualitative skills such as interviewing, observing, coding and as time allows, writing and publishing.
During the course, the following topics will be covered:
I. Qualitative Basics (overviews, 鈥渕yths鈥, comparisons with other methods) & Introduction to Ethnography
II. Preparation Work (e.g., selecting context, research question, access)
III. Observing
IV. Interviewing
V. Coding
VI. Writing & Publishing (as time permits)
Once in your CARMA User Area, click the Register/Purchase tab, Purchase Short Course, and select the Qual+ Summer Program.
Instructor bio
Michael Pratt is a professor at the Organizational Studies Department, Boston College. His research is problem-centered and consequently he tends to engage in process-oriented, cross-level research. His interests include how individuals connect with the work that they do, as well as to the organizations, professions, occupations, and other collectives in which they find themselves.
Theoretically, his research draws heavily from theories of identity and identification, meaning, emotion, intuition, trust, and culture (e.g., artifacts). Methodologically, while he has published work that utilizes lab research and surveys, much of his work is ethnographic or otherwise qualitative in nature. His recent research projects center on identity polarization in organizations and how to manage it, collective interventions into interpersonal trust formation and trust repair, and examining different pathways to meaningful work.
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