Qualitative Research Methods
in Criminology

Crim 321 - Fall 2024

[Last updated 26 November 2024]
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Week 1 09 September	Organizational Meeting * Course Syllabus * Term Research Project Guidelines * The first tutorials will be held next week * Read Chapter 1 from the text: “Introduction to the Book”
Week 2 16 September	Understanding Qualitative Approaches * Read Chapter 2 from text: "The Nature of Qualitative Research and Our Approach" * Study questions for Chapter 2 * Powerpoint slides for Week 2. * Read Becker: “How I learned what a ‘crock’ was” * Study questions for Becker's "crocks" article
Week 3 23 September	Understanding Qualitative Approaches cont’d * Read Chapter 3 from text: “Qualitative Research Design” * Study questions for Chapter 3 Research Ethics * Read Chapter 5 from text: " Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research" * Study questions for Chapter 5 * SFU Ethics Policy * Code of Ethics of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences *Powerpoint slides for Week 3
Week 4 30 September	National Day for Truth & Reconciliation * All classes and tutorials cancelled
Week 5: 07 October	Sampling & Recruitment * Read Chapter 6 from text: “Sampling and Participant Recruitment” * Study questions for Chapter 6 * Read Palys (2008): Purposive sampling * Your oral history proposal is due by today: here are suggestions of what to include * Powerpoint slides for Week 5
Week 6: Tuesday 15 October	Oral History * Read Hesse-Biber & Leavy (2011): "Oral History" * Study questions for Hesse-Biber & Leavy * Read Borland: That’s Not What I Said: Interpretive Conflict in Oral Narrative Research * Study questions for Borland’s “Not What I Said” article * An example student project by Ivers (2016): “What About Equality?”: Women’s Experience in the Stó:lō Community * Powerpoint slides for Week 6
Week 7: 21 October	Mid-Term Exam based on lectures from beginning of semester to end of 15 October plus Chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 from text plus Becker, Borland, Hesse-Biber & Leavy and Palys readings, but NOT the Ivers reading Tutorials cancelled for this week only * Sample exam questions for midterm
Week 8: 28 October	Surveys and Interviews * Read Chapter 7 from text: "In-Depth Interviews" * Study questions for Chapter 7 * Powerpoint slides for 28 October
Week 9: 04 November	Interviews and Focus Groups * Read Chapter 8 from text: "Focus Group Discussions" * Study questions for Chapter 8 * Powerpoint slides for 04 November
Week 10: 11 November	Remembrance Day * All classes and tutorials cancelled
Week 11: 18 November	Observational, Ethnographic and Participatory Approaches * Read Chapter 9 from text: "Observation" * Study questions for Chapter 9 * Read Chapter 4 from the text: “Designing Participatory Research” * Study questions for Chapter 4 * Powerpoint slides for 18 November
Week 12: 25 November	Analyzing Your Data * Read Chapter 10 from the text: “Data Preparation and Developing Codes” * Study questions for Chapter 10 * Introduction to NVivo * Powerpoint slides for 25 November
Week 13: 02 December	Writing a Qualitative Research Report * Read Chapter 13 from the text: “Academic Writing of Qualitative Research” * An interview-based study by Patricia Ratel
06 December	Term Research Project due. Late papers lose 5% per day.
TBA	Final Exam based on lectures from 28 October to end of 02 December plus Chapters 7, 8, 9, 4, and 10 (but NOT chapters 11, 12 or 13) from the text. There will be nothing from the Ratel paper on the exam.

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