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Qualitative Research Methods

SOCI 418
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MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Laura Sinclair
Community Partnership Developer
(13)
3
Timeline
  • September 8, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 16, 2021
    Student teams finalized
  • September 30, 2021
    Initial meeting between student teams and community partners
  • November 30, 2021
    Final presentatations
  • December 4, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
4/4 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Social Enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Communications Humanities Education Social sciences
Skills
organization research community studies social work
Learner goals and capabilities

Working in small groups, students in their fourth year of their undergraduate studies at MacEwan University with a major in Sociology, will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over 10 weeks. Students will use all the experience and learnings gained throughout their program to consult, plan, and execute your project.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
19 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The team working for your company will be working on any kind of project that gives them community social work skills. You will be invited to student final presentations and will receive a final research paper detailing the research processes and findings

Project timeline
  • September 8, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 16, 2021
    Student teams finalized
  • September 30, 2021
    Initial meeting between student teams and community partners
  • November 30, 2021
    Final presentatations
  • December 4, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Potential projects include:

Do you have a research question that can be answered through qualitative research methods (i.e., interviews, focus groups, surveys with open-ended questions)?

For example, are you interested in assessing needs, successes, barriers of clients/the organization, or gaining an understanding of perspectives, experiences of clients or members of your organization?

Tell us about your project interest/focus and student will use qualitative research methods in Sociology to answer your research question.

Students will design the research project on areas of interest and need, execute the project (i.e., apply for and receive ethics approval through MacEwan’s Research Ethics Committee, collect and analyze the data), and present the findings to the community partner through a research paper and oral presentation.

Linked templates
Workplace Language Analysis Policy Implication Study Staffing and Volunteer Recruitment Optimization View all
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Attend virtual or in-person presentations and/or Q&A sessions with students during the term.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Ensure timely transfer of information and firm commitment to scheduled meetings to support project success.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Community partners will need to ensure that all data/ information is available by the course's start date.

Availability to meet with your student consultant at least three times throughout the term

Prompt response when feedback is required (48 hours).

The community partner is willing to use Riipen for project management. We will provide training on how to use Riipen.