Moodle@Warwick

Dear All,

Welcome to Qualitative Research Methods in Health. 

This module aims to provide you with a) a critical perspective on the contribution of qualitative research methods to understanding and improving health and b) an introduction to qualitative research methods and their application in health related research.

Aims

Develop knowledge and understanding of qualitative methods as used in health related research and develop your skills in the use of these methods. Gain the capability to use these research methods appropriately for undertaking research and evaluation both as part of postgraduate study and in your working environment.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module you should be able to:
 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the origins and usage of qualitative research methods in relation to health.
 Demonstrate how to develop a research question and use appropriate qualitative and methods to answer it.
 Demonstrate an understanding of the range of research methods and when and how they should be used.
 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the use of qualitative methods in relation to other widely used research methods in health care.

Here and in the module guide, you will find the pre-course preparation task. We strongly encourage you to undertake the preparatory work, especially if you are new to qualitative research methods.
We look forward to meeting you.

Frances Griffiths and Bronwyn Harris
Module Co-leads