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  May 14, 2024
 
2020-2021 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum 
    
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2020-2021 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum [Archived Catalog]

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RES 3130 - Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Research


The descriptive phenomenological psychological method is a qualitative, human science research method. Using the method, researchers interview participants regarding a psychologically meaningful experience, and then work in a caring and demanding way to make explicit the implicit psychological meanings in the data, using specific analytic steps. This course provides an in-depth understanding of descriptive phenomenology and the practical skills
necessary to design and conduct phenomenological research. Students identify how the theoretical and philosophical foundations of descriptive phenomenology align with their own philosophical orientations. Descriptive phenomenological research is reviewed and critiqued. Students evaluate issues of research safety, ethics, and feasibility within their proposed research. Finally, students design a research proposal that reflects their dissertation plan. Prerequisite(s): RES 2300 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis , or MBM 5556 - Qualitative Research Overview , or RES 1105 Methods of Research (Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology Specialization Only)  and RES 1110 Statistics  , or RES 1005 Methods of Research and Disciplined Inquiry I  and RES 1015 - Methods of Research and Disciplined Inquiry II   3 credit(s)




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