| CODE | DOC6023 | ||||||
| TITLE | Approaching Doctoral Research through Mixed Methods | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | D - Doctoral Workshops/Symposium | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | Not Applicable | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Doctoral School | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This workshop is intended for doctoral students who are in the early stages of their research. It aims to provide candidates, particularly those undertaking social science research, with an appreciation of the value of employing a diversity of approaches to investigate complex challenges. The workshop is divided into two parts. The first part will provide doctoral candidates with a foundational understanding of a mixed methods approach. It will focus on the reasons for mixing methods and the contributions mixing methods provide. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on the applicability of a mixed methods approach to their research and the contribution this may make. Approaches to design for mixed methods research will then be discussed. Participants will be alerted to the importance of the philosophical underpinnings of their research, theoretical frameworks and the framing of appropriate justifications for their methodological decisions. The second part of the workshop will focus on integrating the strategies for analysis. Participants will be encouraged to explore different integrative analysis strategies that may be applied to their own research. Outcomes: By the end of this workshop, doctoral researchers should: - have a better appreciation of mixed methods; - be able to reflect on the chosen field of research and identified research question(s) and assess whether mixed methods are applicable, and if so which; - be able to identify areas for improvement in the research proposed; - be able to question the philosophical underpinnings, assumptions and theoretical frameworks supporting their research and the implications for research design; - be more aware of the importance of justifications for methodological decisions; - be able to identify what methodological decisions need to be reviewed and further justified; - be alert to the implications that arise for the form, direction, and conclusions of the study; - be able to appreciate different integrative analysis strategies and identify potential ones. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Applicants are kindly requested to submit to the tutor an abstract/summary of their thesis ONE MONTH before the workshop, through the e-mail address: marie-louise.mangion@um.edu.mt Timetable Details - Please click here for further details. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Workshop | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marie Louise Mangion |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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