Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing
A short course that will teach you how to prepare for and conduct conversational interviews, that will produce rich qualitative data.
Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing
A short course that will teach you how to prepare for and conduct conversational interviews, that will produce rich qualitative data.
This short course is adapted from a semester length graduate level course taught at MIT covering Qualitative Research Methods. This online course will focus specifically on teaching how to prepare for and conduct a conversational interview for data gathering purposes. We will also discuss the nature of qualitative research as a methodology, how it compares and differs from other forms of research, and how qualitative and quantitative research complement each other in a research project. This is the first in a multi-part series which will be released over the coming year, which will focus on Conversational Interviewing, Data Analysis, and Constructing Theory.
What you'll learn
- How to prepare an interview protocol, and how to conduct an interview.
- How to assess validity in qualitative research.
Prerequisites
None
Meet your instructors
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Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Susan Silbey
Susan Silbey
Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Professor Susan S. Silbey is the Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Silbey is interested in the governance, regulatory and audit processes in complex organizations. Her current research focuses on the creation of management systems for containing risks, including ethical lapses, as well as environment, health and safety hazards.