The aim of this course is to provide students with training in how to conduct qualitative research in general and how to apply these techniques to Bioethical Inquiry. Students will be taught how to choose between the the different methods of conducting qualitative research; their theoretical bases and application to different questions in Bioethics will be considered with examples.

Topics include:

• Understanding Qualitative Research
• Different Traditions of Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Research Design
• Qualitative Approaches to Scientific Enquiry
• Different Types of Qualitative Research Methods
• Implementation of Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Publishing Qualitative Research Studies
• Validation and Evaluation of Qualitative Research
• Computer Methods in Qualitative Research