Assignment 3: Qualitative Research Proposal Submission date: Week 13 Friday June 2 Length: 2000 – 2500 words : Note: the objective of this assessment item is to prepare a qualitative research proposal in an area of interest. See Module 10 of your Study Guide for further guidance. This module is focused on the preparation of a research proposal. Assessment criteria for Assignment 3 are to be found on Blackboard Assignment presentation If you require guidance in writing skills please refer to the http://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/ website. You may also find the Studywell site useful. The link is: http://www.studywell.library.qut.edu.au/ Assignment submission All assignments will be submitted through Turnitin which can be located for each assignment on the Assessment page in Blackboard. Academic Integrity Students need to be advised about the University's policy on plagiarism. The policy is available on the Blackboard site. All work submitted must be the student's own. Breaches of the policy may lead to suspension of enrolment. Textbook/s There is no set text for the unit. But as an excellent starting point we recommend the following book (or any other iterations of this text). Liamputtong, P. (2013). Qualitative research methods. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Recommended reading and supplementary references Alvesson, M. and Sköldberg, K. (2009). Reflexive methodology: New vistas for qualitative research. Los Angeles: Sage. Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing grounded theory. London: Sage. Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. (2003).(Eds) Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Material. London: Sage. Flick, U. (2002). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. London: Sage. Glaser, B. & Strauss, A. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: strategies for qualitative research. New York: Aldine De Gruyter. Grbich, C. ( 2009). Qualitative data analysis. London: Sage. Hesse-Biber, S.N. & Leavy, P. (2006). The practice of qualitative research. California: Sage. Jones, S.R., Torres, V. & Arminio, J. (2006). Negotiating the complexities of qualitative research in higher education. New York: Routledge. May, T. (2002). Qualitative research in action. London: Sage. Silverman, D. (2000). Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook. London: Sage. Silverman, D. (2006). Interpreting qualitative data. London: Sage. Silverman, D. (2007). A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about qualitative research. London: Sage. There are also many qualitative research books (and articles) available that focus on data collection strategies (interviews, observation, document analysis) and data analysis. There should be little difficulty in locating a text in the library at Kelvin Grove Campus. The Health Liaison Librarian is Sarah Howard and Sarah’s email address is: [email protected]