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                                Week  - 1                             | 
                            
                                Introduction of the syllabus and the rules of the course /General aspects of qualitative studies                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 2                             | 
                            
                                Comparing the characteristics of qualitative and quantitative   approaches / Qualitative data collection techniques (Detailed observation)                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 3                             | 
                            
                                Comparing the characteristics of qualitative and quantitative approaches / Qualitative data collection techniques (Detailed observation)                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 4                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data collection (Detailed observation) / Ethical issues of qualitative research / Difficulties in doing qualitative research.                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 5                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data collection (Detailed observation and Document analysis) / Ethical issues of qualitative research / Difficulties in doing qualitative research.                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 6                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data collection (Interview) / Ethical issues of qualitative research / Difficulties in doing qualitative research.                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 7                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data collection techniques (Interview)                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 8                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data collection (Video taped data analysis) / Ethical issues of qualitative research / Difficulties in doing qualitative research                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 9                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative research designs / Role of researcher/ Data collection process                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 10                             | 
                            
                                Feed back of the I. Exam / Qualitative research designs / Role of researcher / Data collection process                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 11                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data analysis (Overview) / Computer based qualitative data analysis / Evaluation of qualitative study                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 12                             | 
                            
                                Qualitative data analysis (Overview) / Computer based qualitative data analysis / Evaluation of qualitative study                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 13                             | 
                            
                                Feed back of the interview / Identification of the evaluation criteria for qualitative research.                             | 
                        
                                                
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                                Week  - 14                             | 
                            
                                Paper of a critically analyzed published qualitative research                             |