8310 Dis 1 week 6

Halfway Point

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Halfway Point Program Transcript ANNIE PEZALLA: Hello again, and congratulations on making it this far in the course. You're about halfway through qualitative reasoning and analysis. And now is a good time to stop, to pause, to take a deep breath, and to take stock of where you've been in the course, where you are right now, and where you're going for the rest of the time in this course, and perhaps even beyond.

ANNIE PEZALLA: So thus far in the course, you've been socialized more into this new language of qualitative research, and learning more about the rules of this new playing field. You've also been asked to make sense of phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them. And that's really the heart of qualitative research. And we've asked you to begin to really develop your ideas, your own personal research interests, in terms of a qualitative research inquiry.

ANNIE PEZALLA: So now, at this point in time in the course, we're going to ask you to turn to qualitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation. You'll do that by using the scholars of change videos, the transcripts, and the interview data that you've collected from one of your colleagues. So using all that qualitative data, we'll ask you now to start practicing those skills of data analysis.

ANNIE PEZALLA: Thus far also in the course, the discussions have focused pretty heavily on some of these new textbook concepts. From here on out though, the discussions are going to be a bit different. We'll ask you to use these discussions in a much more flexible way. To check in with your faculty member and ask him or her how you're doing, and to collaborate with your colleagues, share your struggles, share your insights, and to use that collaborative effort moving forward.

ANNIE PEZALLA: Also, be sure to take advantage of the resources outside this classroom, particularly within the Center for Research Quality, and the Doctoral Capstone Resources Webpage. We thank you, and we wish you luck, on the rest of your time in this course, and onward.