MLA '05: Continuing Education Courses
A full description of the specific CE course appears below. For further information, or if you have other questions about MLA CE courses, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094, x32.
| CE 700 Qualitative Evidence: Practical Methods to Gather and Analyze Information Behavior and Attitude Data |
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Level: Beginning Instructor(s): Michelynn McKnight, AHIP, assistant professor, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge Offered: Sunday, May 15, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
Some of the evidence we need to understand our users is described best by words rather than by numbers. Qualitative inquiry methods (case study, ethnography, grounded theory study, phenomenological study and biography) use a variety of techniques (including observation, interviews, focus groups, open surveys, and information from documents or recordings) which we will explore in this class. Lecture, discussion and exercises will include reliable data gathering and analysis methods (both manual and computer assisted), ethics, reports and the practical use of this research. |
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