UGBS 702: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods. PhD Course Syllabus, Teaching Plan and Reading List. Coordinator and Contact Information. O'Reilly and Kiyimba bring an authority and clarity to the debate, taking us beyond the mechanical notions of qualitative methods and standardised approaches to Qualitative methods are ubiquitous in development research – partly out of conviction, partly for lack of reliable quantitative data. Core Texts. A.B. Marvasti, Qualitative Research in Sociology: An Introduction (London: Sage, 2004). D.D. Porta and M. Keating, Approaches and Methodologies This course is designed to provide advanced graduate students with both theoretical and practical opportunities to explore qualitative research across the THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA CUA National Catholic School of Social Service Washington, DC Fax SSS 955 ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES I. Understand how theory informs the analysis in a qualitative research study; Describe and apply advanced methods of qualitative data collection; Determine the