GLHLTH 772
Global Health Research: Qualitative Field Methods
Aunchalee E. Loscalzo Palmquist
Description from DukeHub
Course builds on material from GLHLTH 702, but narrows focus to 1) qualitative field methods and 2) theories of the mixed method approach. A field-based, applied course designed to help students choose the qualitative field methods that best fit their project. Students will develop basic qualitative skills practiced by social sciences: ethnographic description, participant observation, interviewing. In addition, the course will introduce time allocation diaries and fieldnotes. Will discuss methods for collecting, analyzing, integrating, and reporting data from multiple sources. Finally, we will engage in ethical analysis as a core theme that unifies all stages of research.
Skills
- research methodsdescription: "qualitative" and 5 more
- fieldworkAI review: "A field-based, applied course"
- data and statisticsAI review: "methods for collecting, analyzing, integrating, and reporting data from multiple sources"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "interviewing"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethical"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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