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课程名称：定性比较分析（QCA） 概述：欢迎参与这门关于定性比较分析（QCA）的开放在线课程（MOOC）。请在开始课程前阅读以下要点，这将帮助你为课程做好准备，也能帮助你判断课程是否符合你的学习需求。 QCA的应用： - QCA是一种主要应用于社会科学的比较方法，用于评估因果关系。 - 适合使用定性方法的研究人员，提供更系统的案例比较和评估方法。 - 也适合希望评估复杂因果关系的定量研究者。 - QCA可用于宏观（例如国家）、中观（例如组织）和微观（例如个人）层面的案例分析。 - 主要用于小型和中型样本（10-100个案例），但也可用于较大群体，理想情况下案例数至少为10。 课程学习内容： - 课程针对没有或几乎没有QCA经验的学习者。 - 完成课程后，你将理解QCA的理论基础，并能够独立进行基本的QCA研究。 课程结构： - 该MOOC为期五周，详细的学习目标和活动见课程指导中的附录A。 - 第一周更侧重于一般分析基础，后四周则着重实践方面。 - 课程活动包括观看视频、查阅补充材料和完成作业，需按顺序进行。 - 共有10个作业，其中1到6和8号作业为必修，完成这些作业是获得证书的前提。 补充材料： - 虽然观看视频即可完成课程，但建议学习补充阅读材料，以获得更多详细信息和例子。 - 补充阅读大多数不免费，部分书籍需购买或可在大学图书馆找到。 - Schneider和Wagemann（2012）的教材为主要参考文献，课程指导中附录A指明了相应章节。 课程大纲： 1. 介绍、分析基础和QCA研究过程：讨论QCA的一般研究过程及其分析基础。 2. 研究设计和校准：侧重QCA研究的设计与模型开发，以及校准过程。 3. 真实表：学习真实表的功能及制作方法。 4. 逻辑简化和结果解释：讨论逻辑简化的原理、方法及结果解释。 5. 使用FsQCA，结果解释与报告：演示如何使用软件制作真实表和执行逻辑简化以及科学报告结果。 通过这个课程，学习者将掌握QCA的方法基础和实践能力，适合希望深入了解定性比较分析的各类研究者。
Name:Introduction, analytic foundations and the QCA research process
Description:In week 1, we will discuss a) the nature and structure of the general research process in QCA, b) the analytic foundations of QCA, and c) the features of the general QCA research field.
Name:Research design and calibration
Description:Week 2 focuses on the design of a QCA study, particularly as regards a) the general orientation of such a study and b) the development of a research model with cases, conditions and an outcome. We will also discuss the so-called c) “calibration” process. With calibration, the researcher scores cases on conditions that might cause an outcome, and on the outcome itself.
Name:The truth table
Description:Week 3 is about the “truth table”, which indicates the relation between combinations of conditions on the one hand, and an outcome on the other. You will learn about a) the function of the truth table, b) how to make a truth table, and c) how the truth table may be changed by going back to the design and calibration phases.
Name:Logical minimization and the interpretation of output
Description:In week 4, we will discuss “logical minimization”, which amounts to a systematic comparison between cases. We will discuss a) the principles of the minimization process, b) different ways in which you can do the minimization process, and c) the interpretation of the results of the minimization process.
Name:Using FsQCA, more about the interpretation of output, and the write-up
Description:In week 5, it will be demonstrated how a) software can be used for making the truth table and performing logical minimization. We will also further discuss b) the interpretation of the results of logical minimization and c) the reporting of results of a QCA study in a scientifically sound manner.
Welcome to this massive open online course (MOOC) about Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Please read the points below before you start the course. This will help you prepare well for the course and attend it properly. It will also help you determine if the course offers the knowledge and skills you are looking for. What can you do with QCA? • QCA is a comparative method that is mainly used in the social sciences for the assessment of cause-effect relations (i.e. causation). • QCA is relevant for researchers who normally work with qualitative methods and are looking for a more systematic way of comparing and assessing cases. • QCA is also useful for quantitative researchers who like to assess alternative (more complex) aspects of causation, such as how factors work together in producing an effect. • QCA can be used for the analysis of cases on all levels: macro (e.g. countries), meso (e.g. organizations) and micro (e.g. individuals). • QCA is mostly used for research of small- and medium-sized samples and populations (10-100 cases), but it can also be used for larger groups. Ideally, the number of cases is at least 10. QCA cannot be used if you are doing an in-depth study of one case. What will you learn in this course? • The course is designed for people who have no or little experience with QCA. • After the course you will understand the methodological foundations of QCA. • After the course you will know how to conduct a basic QCA study by yourself. How is this course organized? • The MOOC takes five weeks. The specific learning objectives and activities per week are mentioned in appendix A of the course guide. Please find the course guide under Resources in the main menu. • The learning objectives with regard to understanding the foundations of QCA and practically conducting a QCA study are pursued throughout the course. However, week 1 focuses more on the general analytic foundations, and weeks 2 to 5 are more about the practical aspects of a QCA study. • The activities of the course include watching the videos, consulting supplementary material where necessary, and doing assignments. The activities should be done in that order: first watch the videos; then consult supplementary material (if desired) for more details and examples; then do the assignments. • There are 10 assignments. Appendix A in the course guide states the estimated time needed to make the assignments and how the assignments are graded. Only assignments 1 to 6 and 8 are mandatory. These 7 mandatory assignments must be completed successfully to pass the course. • Making the assignments successfully is one condition for receiving a course certificate. Further information about receiving a course certificate can be found here: https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209819053-Get-a-Course-Certificate About the supplementary material • The course can be followed by watching the videos. It is not absolutely necessary yet recommended to study the supplementary reading material (as mentioned in the course guide) for further details and examples. Further, because some of the covered topics are quite technical (particularly topics in weeks 3 and 4 of the course), we provide several worked examples that supplement the videos by offering more specific illustrations and explanation. These worked examples can be found under Resources in the main menu. • Note that the supplementary readings are mostly not freely available. Books have to be bought or might be available in a university library; journal publications have to be ordered online or are accessible via a university license. • The textbook by Schneider and Wagemann (2012) functions as the primary reference for further information on the topics that are covered in the MOOC. Appendix A in the course guide mentions which chapters in that book can be consulted for which week of the course. • The publication by Schneider and Wagemann (2012) is comprehensive and detailed, and covers almost all topics discussed in the MOOC. However, for further study, appendix A in the course guide also mentions some additional supplementary literature. • Please find the full list of references for all citations (mentioned in this course guide, in the MOOC, and in the assignments) in appendix B of the course guide.
