- Mode of Delivery: Online live sessions
- Duration: 15 days (1 hour/day)
- Certificate: Awarded upon successful completion & written exam
- One-to-One Course Fee: PKR 40,000 (payable in two equal installments)
- Group Course Fee: PKR 25,000 per participant (payable in two equal installments)

• Understand the foundations of qualitative research and its role in science
• Learn the core methodologies: Grounded Theory, Phenomenology, and Thematic Analysis
• Frame qualitative research questions and choose appropriate sampling techniques
• Conduct effective in-depth interviews (IDIs), focus group discussions (FGDs), and key informant interviews (KIIs)
• Analyze qualitative data using inductive and deductive coding strategies
• Develop and apply coding frameworks using NVivo, MAXQDA, and manual methods
• Construct themes and narratives that reveal deeper meaning and human insights
• Understand quality criteria: credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability
• Write qualitative findings using evidence-rich quotes and thematic summaries
• Apply ethical considerations in qualitative research, including informed consent and confidentiality

• MS/PhD students conducting qualitative dissertations or thesis work
• Researchers in public health, education, psychology, and sociology
• Academic faculty guiding student research projects
• Development professionals, NGOs, and policy researchers
• Healthcare practitioners conducting patient-centered or ethnographic studies
• Anyone passionate about exploring human experiences through narrative research
• Anyone passionate about promoting quality STEM education

• In-Depth Interviewing and Fieldwork Skills
• Thematic Analysis (Manual & Digital Coding)
• Use of NVivo & MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Management
• Grounded Theory & Phenomenological Design Implementation
• Data Interpretation, Narrative Building, and Research Writing
• Ethical Qualitative Research Practices
• Critical Thinking and Reflexivity in Research