Course Mixed Methods Research

The course Mixed methods research is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, fall 2026.

Criteria for participation: University degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, or Master’s degree in other fields and/or postgraduate research fellows (PhD students and research-year medical students).

Requirements for participation: Participants should be in process with the data collection or have collected their data. All exercises are linked to the participants' own projects.

Aim: to provide participants with the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to rigorously design a mixed methods study, integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches, structure mixed methods manuscripts, and strategically disseminate their research through high-quality academic publications.

Learning outcomes: After attending this course, participants will be able to: 1) describe and identify mixed methods designs; 2) write a mixed methods purpose statement, aim, or objective, and research question, 3) identify the appropriate procedures for integration of their qualitative and quantitative data, methods, or results on their design and phase of research; 4) write a detailed description of their integration and analysis approach; 5) develop a visual joint display to represent integration; 6) develop a plan for publishing multiple papers from a single mixed methods investigation; 7) organize the introduction, methods, results, and discussion according to mixed methods design; 8) incorporate rigorous mixed methods components and citations into their writing; 9) identify appropriate journals to disseminate their mixed methods research; and 10) present their project to the class and receive feedback.

Workload: The full workload of the course is expected to be 50 hours (28 contact hours and 22 hours of preparation).

Content: 

Day 1

9.00 – 9.15 Introduction to the Ph.D. course (Rikke Jørgensen (RJ) + Timothy Guetterman (TG))

9.15 – 10.15 Overview of mixed methods research (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00 Mixed methods purpose, aims, research questions (TG) + exercises (TG &RJ)

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 – 13.45 Mixed methods data sources (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

13.45 – 14.00 Coffee break

14.00 – 15.30 Mixed methods designs (TG & RJ) + exercises (TG & RJ)

15.30 – 16.00 Individual consultations (TG & RJ)

Day 2

9.00 – 10.15 Mixed methods design diagram (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00 Incorporating conceptual models (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 – 13.45 Research procedures matrix (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

13.45 – 14.00 Coffee break

14.00 – 15.30 Mixed methods data analysis (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

15.30 – 16.00 Individual consultations (TG & RJ)

Day 3

9.00 – 10.15 Designing mixed methods research for integration (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00 Step-by-step developing joint displays to represent merging, connecting, building (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 – 13.45 Creating a mock joint display (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

13.45 – 14.00 Coffee break

14.00 – 15.00 Software for Mixed Methods analysis/Constructing a joint display using software (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ

15.00 – 16.00 Project presentations and feedback (TG & RJ)

Day 4

9.00 – 10.15 Writing in mixed methods: guidelines, structure, criteria to evaluate (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00 How to structure and write your mixed methods thesis or dissertation and empirical article (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 – 13.45 How to write your mixed methods purpose statement, research questions, and hypotheses (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

13.45 – 14.00 Coffee break

14.00 – 14.30 How to organize a methods section (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

14.30 – 15.45 How to weave qualitative and quantitative results to report integrated results, discussion, and limitations (TG) + exercises (TG & RJ)

15.45 – 16.00 Course evaluation (RJ & TG)

Instructors: Timothy Guetterman, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Director & Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Director, Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Mixed Methods Program, University of Michigan, USA

Rikke Jørgensen, Professor in Mental Health Nursing, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University, DK & Department of Psychosis, Aarhus University hospital, Aarhus, DK

Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus (other)

Participation in the course is without cost for:

• PhD students, Health Research Year students from Aarhus University
• PhD students enrolled at partner universities of the Nordoc collaboration
• PhD students from other institutions in the open market agreement for PhD courses

Course dates:

• 30 November 2026 09:00 - 16:00
• 01 December 2026 09:00 - 16:00
• 02 December 2026 09:00 - 16:00
• 03 December 2026 09:00 - 16:00