Introduction to fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)
This course features an introduction to the principles of fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis that enables you to support your research and theories using the fsQCA free software
Course description
The course methodology is flexible since it has five “recorded” or asynchronous sessions with the option of “live” or synchronous classes on demand that will allow you to interact live with the teacher.
Along the course I will guide you through the fundamentals of fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. The scope is a practical approach with exercises and clear application to the development of research projects.
Thanks to the analytical solutions offered by fsQCA free software, we will execute the entire analytical process associated with this technique using already collected data from research from the grassroots football club sector.
Thus, most of the content of this course is eminently practical.
This course is broadly targeted to researchers and professionals in social sciences interested in use fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to investigate their theories.
Once you have purchased the course, you can start it whenever you want and complete the lessons at your own pace. The contents (videos, slides and data files) are housed in a Virtual Classroom to which you will have access at any time and for ever.
If you want to complement the course with live (synchronous) classes, we can organize the dates that best suit your needs.
The course does not have an established duration, but it can be completed perfectly in 1 or 2 weeks, it all depends on your level of involvement. If you need it, when you finish the course, you will receive a certificate of completion that certifies that you have successfully completed the course.
The course lessons are made up of five recorded video classes, a pdf document with the key ideas of the lesson and the data files necessary to solve the research problems raised throughout the course.
After this course you will be able to run and interpret fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis fitted to real empirical data. And in particular learn to:
- Know the basics of Boolean algebra and set theory.
- Understand the theoretical motivations for choosing fsQCA for your project.
- Calibration of variables.
- Perform a necessary and sufficient conditions analysis.
- Examine and run the fsQCA software (freeware available from fsqca.com).
- Evaluate and interpret the results of a fsQCA project.
Syllabus
Lesson 1. Understanding the basics of fsQCA
- What is Qualitative Comparative Analysis?
- Boolean algebra and set theory
- Set-theoretic analysis vs. Conventional quantitative analysis
Lesson 2. Stages in fsQCA analysis: Stages 1 to 2
- Defining causal conditions and outcome
- Calibration of variables
Lesson 3. Case study: Grassroots football club (2023) – Part 1
Research context, variables description and calibration
Lesson 4. Stages in fsQCA analysis: Stages 3 to 5
- Analysis of sufficient conditions: Truth table and minimization
- Analysis of sufficient conditions: Evaluation and interpretation of results
- Analysis of necessary conditions
Lesson 5. Case study: Grassroots football club (2023) – Part 2
Running fsQCA for analysis of necessary and sufficient conditions
How to enjoy the course?
Enroll in the course
Request information: price, payment, etc. by sending an email to pablotenorio@pablotenorio.com or fill out the form below.
Login in the course
Once enrolled in the course, I will send you by email a username and password to access the Virtual Classroom on my website, where you can find all the video classes and additional materials included in each of the 5 lessons of the course.
Start the course
You will complete the lessons sequentially, so that little by little you can assimilate the contents of the course. Remember that the Virtual Classroom never closes, and you will have access for life. Therefore, you can enter whenever you want to review the videos and materials of your course ... even if a long time has passed since you bought it.
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Course leader
Pablo J. López Tenorio, PhD
Professional background
UNIE Universidad
Academic program director of Master in International Marketing Management
May 2022 - at present
Marketing Research and Data Analysis Consultant
2010 - at present
ESIC Business & Marketing School
Academic Director of the Marketing Department
2016 - 2017
Academic Program Director of Master in Marketing Science
2011 - 2017
X-ternal Marketing Agency
CEO for Peru
2013 - 2015
Repsol
Head of Marketing Research and Analytics
2001 - 2010
Altadis Imperial Tobacco
Head of Marketing Research
1999 - 2001
Education
PhD in Economics
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2015
Master in Information Systems
EOI - Escuela de Organización Industrial
2006
Master in Marketing Management
ESIC Business & Marketing School
2002
Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Research
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2010
Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
1996
Advanced Program in Marketing Research
ESIC Business & Marketing School
1999
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can start the course whenever you want and take as long as you need to complete it because your access to the course materials is unlimited.
You will be able to download the pdfs of each lesson and the data files to carry out the practical cases. The videos, for a rights issue, you will not be able to download. However, you will be able to watch them whenever you want and from any device with an Internet connection because they are hosted at Vimeo platform. Remember that you can enter the private area where all the course documentation is stored whenever you want and for ever.
The classes are recorded (asynchronous sessions) that you can view at your own pace. In addition, the course has the option of live classes (synchronous) on demand.
The price of the course depends on whether you are going to do it only asynchronously or going to demand live classes. It also depends on whether you do it alone or with a group. Write to me at pablotenorio@pablotenorio.com and we can discuss.
Yes, at the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion that certifies that you have successfully completed 100% of the lessons. I will send you the certificate as a diploma in PDF format with a digital signature, so that you can demonstrate that you have satisfactorily completed each of the course contents.
Do you still have doubts?
If you still have any questions regarding this course or specific training needs let me know
I will reply to you immediately!