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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) by Erasmus University Rotterdam

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About the Course

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 w...
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Top reviews

GS

Dec 31, 2020

This course was a very good introduction. Professor Hirzalla explains QCA very clearly, slowly, and thoroughly. I wish there was a second part to this course.

EC

Jan 1, 2021

Very well organized content. Great supporting material! Suitable for complete beginners in QCA. Challenging but interesting assignments.

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26 - 46 of 46 Reviews for Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

By Manuel S

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Jan 12, 2020

Very nice

By Ana L L C

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Oct 21, 2021

genial

By Aswini K B

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Jul 4, 2020

Amazing

By Anel O

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Apr 15, 2020

great for basic notions and simple level exercise. Good recommended literature

By Faaiz I

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May 1, 2024

This course provides a solid introduction to both crisp and fuzzy set QCA, with practice sets at every step, allowing learners to begin applying the concepts immediately and being conversant enough in the methodology and approaches to engage with the literature on QCA.

By Hengfeng Z

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Sep 4, 2024

It is comprehensive and detailed. Yet, it'd be better if it included the introduction of (1) the QCA package in R, (2) concepts of PRI and row consistency to edit and delete rows in the truth table, and (3) the construction of the XY plot that covers all paths.

By Sami B

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Mar 19, 2022

Very educative. However, it would be better to include more explanations than raw readings.

By Jolien G

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Jul 26, 2019

Nice introductory course. Good pacing, highlights are being discussed, easy to follow.

By Zhu Z

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Jul 15, 2019

Very brief but clear introduction of QCA. Highligh recommended for beginners.

By Fernando R R

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Sep 15, 2020

Great!

Erasmus could add one week for expose mvQCA and Tosmana.

By Edgar A S N

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Mar 27, 2022

Very good

By Vareska v d V

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Nov 20, 2020

Great to learn something new. I did think the course was a bit light - I now know what I need to do to perform the analyses, but I am not always sure about the background of a certain procedure. The peer-graded assignment didn't work well for me - no one has reviewed it..

By Maud v M

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Apr 29, 2020

Great course. The videos are short but insightful. We receive access to an extensive list of readings and resources. Finally, I enjoyed the assignments very much. Thank you!

By Julia P N

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Jul 18, 2020

The course is great for beginners. I would like it to be a little more complete, exploring more complex topics, but the complementary readings filled this gap.

By Delfina C

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Aug 4, 2024

Explanations are detailled and clear. Resources are useful and tasks allow for better understanding of the topics. Great intro to the subject.

By Christopher L

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Jun 24, 2024

This is a great course to start with fsQCA. The explanations are mostly very clear and comprehensible.

By Ruben B

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Sep 8, 2022

Well paced for an introductory course on QCA.

By NORGAH E

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Aug 4, 2022

Very Challenging course

By Martin K T

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Jul 22, 2024

very insightful

By CHENG T C

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Nov 5, 2024

projects are too difficult to do