Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 205A or equivalent approved by instructor. Students design and implement qualitative project study based on grounded theory methodology. Symbolic interactionism and constructivism as foundation with grounded theory as guide to recruit small sample, collect data through interviews and observations, and simultaneously analyze data through inductive coding and memoranda writing. Employment of constant comparison and examination of key elements of self-reflexivity and research ethics. Letter grading.