NVivo (day 1): Introducing the software and qualitative analysis
Online event. Demystify NVivo to carry out efficient, timely and organised qualitative analysis. You must install NVivo ahead of time (see Apps Anywhere) and register for both days of this two part training.
This is the first of two linked GRADskills workshops that will provide a comprehensive introduction to the qualitative analysis programme Nvivo, a powerful tool for the organisation of large and unwieldy amounts of qualitative data to facilitate efficient, effective and transparent data analysis. There are regular software updates that introduce new functions to NVivo, so now at version 12 it can be a bit bewildering and unintuitive to start using. However, once you get to know it NVivo is a relatively straightforward and very powerful tool, and these workshops will help you cut through the complexity of the interface to get to the core of the programme, making your qualitative data analysis more effective and much less time consuming.
This workshop will start with a basic overview of qualitative “coding”, i.e. grouping data under themes, and how to appropriately do that to take most advantage of the functions NVivo offers. Then we move on to creating a project and importing source material like interview transcripts. After this you will learn about coding within NVivo, how to code to a level of detail that allows you to carry out your research analysis, the difference between thematic and case coding, and how each can be used to simplify data analysis and group data to allow you to easily compare different participant perspectives.
Participants are expected to register for and attend both workshops. Part 2 will look at some of the more advanced functionality of Nvivo, as well as how to customise approaches to suit your specific research projects and methodological approaches. You will be given some questions to consider in preparation for part 2.
You must install NVivo on your computer before the workshop. The University has a site licence and you can download NVivo using Apps Anywhere.
By the end of this workshop you should be able to:
- Understand coding and carry it out
- Create a new project
- Import data
- Code data thematically and by cases in Nvivo
Thursday 18 April 2024
13.00 to 15.00
Please use PDMS to sign up: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pdms/