ATLAS.ti 7 for Windows Software Training
Sample Course Syllabus
Notes: Details of this course to be finalized.
Introduction:
ATLAS.ti is a powerful qualitative data analysis software program used by researchers in education, government, NGO and the commercial sector worldwide. In this workshop, we will learn the key functions of the software. Learning will be interactive and hands-on with sufficient time for participants to practice. Participants can walk out the class and start using ATLAS.ti in their projects right away!
Learning Objectives:
Instructor:
Neville Li
MAXQDA professional trainer and consultant
ATLAS.ti certified trainer and consultant
NVivo trainer and consultant
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Website: http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com
Duration: 2 hours on each day (Total: 4 hours, 2 separate days)
Cost: CDN$180 (tax included) in Canadian dollars, flat rate
Language of Instruction: English
Registration: Please contact the instructor at email: [email protected] if you are interested in enrolling in this course. The instructor will answer any questions you may have, send you a link for registration and provide payment methods via email. An instructor biography can be found on the research website http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com. Spaces are limited.
Technical requirements: Students will need to come with a laptop with ATLAS.ti version 7 installed. It can be a purchased full license or an unlimited free trial version downloaded from the company’s website. The free version is fully functional except with a limit on the project size. This class is for ATLAS.ti for Windows only and is designed for the beginner and intermediate level.
Introduction:
ATLAS.ti is a powerful qualitative data analysis software program used by researchers in education, government, NGO and the commercial sector worldwide. In this workshop, we will learn the key functions of the software. Learning will be interactive and hands-on with sufficient time for participants to practice. Participants can walk out the class and start using ATLAS.ti in their projects right away!
Learning Objectives:
- To identify what ATLAS.ti is and how it is different from other QDA software;
- To learn the basic functions of ATLAS.ti including creating a project, coding, running queries, and creating network views for presentations and team meetings;
- To use ATLAS.ti to analyze data following an approach emphasizing data integration, organization, and constant documentation of the process;
- To learn in a hands-on learning environment and be able to use ATLAS.ti in your own projects right after the class.
Instructor:
Neville Li
MAXQDA professional trainer and consultant
ATLAS.ti certified trainer and consultant
NVivo trainer and consultant
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Website: http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com
Duration: 2 hours on each day (Total: 4 hours, 2 separate days)
Cost: CDN$180 (tax included) in Canadian dollars, flat rate
Language of Instruction: English
Registration: Please contact the instructor at email: [email protected] if you are interested in enrolling in this course. The instructor will answer any questions you may have, send you a link for registration and provide payment methods via email. An instructor biography can be found on the research website http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com. Spaces are limited.
Technical requirements: Students will need to come with a laptop with ATLAS.ti version 7 installed. It can be a purchased full license or an unlimited free trial version downloaded from the company’s website. The free version is fully functional except with a limit on the project size. This class is for ATLAS.ti for Windows only and is designed for the beginner and intermediate level.
Course Outline
Day 1 – 2 hours
I. Introduction to ATLAS.ti
a. PowerPoint presentation -15 minutes
i. What is ATLAS.ti?
ii. Differences of ATLAS.ti from other similar software
iii. License options
b. Basics of ATLAS.ti – 10 minutes
i. What is the hermeneutic unit?
ii. Layout of the hermeneutic unit (e.g., user interface, toolbars, icons)
iii. Save as copy bundle and backup
iv. Is team work possible?
II. Setting up the hermeneutic unit
a. Add and load primary documents -10 minutes
i. Add source documents to the individual library (individual work) or the team library (team work).
ii. Comment on primary documents
iii. Organize primary documents into families
II. Coding – 1 hour
i. How to code text files (e.g., doc, rtf), PDFs, pictures, audio and video files?
ii. Inductive vs. deductive coding
iii. Open coding vs. In-Vivo coding vs. a priori coding
iv. Auto-coding
-reasons for auto-coding
-combine auto-coding with word cruncher
v. Organize a code structure
-use prefixes to group codes
-use colours to distinguish codes
-group codes into code families
vi. Create code families (setup to scope your queries)
III. Other useful tools – 15 minutes
i. Memos vs. comments: What are memos and how to use memos effectively?
ii. Link memos to quotations and codes
iii. Create memo families
iii. What are variables (attributes) and why are they important?
Day 2 – 2 hours
IV. Modeling – Using network views to visualize your data – 30 minutes
i. What is a network view?
ii. How to create a network view from existing elements in your project?
iii. How to create a network view from scratch?
iv. Export your network view(s)
V. Data analysis and exploration – 1 hour
a. Word cruncher and the word cloud
b. Codes-primary documents table
c. Co-occurrences
i. What is a co-occurrence and why is it important?
ii. Code co-occurrence tree
iii. Code co-occurrence table
d. Query tool
i. The query tool: What questions to ask my data?
ii. Scope your query
iii. Boolean operators (emphasis)
iv. Semantic operators
v. Proximity operators
VI. Practice Exercises/Mini-test – 30 minutes
VII. Questions & Answers
VIII. Debrief
Day 1 – 2 hours
I. Introduction to ATLAS.ti
a. PowerPoint presentation -15 minutes
i. What is ATLAS.ti?
ii. Differences of ATLAS.ti from other similar software
iii. License options
b. Basics of ATLAS.ti – 10 minutes
i. What is the hermeneutic unit?
ii. Layout of the hermeneutic unit (e.g., user interface, toolbars, icons)
iii. Save as copy bundle and backup
iv. Is team work possible?
II. Setting up the hermeneutic unit
a. Add and load primary documents -10 minutes
i. Add source documents to the individual library (individual work) or the team library (team work).
ii. Comment on primary documents
iii. Organize primary documents into families
II. Coding – 1 hour
i. How to code text files (e.g., doc, rtf), PDFs, pictures, audio and video files?
ii. Inductive vs. deductive coding
iii. Open coding vs. In-Vivo coding vs. a priori coding
iv. Auto-coding
-reasons for auto-coding
-combine auto-coding with word cruncher
v. Organize a code structure
-use prefixes to group codes
-use colours to distinguish codes
-group codes into code families
vi. Create code families (setup to scope your queries)
III. Other useful tools – 15 minutes
i. Memos vs. comments: What are memos and how to use memos effectively?
ii. Link memos to quotations and codes
iii. Create memo families
iii. What are variables (attributes) and why are they important?
Day 2 – 2 hours
IV. Modeling – Using network views to visualize your data – 30 minutes
i. What is a network view?
ii. How to create a network view from existing elements in your project?
iii. How to create a network view from scratch?
iv. Export your network view(s)
V. Data analysis and exploration – 1 hour
a. Word cruncher and the word cloud
b. Codes-primary documents table
c. Co-occurrences
i. What is a co-occurrence and why is it important?
ii. Code co-occurrence tree
iii. Code co-occurrence table
d. Query tool
i. The query tool: What questions to ask my data?
ii. Scope your query
iii. Boolean operators (emphasis)
iv. Semantic operators
v. Proximity operators
VI. Practice Exercises/Mini-test – 30 minutes
VII. Questions & Answers
VIII. Debrief
--Total time: 4 hours--
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