MAXQDA 2018 for Windows and Mac - One Day Express Course
Course Syllabus
* This course precedes the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences annual conference (June 1-7).
Both conference attendees and the general public are welcome to enrol.
Welcome to Beautiful Vancouver!
Course Syllabus
* This course precedes the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences annual conference (June 1-7).
Both conference attendees and the general public are welcome to enrol.
Welcome to Beautiful Vancouver!
Introduction
MAXQDA is a powerful qualitative data analysis software program used by researchers in education, governments, NGOs 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 classroom and start using MAXQDA 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: nevilleli09@gmail.com | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com
Location: University of British Columbia (UBC) Main Campus (Point Grey), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Classroom Location To Be Determined*
*Within walking distance to the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Conference
Date: May 31, 2019 (Friday)
Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm (one hour lunch break) (Total: 6.5 hours)
Cost: CDN$275 (tax included) in Canadian dollars, flat rate
Language of Instruction: English
Registration: Please contact the instructor at email: nevilleli09@gmail.com 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. Registration closes TWO weeks before course date.
Technical requirements: Students will need to have a device (e.g. their own laptop) with MAXQDA version 2018 or an earlier version installed. It can be a purchased full license or a 14 day free trial downloaded from the company’s website. This class is suitable for both MAXQDA for Windows and Mac and is designed for the beginner and intermediate level.
MAXQDA is a powerful qualitative data analysis software program used by researchers in education, governments, NGOs 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 classroom and start using MAXQDA in their projects right away!
Learning objectives
- To identify what MAXQDA is and how it is different from other QDA software;
- To learn the basic functions of MAXQDA including creating a project, coding, using visual tools, conducting text retrieval, and creating models for presentations and team meetings;
- To learn in an interactive classroom learning environment and be able to use MAXQDA 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: nevilleli09@gmail.com | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com
Location: University of British Columbia (UBC) Main Campus (Point Grey), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Classroom Location To Be Determined*
*Within walking distance to the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Conference
Date: May 31, 2019 (Friday)
Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm (one hour lunch break) (Total: 6.5 hours)
Cost: CDN$275 (tax included) in Canadian dollars, flat rate
Language of Instruction: English
Registration: Please contact the instructor at email: nevilleli09@gmail.com 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. Registration closes TWO weeks before course date.
Technical requirements: Students will need to have a device (e.g. their own laptop) with MAXQDA version 2018 or an earlier version installed. It can be a purchased full license or a 14 day free trial downloaded from the company’s website. This class is suitable for both MAXQDA for Windows and Mac and is designed for the beginner and intermediate level.
Course Outline
I. Introduction to MAXQDA
a. PowerPoint presentation -20 minutes
i. What is MAXQDA?
ii. A snapshot of all major functions of MAXQDA
iii. Differences of MAXQDA from other similar software
b. Basics of MAXQDA –10 minutes
i. Understand the user interface
ii. Toolbars and icons
iii. Four windows
iv. Save project and backup
v. Import sources/documents
vi. Create document groups
II. Coding - 1.5 hours
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. What are coding stripes?
v. Organize a code hierarchy
III. Other useful tools – 10 minutes
i. What are memos and how to use memos effectively?
ii. Create links
iii. Create annotations
IV. Variables -15 minutes
i. What are variables (attributes) and why are they important?
ii. Assign variables to documents (setup for data analysis and mixed methods functions)
V. Modeling - Using MAXMaps to visualize your data -30 minutes
i. What is MAXMaps and the five pre-made models
ii. One-case model
iii. One-code model
iv. Code-subcode-segments model
VI. Data Analysis and Exploration
a. Simple text retrieval – 15 minutes
i. How to run simple text retrievals (coding query)?
ii. How to understand the outcomes?
b. Advanced text retrieval – 15 minutes
i. How to run advanced text retrievals (other coding queries) such as boolean analysis (e.g., and, or, near, intersect, follow)?
ii. How to understand the outcomes?
c. Visual tools – 30 minutes
i. Cross case tools
- What is a cross-case tool?
- Code-relations browser
- Code matrix browser
ii. Single case tools
- What is a single case tool?
- Document portrait
- Codeline browser
VII. Mixed Methods Analysis -30 minutes
i. What is mixed methods analysis in MAXQDA?
ii. Variable revision
iii. Activation by variable (i.e., how to filter your documents and results?)
iv. Crosstabs
v. Quote matrix
VIII. MAXDictio for quantitative content analysis (only with MAXQDAplus) -20 minutes
a. Word frequency
i. How to run a word frequency search in your documents?
ii. How to use the Stop-Word list to filter your results?
b. Dictionaries
i. How to create a dictionary to search for specific search terms in your documents?
IX. Practice Exercises/Mini-test -30 minutes
X. Questions & Answers
XI. Debrief
I. Introduction to MAXQDA
a. PowerPoint presentation -20 minutes
i. What is MAXQDA?
ii. A snapshot of all major functions of MAXQDA
iii. Differences of MAXQDA from other similar software
b. Basics of MAXQDA –10 minutes
i. Understand the user interface
ii. Toolbars and icons
iii. Four windows
iv. Save project and backup
v. Import sources/documents
vi. Create document groups
II. Coding - 1.5 hours
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. What are coding stripes?
v. Organize a code hierarchy
III. Other useful tools – 10 minutes
i. What are memos and how to use memos effectively?
ii. Create links
iii. Create annotations
IV. Variables -15 minutes
i. What are variables (attributes) and why are they important?
ii. Assign variables to documents (setup for data analysis and mixed methods functions)
V. Modeling - Using MAXMaps to visualize your data -30 minutes
i. What is MAXMaps and the five pre-made models
ii. One-case model
iii. One-code model
iv. Code-subcode-segments model
VI. Data Analysis and Exploration
a. Simple text retrieval – 15 minutes
i. How to run simple text retrievals (coding query)?
ii. How to understand the outcomes?
b. Advanced text retrieval – 15 minutes
i. How to run advanced text retrievals (other coding queries) such as boolean analysis (e.g., and, or, near, intersect, follow)?
ii. How to understand the outcomes?
c. Visual tools – 30 minutes
i. Cross case tools
- What is a cross-case tool?
- Code-relations browser
- Code matrix browser
ii. Single case tools
- What is a single case tool?
- Document portrait
- Codeline browser
VII. Mixed Methods Analysis -30 minutes
i. What is mixed methods analysis in MAXQDA?
ii. Variable revision
iii. Activation by variable (i.e., how to filter your documents and results?)
iv. Crosstabs
v. Quote matrix
VIII. MAXDictio for quantitative content analysis (only with MAXQDAplus) -20 minutes
a. Word frequency
i. How to run a word frequency search in your documents?
ii. How to use the Stop-Word list to filter your results?
b. Dictionaries
i. How to create a dictionary to search for specific search terms in your documents?
IX. Practice Exercises/Mini-test -30 minutes
X. Questions & Answers
XI. Debrief
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