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MAXQDA 2020 for Windows and Mac - One Day Express Online Course
Course Syllabus

Please note: This is a new course format beginning in 2020 after repeated requests.
I offer training for both MAXQDA 2020 and MAXQDA 2018.


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
  1. To identify what MAXQDA is and how it is different from other QDA software;
  2. 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;
  3. To learn in an interactive online 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:
[email protected] | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website:
http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com

Duration: 5 hours in total including 2 short breaks

Cost: CDN$270 (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 (e.g., credit card) 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 have a device with MAXQDA version 2020 or version 2018 installed. It can be a purchased full license or a 14 day free trial downloaded from the company’s website. The class is conducted online with a shared screen from the instructor’s computer. This class is suitable for both MAXQDA for Windows and Mac and is designed for the beginner and intermediate level.

Course Outline
First Half of Course - 2 hours
I. Introduction to MAXQDA
            a. PowerPoint presentation -20 minutes
                        i. What is MAXQDA?
                        ii. Differences of MAXQDA from other similar software
                        iii. License options
 
            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 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. What are coding stripes?
            v. Organize a code hierarchy
 
III. Other useful tools – 20 minutes
            i. What are memos and how to use memos effectively?
            ii. Create links
            iii. Create annotations
                                                
                                                    ---- 30 minute break ----

Second Half of Course - 2.5 hours
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 -20 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. Visual tools – 15 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

                                                   ---- 15 minute break ----
                                                         
VII. Mixed Methods Analysis - 20 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) - 15 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. Teamwork - 5 minutes
X. Practice Exercises/Mini-test (optional)
XI. Questions & Answers
XII. Debrief

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