MAXQDA 2022 for Windows and Mac Software Online Training
Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus
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: [email protected] | Phone: 1-604-353-2638
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://nevilleliresearch.weebly.com
Duration: 2 hours on first and second day, 1.5 hours on third day (Total: 5.5 hours)
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 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 2022 or an earlier version 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 levels.
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 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: 2 hours on first and second day, 1.5 hours on third day (Total: 5.5 hours)
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 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 2022 or an earlier version 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 levels.
Course Outline
Day 1 – 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 –20 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
Day 2 – 2 hours
IV. Variables -20 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
Day 3 – 1.5 hours
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 Exercise/Mini-test -30 minutes
X. Teamwork (optional)
XI. Questions & Answers
XII. Debrief
Day 1 – 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 –20 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
Day 2 – 2 hours
IV. Variables -20 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
Day 3 – 1.5 hours
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 Exercise/Mini-test -30 minutes
X. Teamwork (optional)
XI. Questions & Answers
XII. Debrief
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