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This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of qualitative interviewing in both academic and applied social research, including the evaluation of services. The course is primarily designed for researchers with little or no experience of qualitative interviewing. It will also be useful for more experienced researchers who have had little formal training or who wish to reflect on their practice. 

This event is administered by Day Courses in Social Research. Fees vary according to your institution and role. Please see information on Fees before booking to ensure you apply for a place at the correct rate. 

To book a place fill in the application form. 

The day combines sessions exploring the nature of a qualitative approach, the interview process and the use of qualitative interviews in evaluation with practical exercises on the interview as interaction, developing an interview guide and conducting interviews. We will explore a variety of ethical issues as these arise in discussion. 

(Please note: the analysis of qualitative data is not covered in this course.)

This course is an introduction to the methods involved in organising and conducting focus groups. It covers planning for focus groups, developing questions and moderating focus groups. The course also provides the opportunity for participants to experience being a member of a focus group. 

Issues relating to the analysis of focus group data are explored, although the main aim of the course is to provide a practical introduction to focus groups for those people who have little or no experience of running them.

This event is administered by Day Courses in Social Research. Fees vary according to your institution and role. Please see information on Fees before booking to ensure you apply for a place at the correct rate. 

To book a place fill in the application form. 

This course introduces SPSS for Windows version 19 and its use for data management.  Participants are shown, through practical exercises, how to create an SPSS data file for simple analysis, how to recode variables, how to create new variables, and how to write simple SPSS syntax.

The course is aimed at researchers who are beginning to assume greater responsibility for managing research projects.  The course will identify the issues and problems which invariably arise when developing and conducting a research project. Topics to be covered include:
• Commissioning research and preparing a tender or grant application
• Negotiating a contract
• Risk and stakeholder analysis
• Scheduling, resource management and project planning tools
• Managing the fieldwork and data analysis
• Disseminating results
• Ethics, confidentiality, copyright and data protection

Getting your work published in journals is an essential part of academic life. This one-day course will offer a friendly and supportive forum in which to find out more about how academic journals work and how to increase your chances of getting articles published. The course will provide you with a good understanding of: the journal process, from submission to publication; what referees will be looking for when they review your article; how to respond to conflicting referee reports; and what you need to consider when deciding where to submit your work. It will also provide guidance and discussion about the characteristics of a good journal article, and how to make sure that your article is noticed once it has been published.

Fees: 
Govt/commercial sector: £180
Academics registered at UK HE or Charitable sector: £140
UK registered students: £80
Non-UK students: £140

This one day workshop provides a general overview to the core functionality of MAXQDA focusing on the early stages of getting started efficiently and providing a longer-term view of the potential of the software in supporting qualitative and mixed methods analysis. 

This one day workshop provides a general overview to the core functionality of QDA Miner with an introduction to the ways in which the use of WordStat can contribute to mixed methods analyses of textual data. It is suitable for those wanting to explore the possibilities of software which offers sophisticated content analysis and text mining functionality alongside a suite of qualitative analysis tools.

This course provides an introduction to the methods involved in organising and conducting focus groups. The course is divided into two sections. The first section explores how and when to use focus groups in social research. Topics covered include planning for focus groups, developing focus group schedules and moderating focus groups. The second section provides participants with an opportunity to either facilitate or be a member of a focus group discussion.

This course is intended to provide a practical introduction to focus groups for researchers who have little or no experience of running them.

(Please note this course will not cover analysis of focus group data. For courses covering the analysis of focus group data please see Advanced Methods in Focus Groups or Analysis of Qualitative Data.)

This two-day course provides participants who have existing experience of using focus groups in social research with an opportunity to develop both their facilitation skills and knowledge of this method. We will explore a range of issues, including advanced methods in designing focus group schedules, facilitating focus groups, getting the most out of focus group discussions and analysis of focus group data. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on and share their own experiences (good and bad) of running groups. The use of focus group sessions will provide participants with the opportunity to put into practice the issues explored in the taught part of the programme.

This course is intended for researchers who have experience of running focus groups and wish to develop their existing skills and understanding of the method.

Transana is a bespoke video transcription and analysis tool. The one day workshop provides the opportunity to gain a thorough overview to  Transana and practice tasks using sample data. The focus is on gaining confidence in the early tasks of setting up projects efficiently, transcribing, exploring and coding data whilst having an eye on longer term tasks.

This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of qualitative interviewing in both academic and applied social research, including the evaluation of services. The course is primarily designed for researchers with little or no experience of qualitative interviewing. It will also be useful for more experienced researchers who have had little formal training or who wish to reflect on their practice. 

The day combines sessions exploring the nature of a qualitative approach, the interview process and the use of qualitative interviews in evaluation with practical exercises on the interview as interaction, developing an interview guide and conducting interviews. We will explore a variety of ethical issues as these arise in discussion. 

(Please note: the analysis of qualitative data is not covered in this course.)

Ethical issues need to be addressed at all stages of a research project, from design to dissemination, and given serious critical consideration by all researchers, irrespective of whether they are postgraduate students, practising teachers or seasoned academics. This one-day course will explore, in detail, the range of ethical issues that may arise at all stages of a research project – from formulating the initial design to disseminating the findings to interested parties. It will provide insights into a range of principles that may underpin ethical decision-making, and the legal and regulatory contexts within which researchers now have to operate. Participants will explore many of ethical dilemmas researchers can face, and discuss the various ways in which such dilemmas can be resolved. The course will have a strong practical focus, and is suitable for those undertaking qualitative research across the range of social sciences. Participants will be encouraged to bring along an example of an ethical dilemma from their own research, in relation to design, data collection, or analysis and reporting.

This workshop is for researchers who have previously attended an introductory training workshop in NVivo and/or who have been using the software for a real project for some time. It is not an introductory workshop, but designed as a refresher to help researchers get going with their own data or to move on beyond the basic tasks, for those who have already started working with the software.

This workshop is designed for those who have been working on a real project using ATLAS.ti for some time. Most participants will have previously attended an Introductory Workshop, although this is not a pre-requisite. The aim is to move participants on from the basic tasks of setting up a project and coding data. This is not a repeat of aspects covered in the Introductory Workshop and it is assumed that participants have a basic working knowledge of the software.

This workshop is for researchers who have previously attended an introductory training workshop in NVivo and/or who have been using the software for a real project for some time. It is not an introductory workshop, but designed as a refresher to help researchers get going with their own data or to move on beyond the basic tasks, for those who have already started working with the software.

Many universities and research institutions have site licences for NVivo 10.  Nvivo10 can be used to assist with the analysis of qualitative data. However one of the difficult challenges of long term research projects, in any discipline, is associated with keeping track of literature.  Used creatively and systematically NVivo can help you manage the processes of cross referencing and accessing the literature material that is supporting your research.

QDA Miner and Wordstat are part of the suite of bespoke mixed methods analytic tools. QDA Miner is a qualitative and mixed methods tool, providing powerful coding, annotating, retrieving and analyzing functions. WordStat is a text analysis tool providing sophisticated quantitative content analysis and text mining tools. Used together they provide sophisticated and flexible means to integrate qualitative and quantitative data and analyses, in ways unique in comparison to other options currently available. There is now a Lite version of QDA Miner, providing free access to the basic features of QDA Miner.

For more information on the software see the developer website : http://www.provalisresearch.com/

ATLAS.ti, developed by Scientific Software, Berlin. is a CAQDAS package suited to the management and analysis of qualitative data i.e. text and multimedia data/information. This one day workshop provides an comprensive overview of the software whilst focussing on the early tasks essentially to setting up projects efficiently and starting analysis. 

Transana is a bespoke video transcription and analysis tool. The one day workshop provides the opportunity to gain a thorough overview to  Transana and practice tasks using sample data. The focus is on gaining confidence in the early tasks of setting up projects efficiently, transcribing, exploring and coding data whilst having an eye on longer term tasks.

The two-day workshop provides the opportunity to gain a thorough introduction to the software and practice tasks using one’s own data. The focus is on gaining confidence in the early tasks of setting up projects efficiently, exploring and coding data whilst having an eye on longer term tasks.