Training: Qualitative research methods and ATLAS.ti 8 training course
South Africa - 21 November 2017
Day 1: Research Designs and Research Methodology
• Qualitative research: design, methodology
• Qualitative research designs: case, action, narrative, ethnography
• Research methodology: sampling, data collection, data analysis, rigour and quality
• Research paradigms: positivist, interpretivist, constructivist, critical, pragmatist
• Mixed methods research: design, methodology and paradigm
• Sequential and concurrent research designs
• What is mixing: data collection and data analysis
Day 2: ATLAS.ti 8 for Qualitative Data Analysis
• Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS)
• Qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti 8
• Principles of computer-assisted analysis
• Concepts and architecture of ATLAS.ti 8
• Setting up a project
• Managing empirical data
• Primary documents, quotations, codes, memos, comments