Section outline

  • Coding and Memoing - Interactive Session using Student Data

    Data Analysis: Coding and Memoing - Data reduction and synthesis are fundamental tasks in qualitative data analysis. Many analysts use coding and memoing to carry out these tasks. In this session, we will apply learning from previous weeks to data from your projects.

    *if you would like to use your own data for this session, please bring 5 hard copies of a de-identified selection of data you would like to focus on (about 5 pages) to give to your colleagues on March 4th.

    Faculty:  Daniel Dohan and Wendy Anderson

    Location:      Mission Hall 1402

    • Assignment #2.5 Presentation Slides

      Prepare a slide presentation (will not be presented in class) summarizing your work in the course using the slide deck template below. 

      Due date: Upload to course website by Fri, Mar 13 @ 5 pm

    • QRM Presentation template File
    • Assignment #3: Paper or Grant

      Write a 3 page (single-spaced) paper or grant that uses qualitative methods in the service of a well-defined research question. The paper/grant should include the following sections.

      (a) a 250 word paper abstract (for papers) or project summary (for grants);

      (b) the question or aims, including a brief background (1/2 page);

      (c) the qualitative methods used/proposed to address the question (1-2 pages);

      (d) analyses conducted or planned (1/2 - 1 page);

      (e) brief description of preliminary or anticipated results (1/2 - 1 page)

      Due date: Upload to course website by Fri, Mar 13 @ 5 pm