ESRC FUNDED RESEARCH SEMINARS: NEW METHODS IN MEDIA CONTENT ANALYSIS


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The New Media Methods Project at Loughborough University offers training
seminars on methodologies for analysis of media contents and their support
through qualitative software packages (CAQDAS).

All costs for accommodation (meals provided) will be met by the ESRC
through its Methods Programme, and via the 'New Methods' project at
Loughborough University.

There are currently a number of computer packages designed for use in
qualitative research. Social scientists increasingly need to know about
these programs and be able to operate them. They also need to know about
the limitations of such packages.

These seminars will examine the problems, issues, and benefits of using
so-called qualitative computer software (CAQDAS) in research; and the
implications such software have for different methods of analysis;
including Discourse Analysis, Frame Analysis, Content Analysis, and
Comparative Methodology.

Two seminar dates, both in Loughborough, are available:

Research Students' Seminar
18th-19th November 2004
suitable for Post-graduate Students

Researchers' Seminar
9th-10th December 2004
suitable for academics and researchers interested in methodology

There are 20 places on each seminar; the first designed for research
students; the second for more experienced researchers.




PROVISIONAL SEMINAR PROGRAMME

Presentation and subsequent discussion on Content Analysis and Frame
Analysis in media research, and the use of software in some of these
methodologies. Examples in this presentation will draw on several studies
conducted at Loughborough.

Presentation and subsequent discussion on access to media content data.

Presentation and subsequent discussion on the opportunities and
misunderstandings about CAQDAS and qualitative analysis.

Hands-on workshop on Discourse Analysis: A preliminary analysis of a short
news extract.

Hands-on workshop on the use of qualitative software packages and the
demonstration of the use of two of these packages in frame analysis.

Opportunity for the presentation and methodological discussion of the
participant's work.



To apply for a place, please fill out the form below, which is also to be
found at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/mmethods/seminars.html by
September 30, 2004, and send it to [log in to unmask] . We will confirm
your participation status
by October 7.

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thomas koenig
department of social sciences, loughborough university
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/mmethods/staff/thomas/index.html