You are invited to apply for a place on a one-day Workshop on
Computerised Qualitative Analysis taught
    by Wendy Olsen at the Univ. of Manchester.  The short course
lasts
    from about 10 am to 4 pm, and will be held on Feb. 4th, 2005
(with
    alternative dates to be arranged later in the year). The course
can be
    found on the website of the Cathie Marsh Centre, at:
  http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/external/2004-2005/

DETAILS:    Computerised Qualitative Analysis
(See lower down for fees, contact names, and bursary details)
    This workshop is aimed at Masters level researchers
    and Doctoral researchers as well as those who
    commission or manage research in various contexts -
    e.g. local government; evaluation research; qualitative
    research to supplement local data sets, etc.

    The workshop covers the computerised annotation and
    coding of qualitative data.  The workshop uses Atlas TI
    qualitative coding software.  Comments are also made
    about NVIVO which is a standard package for non-
    numerical un-structured analysis of texts and other data
    objects.  The notion of qualitative data that we use is
    multi-media:  digital audio, photos, and texts are all
    included..

    We aim to integrate your existing knowledge of
    qualitative interpretation techniques with a growing
    awareness of the possibilities for computerised
    manipulation and annotation of data. Sample data sets
    and coded output are provided.  Participants in the
    workshop are urged to construct graphical images
    ('iconic models') to represent the findings.  About half of
    the workshop time is spent in lecture/discussion, and
    half of the time is spent in practical activities using one
    personal computer for each participant.  You may
    continue the practical activity after the workshop.

    Those who do the workshop for credit will write one
    assignment which will be marked at Masters level.  In the
    assignment you will code and annotate a qualitative data
    set; explain the rationale behind the coding scheme ;
    appreciate strengths and weaknesses of computerised
    coding; 'parse' a document, ie do word frequency
    tables; and produce results from your coded data set
    including summary evidence and an iconic model.

    As background reading you may want to read the
    following:
Alvesson,M., and Kaj Skoldberg (2000a). Reflexive
    Methodology:  New Vistas for Qualitative
    Research. London: Sage.
Bauer,M. W., and George Gaskell (2000).
    Qualitative Researching With Text, Image
    and Sound. London: Sage.
Flick,U.  (2002). An introduction to qualitative
    research. London: SAGE Publications.
    Seale, C. (2004). Social research methods : a reader.
    London, Routledge.



    You will want to email
    [log in to unmask] in the
    first instance, to indicate that you wish to
    participate.  Costs are 175 pounds for the day.  If
    you qualify for a bursary you could perhaps apply for
   one at the same time that you apply to attend the course.

You may ask for further
    details about the course by emailing
    [log in to unmask] and she
    can send you a more detailed blurb about
    the workshop.
For details of how to ask for a bursary, and who is
eligible for bursaries that cover some travel expenses
and fees, please use the CCSR's online booking form.
This form is at:
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/external/2004-2005/booking.html

If Feb. 4th gets full, we will be setting up another date later on.

From Wendy Olsen

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Wendy Olsen
Lecturer in Socio-Economic Research
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