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The CAQDAS Networking Project offers training at 3 stages
STAGE 1.
Software Planning Seminars (free)(see abstract and coverage appended)
and Software Development seminars (free)
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The next two free 'SOFTWARE PLANNING' seminars with firm dates are :
===1 April 2003 Software Planning seminar at Southampton University
===29 October 2003 Software Planning Seminar at Surrey University
We hope that a wide range of potential users will attend from all walks of
academic and research communities.
Software Planning seminars are held at University of Surrey, or
at locations around the country. So far, we have held one at Surrey, one at
York University; later in the year we hope to hold them at Cardiff,
St. Andrews and Southampton and again at Surrey.
We are looking for venues around the country for this year and next. Get in
touch with Ann Lewins if interested.
THE ABSTRACT FOR THE ABOVE EVENTS IS APPENDED AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE
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Additonal free SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT seminars (inc working demonstrations)
are held which allow software developers the chance to talk directly to
users and potential users about latest developments and practice
Next Software Development Seminar/presentation
=== 12 May: Lyn Richards and Tom Richards will discuss and demonstrate
development and practice with QSR software, Nvivo or N6
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SOFTWARE PLANNING SEMINAR ABSTRACT
Speakers: Ann Lewins and Christina Silver
It is not always easy to visualise exactly what a package offers when
exploring it for the first time yourself. Equally when asking someone else
for their opinion, it is not always easy to know what questions you should
be asking. Most of the software packages we are aware of, and discuss
regularly are excellent products in one way or several! Some times you
choose the package that is already in situ and make good use of it; but if
you have a choice about what to purchase for your research project, you may
be in some uncertainty about how to proceed. You may have basic
understanding about what a CAQDAS software package will do, but the
differences between what each package offers may be subtly but significantly
different. During the seminar speakers will raise some of the issues you may
need to consider, and with working demonstrations, illustrate how some of
the software programs differ in the way they handle such aspects.
Handling 'data': Data organisation : Closeness to data : Output/reporting :
Coding and alternative ways of handling analysis : Expressing ideas in
visual ways : Transportation of projects : Team work logistics
It is hoped that the day will be thoroughly interactive and that you will
come along with questions that need answering (or demonstrating) or you will
want to generate discussion during the seminar about your project and its
requirements.
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT FOR 12 MAY (with Lyn and Tom Richards) to be
notified.
If you wish to be put on the attendance list for any of these free
seminars - please get in touch with [log in to unmask]
or call or leave msg on :
Ann Lewins on +44 (0)1483 68 9455
or Christina Silver +44 (0)1483 68 2791
or Carol Lee on +44 (0)1483 68 6962
Ann Lewins
Resource Officer, CAQDAS Networking Project
Dept of Sociology
University of Surrey
GUILDFORD GU2 5XH
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CAQDAS web site: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas/
Tel +44 (0)1 483 68 94 55
Fax +44 (0)1 483 68 95 51
DISCUSSION GROUP qual-software : join information etc
see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/qual-software.html
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CAQDAS NETWORKING PROJECT: ESRC funded project to support the use of
software in qualitative data analysis;
co-directed by Nigel Fielding, Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey
and Ray Lee, Professor of Research Methods at Royal Holloway, University of
London
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