Workshop Details

A series of three short workshops to which conference delegates are invited without cost, varying in length from 1 to 2 hours, are planned for Tuesday 30th November. These workshops will be conducted at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The topics of the workshops fit with the theme of QualIT by introducing analysis methods and software tools designed with the qualitative researcher in mind, enabling registrants to evaluate the features of the different software. The proposed workshops are as follows:

1) Introducing Leximancer run by Justin Debuse of the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and Julia Cretchly from Leximancer.

This workshop will introduce the Leximancer text mining system, which can perform thematic analysis automatically on unstructured data such as interview transcripts and Web pages. A demonstration data set will be provided to allow hands-on experience with the system. Participants are invited to bring along their own research data for analysis.

2) Grounded Theory Workshop run by Walter Fernandez from the Australian National University (ANU) and Hans Lehmann (Victoria University Wellington NZ)

This workshop will help grounded theory researchers to address their particular research issues from the methodological standpoint. This is a hands-on seminar in which participants present their studies and collectively work on the resolution of particular issues under the guidance of two experienced grounded theorists as facilitators.

In order for the workshop to run effectively, interested participants need to email a one-page submission to walter.fernandez@anu.edu.au and hans.lehmann@vuw.ac.nz with the following information:

a) Research abstract describing the research problem
b) Stage of the research so that the presentations can be sequenced effectively
c) Up to two key issues/problems you would like to discuss with the group

Participants are expected to be researchers who are using grounded theory methods and are prepared to be active workshop participants by contributing ideas constructively and to the resolution of problems. However, observers are also welcome.

Recommended readings: Seminal works on grounded theory (Glaser, 1978, 1998; Glaser & Strauss, 1967).

3) Introducing NVivo 9 (released just prior to QualIT) run by Sue Bullen of QSR International. This workshop is open to all delegates and will last only an hour. It is distinct from the full-day NVivo Training workshop to be run on Sunday 28th November at an extra cost to registrants.

Be amongst the first in the world to see a live demonstration of NVivo 9, the next generation of qualitative data analysis software. We’ll draw on a real project to showcase the new features:

• Import and work with data in all formats in NVivo 9, including PDFs, Word documents, video, audio files, images and now database tables and spreadsheets, including those containing online survey results.
• Take a new ‘top down’ approach to your research with automated tools that help you to quickly grasp themes.
• Explore new areas with more comprehensive visualization features
• Work in the same project at the same time as your colleagues by combining NVivo Server with NVivo 9

  For a comprehensive introduction to NVivo 9 we recommend that you attend the one day workshop at QualIT on Sunday 28 November. Further details are available below.

  
  If you have any enquiries regarding these workshops, please contact Dale Mackrell at dale.mackrell@canberra.edu.au

Proposed Workshop Schedule