Course Objective
- Critically interpret the meaning of textual data using inductive reasoning
- Develop a preliminary classification scheme using interpretative reading
- Categorize inferences with meaningful conceptual labels and/or codes
- Formulate conclusions based on relationships between established categories and/or codes
- Perform basic qualitative analysis techniques in ATLAS.ti software, including:
- Prepare primary documents for importing into ATLAS.ti’s Hermeneutic Unit
- Generate output of coded textual data
- Troubleshoot key importing, coding and output operations in ATLAS.ti
Date: December 14, 2018
Presenter:
New York City-Long Island-Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center with revisions made by the Region 2 Public Health Training Center
Qualitative research produces rich, narrative data that requires both analysis and interpretation. In this section, learners are guided through the basic steps of the analysis process: Organize, Reduce, and Describe. An interactive practice exercise accompanies each step. Following this discussion, ATLAS.ti is introduced as a computer assisted software package that can supplement and improve pen and paper coding processes. Users follow instructional videos to learn how to use ATLAS.ti to manage large bodies of textual, graphical, audio, and video data. It is recommended that users download a trial version of ATLAS.ti software to follow along with the instructional videos in Part III and to practice at home. Download a trial version of ATLAS.ti.
