August 25, 2009
From Center for Urban Ethnography (UCB): UC Berkeley Social Research Workshops- Atlas Ti and QCA/Fuzzy-Sets
Practical Qualitative Data Analysis in Atlas Ti Workshop
September 19-20,2009
This two-day workshop course will provide both a conceptual
background and practical experience in computer assisted qualitative
data analysis (CAQDA) using Atlas Ti. The workshop begins by
examining the core elements common to all CAQDA, regardless of
methodological orientation, discipline/profession, or platform. After
instruction in the fundamental aspects of CAQDA, the course turns to
the logic of the Atlas Ti program, and how it functions as a tool for
CAQDA. The majority of the workshop consists of hands on practical
instruction and exercises in Atlas ti. By the end of the course,
participants will have all the conceptual and practical tools
necessary to employ Atlas to its full capacity in their current or
future projects involving qualitative data.
Topics covered include: 1.How to perform the fundamentals of computer
aided qualitative data analysis in Atlas Ti, 2. The specific
strategies necessary for dealing with different types of data
including ethnographic field notes, in-depth interviews, texts,
audio, video, and documents, 3. How to organize your data set, 4. How
to construct and deploy a coding scheme for your project, 5. Making
the best use of memos, 6. Inductive and deductive strategies for
investigating substantive relationships in your data, 7. The query
tool and reverse polish notation, and 8. Advanced functions in Atlas
Ti (i.e. networks, geocoding, quantitative output, supercodes and
snapshots, multi-researcher projects, tools for inter-coder
reliability, etc.).
For more information, and registration, please visit us online at:
http://socialresearch.berkeley.edu/pages/atlas_ti_workshop_overview.html
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy-Set Methods
September 25-26, 2009
This two-day course will help participants understand the conceptual
logic of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and provide them a
basic introduction to performing QCA using fs/QCA, a free software
package. The course includes lecture and discussion, practical
demonstrations, paper and pencil exercises, and computer exercises.
The first day will cover the basic logic of the method, contrasting
it with conventional practices in both quantitative and qualitative
social research. Participants will also have the opportunity to
practice basic skills such as translating variables or field notes
into sets, using scatterplots to assess different types of causal
relationships, evaluating logical statements with empirical data, and
using simple Boolean algebra to simplify logical statements.
The second day is devoted to putting these skills to use by working
through several extended examples, considering how to incorporate QCA
into qualitative and quantitative research, andif time permitsto
discussing how QCA can help with participants specific projects.
For more information, and registration, please visit us online at:
http://socialresearch.berkeley.edu/pages/fuzzy_set_methods_workshop_overview.html
Posted by ronbo at 06:13 PM
January 13, 2009
NVivo Workshops in San Francisco, Feburary 2-3, 2009
San Francisco CA Monday 2 February 2009 - NVivo 8 Fundamentals
San Francisco CA Tuesday 3 February 2009 - Moving On In NVivo 8
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Executrain
101 Spear Street, One Rincon Center
San Francisco, CA
These workshops are ideal for those using research software for the first time, or for users of earlier versions of QSR software. Workshop costs include morning and afternoon refreshments. Desktop computers are provided and you’ll receive your own comprehensive workbooks.
http://www.qsrinternational.com/training-and-events_calendar_detail.aspx?view=757
Posted by yan at 06:48 PM
November 29, 2008
QSR Hosted Workshop: NVivo 8 Fundamentals
| Title | QSR Hosted Workshop: NVivo 8 Fundamentals |
| Event | Workshop |
| Date | 02 February 2009 |
| Time | 9:00am - 4:00pm (US Pacific Standard Time) |
| Venue | Executrain |
| Address | 101 Spear Street, One Rincon Center |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Country | United States |
| Detail | This hands-on workshop is a basic introduction to NVivo 8. At the end of the day, you should have enough knowledge to get up and running with your own project. Using sample data, this workshop will teach you how to create a project and how to represent and work with data sources including documents, audio, video and pictures. You will also be given a demonstration of some of the tools to assist in the analysis of your data. Time is allocated during the afternoon session to practice with your own data. Workshop costs include morning and afternoon refreshments. Desktop computers are provided and you’ll receive your own comprehensive workbook. Note: For a complete introduction to NVivo 8, QSR recommends that you also complete a second one day workshop called 'Moving on in NVivo 8'. A ‘Moving On’ workshop is scheduled on February 3. Click on the related link below for more information. Price: US$350 for one day workshop or US$600 for two day workshop from 2 - 3 February (taxes are not applicable). Student Price: US$300 for one day workshop or US$500 for two day workshop from 2 - 3 February (full time students only and taxes are not applicable). |
For more information and registration forms, go to QSR website:
http://www.qsrinternational.com/training-and-events_calendar_detail.aspx?view=757
Posted by yan at 08:47 PM
QSR Hosted eDemo: NVivo 8 - 06 January 2009
| Title | QSR Hosted eDemo: NVivo 8 |
| Event Type | Webcast |
| Start Date | 06 January 2009 |
| End Date | 06 January 2009 |
| Time | 10:00am (US Eastern Standard Time) |
| Venue | Conducted via the Internet |
| Detail | This is a free interactive web demonstration conducted by QSR. Participants will be provided with an overview of the key features of our NVivo 8 software and their potential use in the research process. There will also be an opportunity for questions during the session. Places are limited and an Internet connection and telephone are required. |
For more details and registration, go to QSR web site:
http://www.qsrinternational.com/training-and-events_calendar_detail.aspx?view=837
Posted by yan at 08:33 PM
November 21, 2008
NVivo News from QSR International
Classifying your material in NVivo 8
NVivo 8 has more ways to code than any other QDA software. Take this free tutorial to find out about the different ways you can classify your material into themes and topics.
> Play tutorial
Capturing your ideas in NVivo
Want to learn how to use annotations, memos, links, relationships and sets to capture your ideas and link your NVivo 8 materials?
> Take this free tutorial now
NVivo 8 Service Pack 3 released today
Service Pack 3 offers a wide range of enhancements including new 'tag clouds' that allow you to visualize the most frequently occuring words in your project.
> Read more
Other news, events, and advice:
Read more about NVivo 8 in Chinese, Spanish or Japanese
Access online support by searching our knowledgebase
Download the new NVivo 8 Teachers' Handbook
Find a training workshop near you
Posted by yan at 03:19 PM
October 13, 2008
QSR Hosted Workshop: NVivo 8 Fundamentals
QSR Hosted Workshop: NVivo 8 Fundamentals
23 October 2008
8.30am – 4.00pm (US Pacific Standard Time)
Executrain
101 Spear Street, One Rincon Center
San Francisco, CA
This hands-on workshop is a basic introduction to NVivo 8. At the end of the day, you should have enough knowledge to get up and running with your own project.
Using sample data, this workshop will teach you how to create a project and how to represent and work with data sources including documents, audio, video and pictures. You will also be given a demonstration of some of the tools to assist in the analysis of your information. Time is allocated during the afternoon session to practice with your own data.
Workshop costs include morning and afternoon refreshments. Desktop computers are provided and you’ll receive your own comprehensive workbook.
For a complete introduction to NVivo 8, QSR recommends that you also complete a second one day workshop called 'Moving on in NVivo 8'. This workshop is scheduled for 24 October . Click on the related link below for more information.
Price: US$350 for one day workshop or US$600 for two day workshop from 23 – 24 October (taxes are not applicable)
Student Price: US$300 for one day workshop or US$500 for two day workshop from 23 – 24 October. (Full time students only and taxes are not applicable)
Complete announcement (including links to related workshops) on QSR web site:
http://www.qsrinternational.com/training-and-events_conferences-and-events_detail.aspx?view=695
Posted by yan at 05:35 PM
August 29, 2008
QSR News: NVivo 8 is now available in Simplified Chinese and Spanish.
Date: 29 August 2008
NVivo 8 is now available in Simplified Chinese and Spanish. And that’s just the start. Today, QSR International CEO John Owen can reveal that, following on from the Japanese version of NVivo 7 released last year, a new Japanese version of NVivo 8 is due for release within weeks. Additional language versions are also under consideration.
Chinese and Spanish ‘firsts’
While NVivo has always been able to work with data in virtually any language, for the first time you can now switch seamlessly between Spanish, Simplified Chinese and English interfaces and support materials at any time, without affecting your project.
[full announcement at QSR web site]
Posted by yan at 10:26 AM
August 23, 2008
Introducing the New Semester 6 Month Student License for NVivo 8 & XSight
Students can now purchase a Semester 6 month License directly from Nvivo's website www.qsrinternational.com, NVivo 8 Semester $125 and XSight Semester $95.
Posted by yan at 10:55 PM
June 19, 2008
QSR hosted eDemo: Nvivo 8
Title: QSR Hosted eDemo: NVivo 8Event Type: Webcast
Venue: Conducted via the Internet
This is a free interactive web demonstration conducted by QSR. Participants will be provided with an overview of the key features of our NVivo 8 software and their potential use in the research process. There will also be an opportunity for questions during the session.
Places are limited and Internet connection and phone is required.
Dates and Times in July, 2008:
08 July 2008 - 10.00am (US Eastern Standard Time)
10 July 2008 - 4.00pm (US Eastern Standard Time)
22 July 2008 - 10.00am (US Eastern Standard Time)
24 July 2008 - 4.00pm (US Eastern Standard Time)
29 July 2008 - 10.00am (US Eastern Standard Time)
31 July 2008 - 4.00pm (US Eastern Standard Time)
For more details and the enrollment form, visit: QSR Conferences & Events webpage
Posted by yan at 06:10 PM
June 03, 2008
Spanish and Mandarin coming to NVivo!
Announcement from QSR International - Spanish and Mandarin coming to NVivo!
Date: 4 June 2008
NVivo 8 will be launched in Mandarin and Spanish in August 2008.
While NVivo has always been able to work with data in virtually any language, for the first time the software’s user interface will be fully translated into Spanish and Mandarin. Users will be able to switch seamlessly between Spanish, Mandarin and English interfaces and support materials at any time, without affecting their projects or data.
Read complete announcement here.
Posted by yan at 11:45 PM
NVivo 8 workbook set now available
Announcement from QSR International - NVivo 8 workbook set now available
NVivo 8 workbook set now available
Date: 8 May 2008
A set of two workbooks is now available for those learning our NVivo 8 software. Authored by QSR’s own expert trainers, these workbooks are the definitive resource for those new to NVivo 8.
Our NVivo 8 workbooks provide step by step instructions and illustrative screen shots for working with NVivo 8. Most chapters also include additional activities to allow you to apply what you’ve learnt. The workbooks are only sold as a set:
‘NVivo 8 Fundamentals’ covers the essentials of NVivo 8 including how to create a new project and import your materials including Word documents, PDF documents, videos, audio files and photos. It also covers the coding process, which allows you to gather together all material related to a topic. After working through this book you should be able to start working with your material in NVivo 8.
View the ‘NVivo 8 Fundamentals’ table of contents
‘Moving on in NVivo 8’ helps you to move on from setting up your project, and assists you to explore, visualize and present your material. You’ll learn how to group and link your information and explore it through ‘find’ features, queries, models and charts. Presenting your information in reports and working in teams is also covered. After working through this book you should be able to use NVivo 8 effectively.
Posted by yan at 11:28 PM
NVivo 8 reviewed
from QSR International's website: NVivo 8 reviewed
NVivo 8 reviewed
Author: Tim Macer
Publication: Research magazine
Date: 5 May 2008
Related Product: NVivo 8
Tim Macer reviews NVivo 8 in UK publication Research and determines if NVivo 8 will “deliver on its promise to allow users greater freedom”.
Tim writes, “NVivo, the stalwart of academic qualitative researchers, has suddenly embraced multimedia files with a passion, and in doing so widened its appeal to a much broader spectrum of qual researchers.”
“While video recordings of qualitative interviews and groups are now commonplace, handling video is often unwieldy and can force researchers to fall back on textual transcripts that fail to capture expression or nuance.”
“The breakthrough with NVivo 8 is its ability to import a wide range of source materials and make these easy for researchers to tag with comments and observations, including video and audio. You can also import Word files and even PDFs, and you can link them together if you have a full transcript and a video of your group.”
The review also includes a client perspective from Silvana Di Gregorio, an independent qualitative analysis consultant and owner of SDG Associates. Silvana says “NVivo 8 has made an extraordinary leap forward, with the ability to analyse videos, audio and graphics. I think it can revolutionise ways of analysis.”
Read the full article: NVivo 8 reviewed (pdf)
Posted by yan at 11:08 PM
December 06, 2007
News from QSR: Pre order NVivo 8 today and save
Announcements - Pre order NVivo 8 today and save
While our new NVIvo 8 software is set for release in March 2008, you can pre order it today and receive a 10% discount.
For a limited time, all pre-orders for our soon-to-be-released NVivo 8 software will receive a 10% discount. That includes NVivo 8 full licenses, NVivo 8 Student and available upgrades to NVivo 8. Please note that while you can pre-order NVivo 8 software maintenance plans, there’s no discount available.
Both boxed copies and download versions of NVivo 8 are available for pre order, and your software will be forwarded to you after NVivo 8 is launched. Customers choosing to receive NVivo 8 via electronic download will be sent the link to the software in March 2008, while those ordering boxed copies will receive them in April 2008.
Of course, if you’d like to start working with QSR software now, you can still order our latest releases including NVivo 7.
Special pricing is available for education, not-for-profit and government users for all QSR software, including NVivo 8. Purchases can be made in US dollars, Pounds sterling, Euros or Australian dollars.
Related links
Posted by yan at 02:35 AM
SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys demonstration
Dec 12, 2007
United States
Begins at: 11:00 a.m. CT
Duration: 45 minutes
Maximize survey research value with open text responses.
Open-ended survey questions allow people to express themselves in their own words; and give researchers rich new insights into attitudes and preferences regarding service, purchase decisions, product design, employment, operations, whatever the issue under study.
If you’ve limited your surveys to close-ended questions due to the time and expense of reading and manually coding text responses, this session can be your organization’s first step toward maximizing the value of your survey data.
Created specifically for open-ended survey responses, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys uses proven technologies in computational linguistics to make it far more powerful than typical text-coding procedures. It allows you to categorize hundreds, even thousands of responses in a fraction of the time it would take to do so manually. Then easily export results for further analysis and graphing.
Gather interested co-workers and register now for this SPSS survey research software demonstration. You’ll discover:
- How to turn text into quantitative data
- How to save even more time by automating the creation of categories and the coding of responses
- How to uncover category relationships using visualizations such as bar charts and tables
- How to export results to Excel, SPSS or other software for analysis
- And more!
Find out how easy it is to capture the power of text responses for your survey research.
Posted by yan at 02:17 AM
November 26, 2007
ATLAS.ti Newsletter 2007.3
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Newsletter 2007 /3 - November 2007
Welcome to this new issue of INSIDE ATLAS.ti!
Let's dive right in:
Ann Lewins and Christina Silver have written a book that's already been hailed as the "New QDA Bible" by readers and reviewers. Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide held a pleasant surprise for us at ATLAS.ti and will also be of interest to you, our users. The authors' rigorous, unbiased comparison of all major QDA products firmly underscores ATLAS.ti's broad spectrum of strengths and its consistently cutting-edge quality. We were thrilled and honored to see our efforts recognized throughout the book.
Lewins and Silver were kind enough to take some time away from their many obligations to chat with us about their backgrounds, their book, and their thoughts about ATLAS.ti. Read this interview here in full.
As always, the goal of this newsletter is to make your research work
easier and to make sure you are the first to know what's happening with your favorite QDA software.
On to this issue's topics:
- Learn how Italian research coordinator Dario Da Re used ATLAS.ti to analyze data from over one thousand subjects and more than 45 hours of video. His work, along with a number of suggestions from the user
community, convinced us to put additional effort in the next version's
media engine and interface. Read the Case Study.
- In an exclusive interview, Ann Lewins and Christina Silver talk with us about their book Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide. Read the Feature Article.
- Starting with ATLAS.ti Version 6, you can transform the whole world into a document. Read how ATLAS.ti supports geo data through GoogleEarth.
- Well, it was a bit of work, but an important new update brings a host of new features. Most importantly, it now removes the last serious nuissances under Vista. Read how you can bring your ATLAS.ti up to speed
Enjoy, and keep on coding!
Jörg Hecker Director of Business Operations
Posted by yan at 03:05 PM
November 02, 2007
From QSR on Nvivo 8
Want to know what's new in qualitative research and technology? The latest copy of our newsletter is now available for you to download and it contains announcements about our soon to be released NVivo 8 software, as well as in depth user projects and the latest in qualitative computing news and events. http://www.qsrinternational.com/news_qsr-newsletter.aspx
Pre-order NVivo 8 and Save
Prior to launch, we'll be accepting orders for our new NVivo 8 software. Pre-order NVivo 8 to receive a 10% discount and
guarantee that you're one of the first to receive the new software when it's released in the first quarter of 2008.
Pre-order online at www.qsrinternational.com from Monday 3 December 2007 to save.
New NVivo 8 Features Offer Unprecedented Support
With the launch of our new software just months away, our newsletter reveals that:
* Not only will you be able to work with documents, audio files and videos directly, but with pictures too.
* Sophisticated new teamwork features make for powerful collaborative projects.
* New features will also help you to manage and work with information in a wide range of formats. There's new ways to view your materials, including a 'thumbnail' view and more flexibility when working with your data in 'sets'.
* You'll be able to see exclusive previews of the software in November at industry events around the world.
Read the newsletter for further information and watch www.qsrinternational.com as more new NVivo 8 features will be
revealed in the coming months.
QSR Training Services Go Global
In other news, we have recently taken an authorized training program into the United Kingdom and United States. Read more on page 7 of the newsletter, or go to the Conference and Events calendar on the QSR website to search for a training event near you: http://www.qsrinternational.com//training-and-events_conferences-and-events.aspx
Posted by yan at 03:22 PM
August 13, 2007
New resources available for QSR (NVivo) software users
These resources are available from QSR's new website: www.qsrinternational.com.
Users can access a wide range of materials wherever and whenever they need them, including:
* Resources to help new users to get started with our software, including animated tutorials
* Access to the latest thinking in qualitative research from industry experts
* Ability to share tips and advice with thousands of peers on the QSR Forum
* Ability to search an events calendar to locate conferences or workshops in your region
* A comprehensive questions and answers section
* A wide range of resource articles including user projects and whitepapers
* Resources in non-English languages
* A wide range of user case studies
Posted by ronbo at 07:43 PM
From ATLAS.ti: INSIDE ATLAS.ti - Your Quarterly Newsletter 2007/2 (July 2007)
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Hello, and welcome to this latest installment of INSIDE ATLAS.ti!
We hope you're finding some time to enjoy the summer despite your busy research schedule.
To help you, two of our articles are dedicated to showing you how to make the most of your research with ATLAS.ti--while making it a lot easier.
It seems that the topic of computer-aided qualitative data analysis is resounding throughout the world right now. To keep you abreast of all that's new, we have a little report on what happened at the CAQDAS conference “Advances in Qualitative Computing” in the UK last April.
In one of the conference’s highlights, integral project co-workers Ann Lewins and Christina Silver presented their new book: Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide. Already labeled "the most comprehensive book on qualitative software since Weitzman and Miles" and "the new bible for qualitative researchers," this books looks at QDA software packages side-by-side and under real-world conditions and compares ATLAS.ti, Nvivo, and MAXqda. We are proud to tell you that ATLAS.ti scored extremely well. This link lets you find out more about the book: http://lewinssilver.notlong.com
Before we forget: As part of our legendary customer friendliness, ATLAS.ti now offers product brochures in six languages: English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. With these choices, you can rest assured that nothing gets lost in translation.
English: http://www.atlasti.com/downloads/atlas.ti5_brochure_2006_en.pdf
En français: http://www.atlasti.com/downloads/atlas.ti5_brochure_2006_fr.pdf
En español: http://www.atlasti.com/downloads/atlas.ti5_brochure_2006_es.pdf
(In Japanese): http://www.atlasti.com/downloads/atlas.ti5_brochure_2006_jp.pdf
(In Chinese): http://www.atlasti.com/downloads/atlas.ti5_brochure_2006_zh.pdf
And here are the topics we have selected for you in this issue:
* Read the second part of Nick Woolf's article on structuring your codes in our “Best Practices” section. This time he gives you the inside scoop on supercodes. Read article.
* In our “How We Support You” column you can find out why online ordering with ATLAS.ti has become even safer--yet again. Read article.
* If you missed the big CAQDAS conference in the UK you can get the gist of it in our “Beyond the software” section. Read article.
* To turn this issue into a little ATLAS.ti tutorial, Antoni Casasempere contributed a second “Best Practice” article on how to make qualitative data analysis easier by using basic content analysis. Read article.
* Ever wondered which licensing option would be best for the research needs of you and your institution? In this issue's “Did You Know” you will find all the information you need to make the right decision--complete with example calculations. Read article.
We wish you all the best in your research endeavors!
Jörg HeckerDirector Business Operations
Posted by ronbo at 01:53 PM