Delve/Free Qualitative Data Analysis Course by Delve

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Free Qualitative Data Analysis Course by Delve

Learn qualitative coding methods that will enable you to find themes and patterns in your qualitative data.

It can feel intimidating to learn qualitative coding.

In this free qualitative analysis course, we'll show you how to overcome these challenges by teaching you the basics of qualitative coding methods.

This process has helped many students and researchers finish their dissertations and research on time.

In this free qualitative analysis course, you will learn:

  • How to turn your research questions into your initial set of qualitative codes
  • How to use qualitative coding to find themes and patterns in your dat
  • How to turn your qualitative coding into your final research report 
  • How to use the tools required to conduct qualitative data analysis

Contents

1. Welcome! How learning qualitative coding will help you with your research.

Learn qualitative coding methods that will enable you to find themes and patterns in your qualitative data.

In this qualitative research course, we'll teach you the basics of qualitative coding methods.


Welcome
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2 Introduction — What is qualitative coding?

Let’s dive into qualitative coding! In this module you will learn what qualitative coding is, how it fits into the research process, the types of data you can analyze with coding, and an example of qualitative coding. 

Introduction to Qualitative Coding

3 Approach —Deductive and inductive coding methods

Learn two different approaches to coding that all researchers should know before coding: deductive (top-down coding) and inductive (ground-up coding). 
Deductive and Inductive Approaches to Coding

4. Overview — Step by step overview

Watch a quick step by step example of what qualitative coding can look like, before diving into each step. 
Overview - Step by step

5. Before coding — How to prepare transcripts

Learn how to prepare your data for qualitative coding by turning your audio and video files into transcripts. 
Before coding - How to prepare data
How to get interviews transcribed

6. Setting up the tool — (Optional) How to set up your Delve account

Learn how to set up an account using the Delve qualitative analysis tool.
Setting up the tool - How to set up your Delve account
Sample Transcripts

7. Getting started — creating initial codes

How do you come up with your first set of codes? Learn a few tips on how to get started.
Creating initial codes

8. Capturing patterns — Deciding what to code

Learn how to decide what to code and create new codes. Use these techniques to find patterns and themes in your data. 
Deciding what to code
Coding methods: descriptive, in vivo and process coding
Coding in practice, how to bring coding methods together
Collate codes with excerpts

9. Bringing it together — Deriving themes

Learn how to bring your coding together to derive themes.
Group codes into themes
Further rounds of coding
Evaluate and revise themes

10. Tell the story — Writing your narrative

Writing your narrative
Congratulations!