[Social-sciences-list] Introduction and Question About Qualitative Data Analysis Software

[Cindy Bennett]

Hi Audrey,

Thanks for your response! Since Elif is interested as well, I think it
might be beneficial to post your experiences to the list. I look
forward to learning more!

Cindy

On 3/15/15, Elif Emir Öksüz <social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I'll be taking qualitative research course next fall. I'll be
> following this discussion. So maybe you can share your experiences
> here.
> I'm also new in the list. I'm a first year doctoral student in
> Counselor Education and Supervision at University of Cincinnati.
> Cindy I find your program very interesting and
> innovative.
>
> Elif
>
> 2015-03-15 20:48 GMT-04:00, T. Audrey Medina via Social-sciences-list
> <social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org>:
>> Hi Cindy,
>>
>> I have been struggling with qual data management programs for my
>> dissertation.  Honestly, I've tried four programs without major success,
>> but
>> I'd be happy to share my experiences with you.  Please feel free to email
>> me
>> off list (medina at uoregon.edu), and we can commiserate and share ideas.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Audrey
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Social-sciences-list
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>> On Behalf Of Cindy Bennett via Social-sciences-list
>> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 5:11 PM
>> To: Social-sciences-list at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Social-sciences-list] Introduction and Question About
>> Qualitative
>> Data Analysis Software
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am Cindy and just joined this list. I am a first year Ph.D. student at
>> the
>> University of Washington in the Human Centered design and Engineering
>> program. We are a multi disciplinary program where social scientists,
>> computer scientists, designers, information and data scientists, and
>> people
>> with all manner of backgrounds collaborate. We are broadly interested in
>> researching and developing design strategies and technical systems that
>> are
>> more human centered. In other words, user friendly.
>>
>> Have any of you ever used software to analyze qualitative data? If so, I
>> would love to hear from you before trying a bunch of options that may or
>> may
>> not be accessible.
>>
>> These softwares or websites allow you to upload documents that you plan
>> to
>> analyze qualitatively along with a code list. You can then read through
>> documents and code them. Multiple people can mark up documents and the
>> program produces data such as agreement statistics and how often certain
>> codes are used. The reason I am a bit nervous to spend a bunch of time
>> exploring programs before asking anyone for experiences is that these
>> programs take uploaded files and convert them so they can be marked up.
>> So
>> I
>> am a bit nervous about accessibility.
>>
>> In any case, I will be trying out a few suggestions, but if anyone has
>> experiences, please pass them on!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cindy Bennett
>> 1st Year Ph.D. Student, University of Washington Human Centered Design
>> and
>> Engineering
>>
>> Treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington an
>> Affiliate
>> of the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> clb5590 at gmail.com
>>
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Cindy Bennett
1st Year Ph.D. Student, University of Washington
Human Centered Design and Engineering

Treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington
an Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind

clb5590 at gmail.com