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

Mon Mar 16 02:34:36 UTC 2015

Elif,
I am in a very similar program at Georgia Tech.  Ours, is called Human
Centered Computing and is in the School of Interactive Computing.  Of the
ten people in my cohort, we just PhD qualifying exams the past few days, we
have people with undergraduate degrees in Electrical, Computer, Industrial
and Textile Engineering.  We also have Psychology, Economics, Latin,
Sociology, Industrial Design and Physics represented.  One guy even has a
Master's degree in Fashion Design, and two of us had Master's in Human
Computer Interaction.   as well.  HCC is defined basically as the
intersection of Computers and People and as Cyndi says, is what we use to
make things work.  It is absolutely amazing as how interdisciplinary
technology is becoming.  I was in a Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing class
two years ago when I raised my hand and told the professor that I was just
flabbergasted that my Textile Engineering degree is now relevant to what I
am doing again.  Yes, we are making wearable clothes with imbedded sensors
and conductive thread.  Dr. Melody Jackson is also doing the FIDO project,
which is putting vest on dogs that allows for additional interaction with
them.    
Of the approximately 110 journal articles, book chapters, and books that
were covered on my qualifying exam, I actually read in the area of
Sociology, Psychology (Clinical Cognitive and Behavioral) Anthropology,
Computer Science, Social Computing, Human Computer Interaction, Research
Methods, Experimental Design, Audio Displays, Sonification, and Assistive
Technology.     
My advisor, Dr. Bruce Walker, has his undergraduate degree in Physics and
his PhD is in Engineering Psychology and Human Computer Interaction.  He has
dual appointments in Psychology and Interactive Computing.  In our lab, we
have Three PhD students in HCC along with Five PhD students in Engineering
Psychology.  Add in another twenty or so Master's students in Human Computer
interaction and we have a ball doing research.  Thad Starner, the technical
lead of the Google Glass, is a tenured professor here as well.  He has been
wearing some form of wearable computer on his body everyday for the past
twenty-five years or so.  Google glass was his baby and he took a two year
sabbatical to hand out with his college buddies who started Google.    
There are some very interesting and amazing things that come out of the
various Human Computer hybrid programs in the country.  There are only about
ten in existence right now, but more are popping up slowly.  

-----Original Message-----
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To: T. Audrey Medina; Blind Social Scientists List
Subject: Re: [Social-sciences-list] Introduction and Question About
Qualitative Data Analysis Software

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
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> 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
>
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> On Behalf Of Cindy Bennett via Social-sciences-list
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> 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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