Qualitative Research Series, 2 of 2: Using NVivo

NVivo is an important software for analyzing qualitative data. Before, if you had to code an interview transcript line-by-line, you would need multiple highlighters or to cut-and-paste each line onto different sheets of paper. Now, NVivo supports you in this process, importing a data corpus, coding, and analyzing. Basically, NVivo streamlines qualitative analysis. In this workshop, we will discuss types of data you can analyze in NVivo, how to code, different functions that NVivo has, and common problems people confront when using NVivo. We will also discuss how to use NVivo for conducting literature reviews.

Before the workshop, download the free trial of NVivo. Or, come 15 minutes early, and we can help set up the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) to use during the workshop. To keep everyone on the same steps, we will supply a data corpus to use during the workshop.

Speaker biography:

Andrew Smolski is a doctoral candidate in sociology. For more than 5 years, Andrew has taught lower-level and upper-level undergraduate courses. For the last year, he has worked on literature review workshops with graduate students as part of the Peer Scholars Program. His research focuses on agri-food systems and political economy, with an emphasis on Latin America and the United States. He collaborates with scholars from Animal Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Agriculture and Human Sciences, building interdisciplinary projects. He has published in Capital & Class, Agriculture, and Development in Practice. As coordinating editor of Latin American Perspectives, a generalist Latin American Studies peer-reviewed journal, he reviews and edits manuscripts in English, Spanish and Portuguese from a global network of scholars.