In 2015 ACSPRI will begin offering a range of master classes at the ACSPRI Office in Alphington, which is in Melbourne's Inner North East.
The course is designed as an advanced course in qualitative data analysis for existing NVivo users. Those choosing to enrol in this course will be working on a research project on their own, or as part of a research team. They will be seeking to advance their knowledge and skills in higher-level data analysis, theory building, validating findings, and producing reports and accounts. The course assumes basic mastery of skills in using NVivo for data management and analysis, including coding. It builds on these skills to equip users to undertake advanced data analysis, and to produce effective accounts of their research. The focus is on applying advanced tools from the NVivo tool kit to research in progress through hands-on experience.
When enrolling, participants will be asked to provide information about their current project, including an indication of aspects of NVivo they wish to learn more about. The final content of the
Part I: Advanced data analysis. Exploring themes and patterns using advanced Queries, Similarity Diagrams, Tree Maps, Cluster Analysis and other exploration tools. Critiquing coding structures. Moving from descriptive coding to categorical, thematic, conceptual or theoretical coding.
Part II: Testing hypotheses and establishing credibility. Posing questions to test the strength of emerging propositions and/or conclusions drawn from data analysis. Identifying ways of answering these questions using Queries and other exploration and visualisation tools in NVivo.
Part III: Building an account. Establishing criteria for good reporting by critiquing reports of current research that have used NVivo. Using NVivo’s tools for representing and reporting findings: mapping concepts, visualising and charting findings, generating reports, exporting material, and interfacing with other software including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
A laptop with Nvivo installed is required for this course. A 30-day trial version is available through the distributor. ACSPRI staff will be in contact to offer help with this in the weeks leading up to the master-class.
Completion of Applied Computer-assisted Qualitative Data Analysis using NVivo or equivalent tertiary course and experience with NVivo.
Bazeley, P. & K. Jackson. (2013). Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo (Second Edition). London: Sage.
Richards, L. (2014). Handling Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide (Third Edition). London: Sage.
Saldana, J. (2013) The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Second Edition). London: Sage.
Miles, M. B., A. M. Huberman & J. Saldana. (2013) Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook (Third Edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Step 1: Log in to the ACSPRI website (you can create an account or request a new password if required). The account should be in the name of the person taking the course. Alternative billing details (e.g. for a Finance Officer) can be entered later if need be.
Step 2: Check the status of the desired course. If places are available the status will show up as "Open". If the course is "Full" you will be able to join the waiting list for that course. You would then be contacted via email if a place becomes available.
Step 3: Select the title of the desired course to see the course outline page. Select "Add to cart" and proceed to checkout.
Step 4: Enter billing details (e.g. yourself or an admin/finance officer) and either finalise payment by credit card or request an invoice by selecting 'Direct Deposit' (please keep in mind the relevant payment deadlines).
Step 5: Click "Review Order" to check the details and then submit order.
Step 6: Check your invoice/receipt (under the course title) to see if your course has been confirmed to run at the program. If it has not yet been confirmed, you will receive an email when a sufficient number of bookings has been received and the course has been confirmed.
1. BOOKING - ACSPRI does not accept ‘expressions of interest’ for course places, i.e. all bookings, are considered firm, and a cancellation fee is charged if you cancel your booking after the early-bird date.
2. DISCOUNT RATE – The discounted rate for ACSPRI members is available to all staff and students of member organisations. To be eligible for this rate:
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- The course fee must be paid by either the member organisation or by you. Where fees are paid by a non-member organisation the non-member rate applies:and
- You must either have a valid email address issued by the member organisation; or you must hold, or have a right to hold, a current staff or student identity card from the member organisation.
In addition, to be eligible for a full time student discount the participant must:
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- Hold, or have a right to hold, a current student identity card from the member organisation;
- Be enrolled as a full-time student;
- Make payment in full with your application, arrange electronic funds transfer (EFT), or contact ACSPRI to advise credit card details for payment, by the early-bird closing date;
- Provide ACSPRI with contact details of your supervisor, so we can request them to confirm your eligibility for the full time student rate.
The early bird rate applies to all bookings paid in full by the early bird close date, otherwise you will be charged at the standard rate.
3. REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS - Course fees are not refundable unless:
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- we cancel the course in which you have enrolled; or
- you cancel your enrolment before the early-bird closing date.
A cancellation fee of $200 will be charged if you cancel within the period from the early-bird closing date of and one week prior to the commencement of the program. The full course fee will be charged if you cancel within 1 week of the beginning of your course.
4. PRE-REQUISITES - Course descriptions specify course pre-requisites. You must undertake to meet the pre-requisites of the course(s) in which you enrol. If in any doubt, you should contact ACSPRI prior to enrolling.
The ACSPRI Head Office was previously located at 763 Heidelberg Road, Alphington