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Using NVivo for Organizing, Analyzing and Presenting Qualitative Data

Date
May 20, 2022
Time
9:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Location
In person at CERC Migration office
Migration ResearchGyms

About the workshop:

Qualitative research often generates a great deal of rich and detailed information. To effectively interpret and analyze this information, the researcher must organize material in a systematic way. NVivo software is designed to help researchers organize, analyze and find insights in qualitative information and turn it into meaningful research findings. 

This workshop covered:

  • What is NVivo and when to use it
  • What are the specific steps to learning NVivo
  • Techniques for analyzing qualitative data
  • How to run queries
  • How to present and visualize research findings

How this workshop was delivered:

The in-person workshop took participants through all the essential steps of organizing and analyzing information collected through qualitative research using the NVivo software. Participants had the opportunity to practice coding qualitative data, identifying key themes and analyzing the coded data through interactive exercises using NVivo. Detailed instructions for these exercises were provided to participants in advance of the workshop.

Workshop Overview
9 - 9:20 AM EDT Welcome and Refreshments
9:20 - 10 AM EDT

Introduction to NVivo

  • What is NVivo?
  • The application of NVivo
  • The steps to learning NVivo
  • Gathering/importing documents in NVivo
  • Creating memos

Exercise: Participants will practice importing documents and creating memos.
10 - 10:05 AM EDT Break
10:05 - 11 AM EDT

Coding and Thematic Analysis

  • Defining codes and nodes
  • The steps required to code interview transcripts and literature
  • Turning codes into themes
  • Coding exercise

Exercise: Participants will practice coding using the provided articles or their own interview transcripts. Following the exercise, there will be a brief group discussion on how the process went and any challenges the participants faced.
11 AM - 12 PM EDT

Connection Between Codes/Themes and Research Participants

  • Creating cases and adding attributes
  • Running queries to explore the connections between themes and attributes

Exercise: Participants will be given the opportunity to create case classification and run queries. After the exercise, we will discuss how the process went and any challenges the participants faced.
12 - 12:30 PM EDT

Lunch
12:30 - 12:45 PM EDT

Reporting and Visualizing Qualitative Research Findings

  • Visualization of research design (Charts and Graphs)
  • Different ways of presenting qualitative findings
12:45 - 1 PM EDT

Wrap-Up

  • Brief summary of the workshop
  • Final Q&A
  • Information on additional resources
About the workshop leaders:

Marshia Akbar is Senior Research Associate, CERC Migration. Her research examines the social and economic integration of permanent and temporary migrants in Canada. She teaches sociology courses including qualitative research methodology at Toronto Metropolitan University. She also taught NVivo at the Institute for Social Research at York University. 

All workshops are being offered free of charge. Our workshops are often oversubscribed and we maintain a waiting list. We ask that you please cancel your registration if you are no longer able to attend. We appreciate your understanding.