基本説明
Privides a guide to using standard office software (Word, Excel, Access) to plan, organise and write up a qualitative research project.
Full Description
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Using straight-forward language Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer walks readers through the process of managing and streamlining research projects using commonly available Microsoft software applications.
Drawing on a wide range of examples to demonstrate how easy it is to use such software, this guide is full of useful hints and tips on how to manage research more efficiently and effectively, including:
- Formatting transcripts for maximum coding efficiency in Microsoft Word
- Using features of Word to organize the analysis of data and to facilitate efficient qualitative coding
- Synchronizing codes, categories, and important concepts between Microsoft Word and Microsoft Access
- Efficiently storing and analyzing the qualitative data in Microsoft Excel
- Creating flexible analytic memos in Access that help lead the researcher to final conclusions
Ideal for those students or researchers who don't want to invest in expensive specialised software packages, this guide will be an invaluable companion for anyone embarking on their own research project.
Contents
Introduction, Coding Terminology, and the Big Picture
Getting Started
Planning your Qualitative Research Project
Organizing and Controlling your Research
Backup your Data
Collecting your Data
Level 1 Coding
Level 2 Coding Using Access
Level 2 Coding Using Excel
Level 3 and Level 4 (Theoretical Concepts) Coding
Writing the Report
The Final Draft
