11.012 - PDC03: Coding Qualitative Data: A Survey of Selected Methods

Session Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

This course will review methods of coding qualitative data, collected from various publications in education and the social sciences. Participants will explore basic coding and recoding principles, apply them to the analysis of qualitative data, and discuss their transfer to relevant future projects. The primary goals of the course are to acquaint participants with sources and methods of coding, including factors that influence and affect coding selections; approaches to data analysis; and writing analytic memos. Manual (hard copy) coding will be emphasized with a discussion of available CAQDAS (software) for future use. The course will focus comprehensively on eight methods: 1. Descriptive Coding; 2. In Vivo Coding; 3. Process Coding; 4. Values Coding; 5. Emotion Coding; 6. Versus Coding; 7. Dramaturgical Coding; and 8. Causation Coding. Target audiences for the course include graduate students in the initial stages of their qualitative research projects, and professors instructing qualitative research methods courses. Participants should have an introductory knowledge of qualitative research/inquiry and its canon of data collection methods.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Instructor

• Johnny Saldana, Arizona State University