This two-day master-class with Professor Carol Grbich will address the practicalities of collecting, managing and analysing data from Face to Face and Focus Group interviews.
This course is being held 'live' online via Zoom and run on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC +11 - Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne Daylight Savings time)
This two-day workshop will address the practicalities of collecting, managing and analysing data from Face to Face and Focus Group interviews. Course notes will be sent out in advance and exercises will be provided over the 2 days.
This course will be run over 2 days in three sessions per day:
- 9.30 am - 11.00 am - Session 1
- 11.30 am - 1.00 pm - Session 2
- 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm - Session 3
This course is being held online via Zoom and run on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC +11 - Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne Daylight Savings time)
This is a practical course, which will enable participants to understand the preparatory requirements for both individual and group qualitative interviewing as well as to become proficient in qualitative question design. Experience in both types of qualitative interviewing will be provided as well as practise in undertaking analyses of these types of data.
Day 1.
- The impact of personal frames on data
- Issues relating to successful face-to-face interviewing
- Question Design
- Conducting face to face interviews
Day 2
- Issues related to successful group interviews
- Conducting a Focus Group
- Transcription and Preliminary data analysis of interview data
- Thematic analysis of interview data
This course involves a mixture of seminar presentations using powerpoint, class discussions, and small group activities.
It will run 'live' using Zoom.
You will be sent a zoom code in advance of the course.
Please note that Zoom can use up to 1GB data per hour, please make sure you have enough data available.
Please note: there is some overlap between this course and the Foundations of Qualitative Methodologies, Data Collection and Analysis course.
Please contact us if you would like more information.
Recommended but not required text:
- Grbich, C. 2013. Introduction to Data Analysis. Sage International: London,
Participants will be provided with copies of the power point presentation.
As someone who does quite a bit of qualitative research outside a university context, I found it very helpful to step through the interview/ focus group and analysis processes and hear Carol's perspectives as well as those of other class members with academic experience. Much was familiar - and served to refresh my knowledge - but there were also areas where I learned new things - particularly aspects relevant to ethics processes. Carol was very patient and responsive. (September 2021)
The course targetted the stage I'm at right now in my PhD research and helped a lot with improving my literacy and deeper understanding of application principles and practices, especially in relation to data coding and analysis. (September 2021)
Breaking up the delivery with small group activities was helpful and I think it allowed me to better absorb the content and remain focused. It was also nice to have a chance to interact with other members of the course. (September 2021)
Great balance of content and application through breakout rooms/ group work. (May 2021)
The course was well organised, the booklet was written well and delivered in time for me to read it, the presenter is an expert and conveyed her knowledge in a professional and engaging manner. (May 2021)
Delivery of this course is online - via Zoom.
Please ensure you have the following:
- Reliable Internet connection with at least 5Gb per day of data available (i.e. a 5 day course will use about 25Gb of data just on the Zoom application)
- A computer/laptop with the Zoom application installed (free)
- A webcam (built in to most laptops)
- A headset with a microphone (not required but ideal)
- A second monitor/screen if possible
Please also check the course page for specific software requirements (if any).