Project
Startup
The greatest strength of the QSR software is
flexibility - in the same way that a word processor doesn't
tell you what to write, the software doesn't tell you how
to do your research. However, this flexibility can be
daunting particularly for the first project. Project
startup helps you to set up the project including sorting
out the format of documents, structuring the coding and
automating routine work. If you don't know the
software we can help you chose the right package and teach
you how to use it at the same time.
What is a Project
Startup?
Depending upon the complexity of the project, number of
people involved and their prior knowledge of the software,
qualitative research and basic use of PCs, project startup
takes 1-4 days.
Areas which are typically covered, depending on the
detailed requirements of the project, are:
Overview of
the software - what it can & can't do (Mac, Windows or
both)
Creating
the software project and for team projects using QSR Merge
Preparing
and importing documents
Developing
an index tree
Case and
attributes
Conceptual
coding and refining the index tree
Searching
and querying
Reporting
Visualisation including modelling and charting
Housekeeping
Working as a team
A project startup is useful at the start of team research
projects when we can show you how to use NVivo to help
co-ordinate and organise the work. It can also be
useful for projects when you have collected the data and
have to produce results in a short time-scale. PhD
students have used our startup service to get their
analysis off to a flying start.
Before project startup we ask you to send us details of
your project so that we are fully briefed and can advise on
data preparation. During the visit we will work
together on your computer setting up the project. We
give you a keypoints document summarising how to do each of
the main tasks but you are also welcome to telephone or
email us for further advice about the project.
If there are several people wanting to learn about
qualitative software in your organisation it may be
appropriate to combine project start up with an overview
workshop .