N.B. This is the second of two consecutive workshops - the first is found here.

Qualitative research is a time-consuming exercise that requires strict methodological discipline and transparency on the part of the researcher at every step in order to ensure scientific rigor and reliability. There are no real shortcuts, but with software, you can harness the process and achieve the necessary consistency and robustness in your analysis.

To this end, CBS students and faculty have access to NVivo, probably the most popular Computer- Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) solution on the market. NVivo can help you organize and make sense of most types of unstructured and semi-structured data, whether of your own making (interviews, surveys, etc.) or ready-made and harvested from online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube.

With NVivo, you can probe your data in a number of ways: Use the word frequency option to get an initial idea about topics discussed; run a text search to verify relevance and establish quick connections; or implement a traditional encoding regime for a deep dive into even the remotest corners of your data.

In this two-day workshop, we will explore basic software features and take a quick look at some of the more advanced ones as well. You will get the chance to work with your own data (or sample data if you are yet to embark on your data collection process) to make sure that, post-workshop, you will have a hands-on understanding of the software mechanics and are ready to start work in a meaning and purposeful way. Between workshops, we will ask you to prepare a few things that we will then discuss in the second workshop.

To prepare for the workshop, please download the NVivo software by following a few simple steps:

1. Send an e-mail from your CBS e-mail account to nvivo@cbs.dk with the subject "NVivo license request". This will trigger an automated reply that contains all download details as well as a license key

2. Download the relevant NVivo version (for Window or Mac) and enter the license key.