This online course is run by the Researcher Academy

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target audience: Early-mid stage postgraduate research students and early career researchers.

This course is aimed at Postgraduates and Research Staff who are new to qualitative research interviews and who have received little or no previous training in interviewing or interview analysis. The course provides a valuable insight into the issues around utilising this versatile and widely-used method of data collection.

Please note that this activity forms an essential element of the course and must be completed for you to fully participate in the session and appreciate the issues covered. Anyone who has not completed this task will not be able to take part in the course.

Course participants should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of the qualitative research paradigm. You will have attended Introduction to Qualitative Research or a similar course.

Description:

Using a combination of provided data and the transcript generated in the pre-requisite task, this course takes participants through basic general principals and processes for;

·        interviewing and associated qualitative data collection

·        handling and managing interview data

·        coding and analysing interview transcripts and associated date

Participants will be introduced to the relevance of contrasting qualitative perspectives in the process of research interviewing and analysis. There is an emphasis on the development of consistent and robust processes in the analysis of qualitative data.

Ethics and ethical review are NOT considered in any detail in this session.

Aims/ Objectives:

This day-long course is intended to provide participants with a practical understanding of common qualitative approaches to gathering and analysing research interview data.

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have a considered the basic processes involved in research interview data gathering and data analysis.
  • Be able to understand some key distinguishing features of contrasting approaches to interviewing and analysis.
  • Have begun to consider the practical implications for their own research interviews and analysis.

Process: This is primarily a practical workshop with individual and group work

Please note, attendances for courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.

Related Courses:

Further Qualitative Research

Research Interview Skills

Research Ethics and the Ethics Review Process for Doctoral Research

Preparing to use NVivo® (standalone online learning course)

Research Integrity -stand-alone online course designed to strengthen your awareness of your own responsibilities and accountability when planning and conducting research and provides guidance on what to do should things go wrong. 

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Print off pre-requisite paperwork/ resources & bring them to the course (optional)
Bring your own laptop/ PC to the course (optional)
Access seminar room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Take part in group activities/ discussions

 

Booking Conditions

Latecomer policy

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.

Pre-Requisites

Pre-requisites

The course requires participants to transcribe the interview excerpt provided on the following page and bring 2 copies of the transcript to the session: https://workspace.nottingham.ac.uk/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=173360948

This task should take around one hour to complete.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANYONE WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED THE PRE-REQUISITE TASK SHOWN BELOW WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSE

For those attending a Saturday course, please bring your student card to access the building and bring your own lunch.  Vending facilities are also available.