Qualitative Data Analysis

Be prepared to explain what each of the following methods can do and what steps you would use to implement that method:

• REQUIRED: Grounded theory: Short article explaining grounded theory and constant comparison
  • How do these two work together?
  • What is the difference between open coding, axial coding and selective coding?
• REQUIRED: Constant comparative technique - 6 minute video explaining this process
  • Is this a linear or iterative process? Why?
  • How well would this work if you were using a theoretical framework for coding?
• Thematic analysis
• Discourse Analysis

Why is data reduction the goal? How do these analysis methods accomplish data reduction?

 

COM 582 Descriptive and Experimental Research in Communication

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