Hi Ben, many thanks for this brilliant tutorial on applying NVivo to IPA analysis. Could I please get a copy of the analytical strategy and the example of project memos? The links don't exist, and I've checked all of them in comments here.
Yes, the links are set to only work for 30 days. Here is a new one: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=609090ddcaa54e23936cf23583177d4d I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Hi Ben, thank you for making this video. Could I please get a copy of the analytical strategy used in this study please? I have clicked on all links previously provided, however there are not working. Thank you!!
Hi Ben, Could I get a copy of the Project Journal and the Analytical Strategy like what you used in the video? The links below doesn't seem to work any longer. Thanks!
Thank you use much for this video! This is the guidance that I was looking for as I am completing my first qualitative project, which is also my dissertation. The students you work with are so lucky to have your support. I am wondering if you would be willing to share the analytical strategy you showed in the video? I have a detailed methodology section done, but I think the portion linking it to how this will be done in Nvivo would be super helpful for me. Thanks again :)
Thank you for the very kind words. Link to “Analytical Strategy for this Study” example: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=69e9a1e259b5451e8bceb25ae6adb755 I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you very much for this wonderful resource Ben. I am using IPA for the first time and also, I am slightly new to NVIVO. I was able to follow how the codes keep getting refined as you move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 to Phase 4. How can those codes be moved from the Phase 2 file into the Phase 3 file and then phase 3 to Phase 4? I'm assuming you had to copy them into the next folder and then use strategies to categorise them, if you don't mind.
Thank you for the very kind words. To answer your question, yes, the codes were copied and pasted to from one folder to another to preserve history and so inform an audit trail. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining Thank you very much for your response Ben It was really helpful. I have another question. I am currently working on a long transcript and everytime I progress in the stages of coding, NVIVO becomes extremely slow to the point where the screen goes blank for a minute until it can process the code and then comes back. Is it because the transcript file is large? or is there any other work around? I got a complete IT check done with the device I am using and it has no storage issue. Your advice would be very helpful.
@@apoorvasriram6123 It depends on what you mean by the file being large. If it is very large, (hundreds of pages) it would make less demands on your processor if you broke the document into a few documents. You can make a new document in NVivo and edit the existing one and cut and paste some sections from the very large file to smaller ones. Any coding you have done on those segments will copy over as well. A more likely cause is that your NVivo project file is in a syncing folder such as OneDrive etc. If it is, create a folder in your C:\ Drive and put your NVivo project file in that folder instead. Then, back up to the cloud. Opening a project in syncing folders should be avoided for several reasons. I hope this response is helpful,
@@qdatraining Thank you again for your help Ben. I did the exact thing you suggested. It was a 48 page long transcript and I broke it into three documents. I just had too many initial exploratory notes as annotations as the data is extremely rich. Now that I have been able to break the document into three files inside NVIVO, do I retain the original document or can I delete it? Will I loose the annotations and codes copied to the short documents if I delete the original document? Also, I will figure this cloud sync issue as well. Thanks so much again Ben.
@@apoorvasriram6123 When you copied the text over to the new documents, you will notice that the coding done on those segments also copied over; you can therefore delete the original without losing any coding. You do want duplicate files. Also, remove any tables in your document, as these play havoc with memory on your device when coding.
You can download it at this link: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=3c83f0e8d7ca4a7998d49c774571970c I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Dear Ben, I need help with my NVivo, setting up cases for organisation for an embedded case study - data source ranges from interviews and documents like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook post, website etc. My research methodology is multiple case studies (approximately 4-5 cases) and an embedded case study. So, for each organisation, the data set ranges from documents (i.e., undertaking ethnographic content analysis), interviews, observations, and the rest. So, for each organisation, I need to gather separate data for it, presenting each organisation's data separately and later doing a comparative analysis. The need for comparative analysis means I set up cases for each organisation in NVivo, but looking at the colossal nature of my data, I need help linking each organisation's data to its separate cases. My problem at the moment is that I have coded documents (this includes Twitter posts, strategy documents, LinkedIn posts, etc.) for one organisation, and now I want to link to that organisation's cases; this's where I need help on how to do that, all the videos I have watched show how to create cases for interviews, survey or focus groups.
Thank you for your comment It is worth noting that we are delivering our 2-day NVivo training programme on campus in Sheffield Hallam on the 11th and 12th of December coming. Day 1 - Introduction to NVivo - Setting up your Qualitative Database will help understand the setup issue you are grappling with now and Day 2 - NVivo Underway - analysing your data will help analysis, retrieval and reporting on your codified data. This workshop has been organised by Diane Dawson in the SHU Research Institute. She will register you for the workshop should you wish to attend. To answer your question, you need to make a case from each document and an attribute for the organisational name, plus type of data, positions/role, sector, size of org etc. You can then compare organisational representation in your themes (in-case and cross-case analysis) as well data types etc using a matrix, crosstab, visualisations and reports, against your coded themes. It is of no consequence whether the attribute is 'Gender' or 'Type of Data'. Attributes will work the same way with both examples. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Perhaps we may get to meet in December.
@@qdatraining i was thinking about the table you made for arguing for and against IPA/grounded theory/tematic analysis and so on. Looked like a document you showed in your talk. Could you send that document? Thanks a lot for your help:)
Hi, i will be doing ipa fpr the first time... And in my uni turnitin is a big thing, so will using this software become a problem for me at any point? (English is not my first language, i haven't heard of nvivo before and I don't have a lot of idea about ipa right now, just checking my options)
Hi, there is no prescribed path through NVivo. You can apply any data analysis method you wish (and there are many) in NVivo. Your codes will be your own constructs that are named and defined by you. Therefore, there are no implications whatsoever in the context of 'Turnitin'. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Yes, you can apply IPA in any language. The principles are identical regardless of the language. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I barely recognise anything I would consider to be IPA in any of these processes, once "translated" to nVivo. AI for exploratory notes? No. Experiential statements as topics and categories? No. This video is instructive as to why NOT to use nVivo for IPA.
Thak you for your comment. Let me preface my reply for context because this reply is based on 24 years of working on a fill-time daily basis with PhD, doctoral students and staff in multiple institutions (including Regent’s College London). During that time, I have been involved in and witnessed literally thousands of completed and well defended PhD projects where IPA was the chosen data analysis method and NVivo the organisational tool. I’ve seen top class projects conducted outside of NVivo and inside and it’s fair to say I’ve seen plenty of poor-quality projects both inside and outside of NVivo. My central point is that it’s not the tool that determines the processes but the analyst following guidelines. There is no prescribed path through NVivo. You can do diametrically opposing methods using the tool such as a top-down thematic analysis, or bottom up grounded theory because analysts never cede the hermeneutic task to the logic of the computer, they decide in what fashion and for what purpose these various processes are applied. In your rush to condemn, you also misunderstood or misrepresented my comments in yours. For example, no where in that video do I refer to “translating” processes into NVivo.? You even wrapped it in quotes. I searched the transcript in case I inadvertently said it meaning something else, but it is simply not there. Suggesting that processes are transferred into NVivo suggests the software somehow conducts analysis when of course it does not. The name of the video is the practical application of IPA analysis using NVivo. The features demonstrated such as annotations and memos are merely suggestions of how one might go about creating and linking memos and integrating annotations in NVivo. They are by no means the only way of doing this work. You also appear to have misunderstood my comments on AI. I said I had generated summaries using AI for the video because the tutorial is public knowledge and that you could not do this on primary data. Nowhere, did I suggest that you would use AI to replace any of the processes of IPA. Creating PETS and GETS by organising text segments into documents (codes are documents in NVivo that may contain references from one or several participants) for retrieval and writing individual experiences and participants’ stories but also comparing common or unique experiences in GETS is widely used in IPA whether you like it or not. I am not suggesting researchers should or should not use tools such as NVivo, but the fact is that many people do and this video was posted in good faith to offer helpful suggestions for those that wish to use it. You clearly disagree with its use in the context of IPA and that is fine for you, but please do not try to lecture others or influence their choices by posting very negative comments (I don’t know why you felt the need to shout) on a well-intended video because you don’t like it or perhaps fully understand its content. You seem quite angry and indeed black and white in your opinions. If you are going to share those opinions, please try to do so in a constructive way by creating an intellectual argument that extends beyond three negative lines.
@@qdatraining I didn’t mean to cause such offence. Perhaps I was too forthright. I am genuinely grateful to your video for helping me decide that nVivo is not, for me, a fit for IPA
I am not sure what you mean by "promo sm" If you mean to imply that I am in some way promoting Nvivo for profit; I am not. I am an independent trainer and receive no gratuity from the Nvivo developers for my youtube videos. I make these videos for two reasons: firstly to make information about how to use Nvivo more accessible and secondly, to promote my own work with Nvivo. By putting out these videos for free we hope it will raise our profiles as trainers'.
This is the video that I've been waiting for! Yes, an Audit trail is super important! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks a lot for this informative guide.
Hi Ben, many thanks for this brilliant tutorial on applying NVivo to IPA analysis. Could I please get a copy of the analytical strategy and the example of project memos? The links don't exist, and I've checked all of them in comments here.
Yes, the links are set to only work for 30 days. Here is a new one: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=609090ddcaa54e23936cf23583177d4d I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining Thank you so much, Ben. Have a good week!
Hi Ben, thank you for making this video. Could I please get a copy of the analytical strategy used in this study please? I have clicked on all links previously provided, however there are not working.
Thank you!!
I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=eb5f1777e0ad4d8b8543c0488b95b251
Hi Ben,
Could I get a copy of the Project Journal and the Analytical Strategy like what you used in the video? The links below doesn't seem to work any longer. Thanks!
Sure! qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=5b797bdf6c144325bce06b62ffcfdf0c I hope this response is helpful,
Hi
Please could I have the link to the analytical strategy?
Thank you
Hi, 30 day link attached: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=d710e1b76e8b48babbaa7584f1cbab6d
Thank you use much for this video! This is the guidance that I was looking for as I am completing my first qualitative project, which is also my dissertation. The students you work with are so lucky to have your support. I am wondering if you would be willing to share the analytical strategy you showed in the video? I have a detailed methodology section done, but I think the portion linking it to how this will be done in Nvivo would be super helpful for me. Thanks again :)
Thank you for the very kind words. Link to “Analytical Strategy for this Study” example: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=69e9a1e259b5451e8bceb25ae6adb755 I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining thank you!
Thank you very much for this wonderful resource Ben. I am using IPA for the first time and also, I am slightly new to NVIVO. I was able to follow how the codes keep getting refined as you move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 to Phase 4. How can those codes be moved from the Phase 2 file into the Phase 3 file and then phase 3 to Phase 4? I'm assuming you had to copy them into the next folder and then use strategies to categorise them, if you don't mind.
Thank you for the very kind words. To answer your question, yes, the codes were copied and pasted to from one folder to another to preserve history and so inform an audit trail. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining Thank you very much for your response Ben It was really helpful. I have another question. I am currently working on a long transcript and everytime I progress in the stages of coding, NVIVO becomes extremely slow to the point where the screen goes blank for a minute until it can process the code and then comes back. Is it because the transcript file is large? or is there any other work around? I got a complete IT check done with the device I am using and it has no storage issue. Your advice would be very helpful.
@@apoorvasriram6123 It depends on what you mean by the file being large. If it is very large, (hundreds of pages) it would make less demands on your processor if you broke the document into a few documents. You can make a new document in NVivo and edit the existing one and cut and paste some sections from the very large file to smaller ones. Any coding you have done on those segments will copy over as well. A more likely cause is that your NVivo project file is in a syncing folder such as OneDrive etc. If it is, create a folder in your C:\ Drive and put your NVivo project file in that folder instead. Then, back up to the cloud. Opening a project in syncing folders should be avoided for several reasons. I hope this response is helpful,
@@qdatraining Thank you again for your help Ben. I did the exact thing you suggested. It was a 48 page long transcript and I broke it into three documents. I just had too many initial exploratory notes as annotations as the data is extremely rich. Now that I have been able to break the document into three files inside NVIVO, do I retain the original document or can I delete it? Will I loose the annotations and codes copied to the short documents if I delete the original document? Also, I will figure this cloud sync issue as well. Thanks so much again Ben.
@@apoorvasriram6123 When you copied the text over to the new documents, you will notice that the coding done on those segments also copied over; you can therefore delete the original without losing any coding. You do want duplicate files. Also, remove any tables in your document, as these play havoc with memory on your device when coding.
Hi Ben, Would it be possible to get a copy of the document that gives an example of how to write up the processes used in IPA using NVivo ?
You can download it at this link: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=3c83f0e8d7ca4a7998d49c774571970c I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you !
Dear Ben, I need help with my NVivo, setting up cases for organisation for an embedded case study - data source ranges from interviews and documents like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook post, website etc.
My research methodology is multiple case studies (approximately 4-5 cases) and an embedded case study. So, for each organisation, the data set ranges from documents (i.e., undertaking ethnographic content analysis), interviews, observations, and the rest. So, for each organisation, I need to gather separate data for it, presenting each organisation's data separately and later doing a comparative analysis. The need for comparative analysis means I set up cases for each organisation in NVivo, but looking at the colossal nature of my data, I need help linking each organisation's data to its separate cases.
My problem at the moment is that I have coded documents (this includes Twitter posts, strategy documents, LinkedIn posts, etc.) for one organisation, and now I want to link to that organisation's cases; this's where I need help on how to do that, all the videos I have watched show how to create cases for interviews, survey or focus groups.
Thank you for your comment It is worth noting that we are delivering our 2-day NVivo training programme on campus in Sheffield Hallam on the 11th and 12th of December coming. Day 1 - Introduction to NVivo - Setting up your Qualitative Database will help understand the setup issue you are grappling with now and Day 2 - NVivo Underway - analysing your data will help analysis, retrieval and reporting on your codified data. This workshop has been organised by Diane Dawson in the SHU Research Institute. She will register you for the workshop should you wish to attend.
To answer your question, you need to make a case from each document and an attribute for the organisational name, plus type of data, positions/role, sector, size of org etc. You can then compare organisational representation in your themes (in-case and cross-case analysis) as well data types etc using a matrix, crosstab, visualisations and reports, against your coded themes. It is of no consequence whether the attribute is 'Gender' or 'Type of Data'. Attributes will work the same way with both examples.
I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Perhaps we may get to meet in December.
Hi Ben, could I get a copy of the analytical strategy used in the study?
Sure! qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=cc953ba09a384c83b4734d29d74badca
Hi Ben, could I get a copy of the analytical strategy used in the study? :)
Sure! qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=0f095b9474c5498b861c0667aaa5ba74 I hope this response is helpful.
@@qdatraining i was thinking about the table you made for arguing for and against IPA/grounded theory/tematic analysis and so on. Looked like a document you showed in your talk. Could you send that document? Thanks a lot for your help:)
Sure! qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=cc953ba09a384c83b4734d29d74badca
@@sjokoladeneingrid Sure! qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=053c98e903344534971551b0dca65b20 I hope this response is helpful,
Hi, i will be doing ipa fpr the first time... And in my uni turnitin is a big thing, so will using this software become a problem for me at any point? (English is not my first language, i haven't heard of nvivo before and I don't have a lot of idea about ipa right now, just checking my options)
Hi, there is no prescribed path through NVivo. You can apply any data analysis method you wish (and there are many) in NVivo. Your codes will be your own constructs that are named and defined by you. Therefore, there are no implications whatsoever in the context of 'Turnitin'. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining okay, thank you . I just wanted to confirm if anything could be detected by turnitin as plagiarism, by using this sotware.
@@qdatraining another thing i need to ask is does nvivo work for other languages as well, or only english?
@@justsomeone14 yes, you can use multiple content languages in NVivo.
@@qdatraining okay thank you for your help 😃👍🏻
Is it practical to use it to process non-English narratives?
Yes, you can apply IPA in any language. The principles are identical regardless of the language. I hope this response is helpful, but do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
@@qdatraining Sorry I mean the software :-)
@@DantePerezUPOU Interface languages are available in: English (US, UK), simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish (Mexico)
I barely recognise anything I would consider to be IPA in any of these processes, once "translated" to nVivo. AI for exploratory notes? No. Experiential statements as topics and categories? No. This video is instructive as to why NOT to use nVivo for IPA.
Thak you for your comment. Let me preface my reply for context because this reply is based on 24 years of working on a fill-time daily basis with PhD, doctoral students and staff in multiple institutions (including Regent’s College London). During that time, I have been involved in and witnessed literally thousands of completed and well defended PhD projects where IPA was the chosen data analysis method and NVivo the organisational tool. I’ve seen top class projects conducted outside of NVivo and inside and it’s fair to say I’ve seen plenty of poor-quality projects both inside and outside of NVivo. My central point is that it’s not the tool that determines the processes but the analyst following guidelines. There is no prescribed path through NVivo. You can do diametrically opposing methods using the tool such as a top-down thematic analysis, or bottom up grounded theory because analysts never cede the hermeneutic task to the logic of the computer, they decide in what fashion and for what purpose these various processes are applied. In your rush to condemn, you also misunderstood or misrepresented my comments in yours. For example, no where in that video do I refer to “translating” processes into NVivo.? You even wrapped it in quotes. I searched the transcript in case I inadvertently said it meaning something else, but it is simply not there. Suggesting that processes are transferred into NVivo suggests the software somehow conducts analysis when of course it does not. The name of the video is the practical application of IPA analysis using NVivo. The features demonstrated such as annotations and memos are merely suggestions of how one might go about creating and linking memos and integrating annotations in NVivo. They are by no means the only way of doing this work. You also appear to have misunderstood my comments on AI. I said I had generated summaries using AI for the video because the tutorial is public knowledge and that you could not do this on primary data. Nowhere, did I suggest that you would use AI to replace any of the processes of IPA. Creating PETS and GETS by organising text segments into documents (codes are documents in NVivo that may contain references from one or several participants) for retrieval and writing individual experiences and participants’ stories but also comparing common or unique experiences in GETS is widely used in IPA whether you like it or not. I am not suggesting researchers should or should not use tools such as NVivo, but the fact is that many people do and this video was posted in good faith to offer helpful suggestions for those that wish to use it. You clearly disagree with its use in the context of IPA and that is fine for you, but please do not try to lecture others or influence their choices by posting very negative comments (I don’t know why you felt the need to shout) on a well-intended video because you don’t like it or perhaps fully understand its content. You seem quite angry and indeed black and white in your opinions. If you are going to share those opinions, please try to do so in a constructive way by creating an intellectual argument that extends beyond three negative lines.
@@qdatraining I didn’t mean to cause such offence. Perhaps I was too forthright. I am genuinely grateful to your video for helping me decide that nVivo is not, for me, a fit for IPA
'Promo sm'
I am not sure what you mean by "promo sm" If you mean to imply that I am in some way promoting Nvivo for profit; I am not. I am an independent trainer and receive no gratuity from the Nvivo developers for my youtube videos. I make these videos for two reasons: firstly to make information about how to use Nvivo more accessible and secondly, to promote my own work with Nvivo. By putting out these videos for free we hope it will raise our profiles as trainers'.
Hi Ben, could I get a copy of the analytical strategy used in the study?
Hi Clare, you can download it at this link: qdacloud.myqnapcloud.com/share.cgi?ssid=babcb229494941e88517a22cfd4ca52e I hope this response is helpful,
@@qdatraining thank you!