Qualitative Data Analysis

Code, theme and interpret interviews and text rigorously.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Meaning, process and context
2. 1.2 What qualitative data can and cannot tell you
3. 1.3 Analysis as interpretation, not extraction
4. 1.4 What rigour means in qualitative work
1. 2.1 Transcription, and the decisions inside it
2. 2.2 Anonymising without destroying meaning
3. 2.3 Field notes and memos
4. 2.4 Organising a dataset
1. 3.1 What a code actually is
2. 3.2 Inductive and deductive coding
3. 3.3 First-cycle coding methods
4. 3.4 Developing a codebook
1. 4.1 Grouping, splitting and refining
2. 4.2 Reflexive thematic analysis
3. 4.3 Defining and naming a theme
4. 4.4 Knowing when a theme is not really there
1. 5.1 Grounded theory
2. 5.2 Narrative analysis
3. 5.3 Discourse and content analysis
4. 5.4 Framework and matrix approaches
1. 6.1 What analysis software does, and what it cannot do
2. 6.2 Setting up a project
3. 6.3 Coding and querying
4. 6.4 Exporting and reporting
1. 7.1 Credibility and confirmability
2. 7.2 Reflexivity in practice
3. 7.3 Team coding and agreement
4. 7.4 Negative cases and disconfirming evidence
1. 8.1 Structuring a findings chapter
2. 8.2 Using quotations well
3. 8.3 Balancing participant voice and your interpretation
4. 8.4 Presenting to a sceptical reader

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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