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In qualitative research your data are words, pictures, audio or video, rather than the numbers used in quantitative research. NVivo is a program which helps researchers to organise their sources, and help with the coding and analysis of the data.

This one day workshop will provide an introduction to NVivo and using it to do thematic analysis. Topics covered during the day will include:

• Tour of NVivo and its capabilities
• Getting data into NVivo
• Coding, querying and visualising your data
• Using NVivo to help with thematic analysis

The day will run from 10am to 4pm with morning and afternoon breaks, and an hour for lunch.

Further information will be posted on the Maths & Statistics Canvas module before the class.

Getting your research published can feel like a confusing and challenging task. Not only do you need to consider the wide range of options available, there is also the thorny issue of journal quality to consider, as well as potential financial costs and implications for future research and opportunities.

The starting point for this workshop is that where and when to publish should be a strategic decision and therefore require careful planning.

We will:

• Encourage you to reflect on how you currently make publishing choices and explore ways that you can plan you publishing strategy even before you start writing up your research.
• Look at how being proactive about publishing can increase your chances of getting your work ‘out there’.
• Consider journal and article-based metrics and discuss the importance of both qualitative and quantitative data for deciding where to publish.
• Look at alternative places to publish your work and the implications of Open Access and the REF.

This workshop is relevant for both unpublished and published researchers who want to ensure that their approach to publishing is serving them well.

Enrol on our Library Researcher Engagement Canvas page to access slides, recording and notes.

The university has introduced a system to support you in recording and tracking performance and development conversations. Actus, will enable you to more easily engage with, and take ownership of, your objectives and development.

Actus is a secure online space where you will be able to access information relating to your work objectives and development; you will be able to track your catch-ups, progress against your objectives, prepare for your appraisal and record development activity.

This online briefing will provide an overview of the platform, including how to record your objectives and appraisal on Actus.

This session will cover:

• the key features of dissertation literature reviews
• how to plan one that focuses on your research aims and questions
• techniques for writing one

This full day session will start from no knowledge at all of R and take you through the process of using R to explore data in tabular and graphical form.

Content will include:

• An introduction to R and RStudio
• Importing data into R
• Tidying data
• Exploring data with summaries and graphs

The day will run from 10am to 4pm with morning and afternoon breaks, and an hour for lunch.

Further information will be posted on the Maths & Statistics Canvas module before the class.

• Resolving the most severe issues first 
• Reviewing any contrast issues in documents and pages 
• Fixing any image Alt Text in documents and pages 
• Ensuring documents and pages use correct headings 

Drop by and ask our Maths & Stats tutors for advice on topics in mathematics, statistics, or data analysis — quantitative or qualitative — including use of software, e.g. Excel, R, SPSS, NVivo, Matlab, Python,... Just remember to bring your maths, statistics, or data analysis query with you, as well as any relevant course materials or data.

You may also like to enrol on the Maths & Statistics Canvas NCSKI02 module to find resources and recordings of classes.