Qualitative Data Analysis

Instructor: Katherine Fritz

Organization: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Delivery Mode: Online – self study

When offered: Ongoing

Cost: None

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course emphasizes the analysis of ethnographic and other forms of qualitative data in public health research. Students are introduced to various interpretive analytic approaches, exploring their use, and applying them to data. The use of computer software for coding textual data (Atlas.ti) is also introduced.

The main objectives of this course include:

• Describe various styles of interpretation of qualitative data
• Articulate the relative appropriateness of different analysis approaches for a particular qualitative study
• Apply one or more analytic approaches to data collected and write an analysis paper
• Describe special issues in ethics for qualitative research
• Manage qualitative data files effectively to ensure ease of use and participant confidentiality
• Use the basic and intermediate functions of a computer software program for coding of textual data