Week 1

Question 1

What is analysis?

Answer 1

The process of making meaning

Question 2

What is thematic analysis?

Answer 2

Most commonly used qualitative analysis technique

Used for analysis and reporting patterns in the data (themes)

Question 3

Describe the process of thematic analysis

Answer 3

Familiarisation with the data - transcribe and re read
Code the data - interesting features highlighted
Search for themes - patterns in the codes
Review the themes - check how the themes fit with data set as a whole
Define and name themes
Write up the report

Question 4

What is coding?

Answer 4

To ‘pull apart’ data

A code is a label attached to a selection of text which can later be related to a theme

Question 5

What are the two primary ways that themes can be identified?

Answer 5

Deductive (top down/apriory)
- driven by a specific research question

Inductive (bottom up/emergent)
- themes are linked to the data

Question 6

What is a theme?

Answer 6

A way of organising and categorising codes (patterns in the codes)

Question 7

What is negative case analysis?

Answer 7

Concepts which do not fit the pattern

Question 8

What are thematic maps?

Answer 8

Also known as concept mapping

Assist analysis by organising and representing data (themes/codes)

Question 9

Why are analytical notes important?

Answer 9

Easy to forget ideas during data collection, notes act as a reminder

Procedural memos - how you did coding

Analytical memos - hunches/ideas etc