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Fyi Miriam L. E. Steiner Davis, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Research Associate and Project Manager: Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) www.dataone.org Center for Information and Communication Studies The University of Tennessee Mail: 1345 Circle Park Drive, Suite 420 Physical: Hoskins 5, Room 5-G 865-974-7814 (voice) 865-974-7973 (fax) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: Paulus, Trena M Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:07 AM To: Paulus, Trena M Subject: digital tools for qualitative research, spring 2012 special topics course Please share with students who may be interested/please excuse cross postings: Please note that an introductory course to qualitative research is a pre-requisite. ** EP604, Digital tools for qualitative research, will be offered in spring 2012 on Thursdays from 5:05 pm-7:45 pm (face to face.) Dr. Trena Paulus, [log in to unmask] This hands-on, skills-based course will give students experiences using a variety of technologies for qualitative research studies. The course will highlight how new technologies are changing the essence of what it means to engage in qualitative inquiry. Tools to support each phase of the research process will be explored, e.g. reviewing the literature, engaging in researcher reflexivity, collaborating & managing projects, transcribing, collecting text/video/audio data, analyzing the data, and representing the findings. Ethical issues will be addressed as they relate to each phase of the process. Students should have had an introductory course in qualitative research prior to taking this class. This course counts towards the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research. Tentative list of tools to be addressed include: blogs, blog readers, Evernote, Google search alerts, Google scholar, Mendeley, Diigo, DiscoverText, Inqscribe, ATLAS.ti, QDA Miner, Transana,Centra, Google docs, Skype, Dropbox, Teamviewer, Doodle, Wordle, Tagxedo, Prezi.