RES883 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

RES883 dq 1 and 2

Week 3 DQ 1

After coding the data and developing a codebook of initial codes, the coded data must be further analyzed before developing thematic findings. How would you reduce dozens of initial coding categories into a more manageable set of mid-level coding categories for further analysis? How would you manage the initially coded data to facilitate this second phase of analysis? Why did you choose this approach?

DQ 2

After developing mid-level categories from the coded data, these must be further analyzed to develop final thematic categories. How would you develop a handful of thematic findings from a collection of mid-level coding categories? How would you manage these mid-level categories of condensed data to facilitate the final phase of the analysis? Why did you choose this approach?