Documents as Data

Date:

22/11/2023 - 23/11/2023

Organised by:

NCRM, University of Southampton

Presenter:

Dr Helen Kara

Level:

Intermediate (some prior knowledge)

Contact:

Jacqui Thorp
Training and Capacity Building Coordinator, National Centre for Research Methods, University of Southampton
Email: jmh6@soton.ac.uk

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Venue: Online

Description:

This course will explain when and why to use documents as data for research and show you how to gather and analyse documentary data.

The course covers:

  • When and why to use documents as data
  • How to find personal and official documents, historical documents, mainstream print media documents, virtual documents, and self-published documents
  • How to assess the quality and usefulness of documents for research purposes
  • How to analyse documentary data

By the end of the course participants will:

  • Know how to find the documents they need for their research
  • Know how to assess the quality and usefulness of documents
  • Understand how to approach the analysis of documentary data
  • Have an action plan for using documents in their own research

This is an intermediate level course assuming a good basic knowledge of research methods. It would suit postgraduate students, early career researchers in academia, practice-based and independent researchers. Participants will need a good basic knowledge of research methods.

THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT OVER TWO MORNINGS (09:30-12:30) AND EQUATES TO A ONE DAY COURSE FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.

 

Cost:

The fee per teaching day is: • £30 per day for registered students • £60 per day for staff at academic institutions, Research Councils researchers, public sector staff, staff at registered charity organisations and recognised research institutions. • £100 per day for all other participants In the event of cancellation by the delegate a full refund of the course fee is available up to two weeks prior to the course. No refunds are available after this date. If it is no longer possible to run a course due to circumstances beyond its control, NCRM reserves the right to cancel the course at its sole discretion at any time prior to the event. In this event every effort will be made to reschedule the course. If this is not possible or the new date is inconvenient a full refund of the course fee will be given. NCRM shall not be liable for any costs, losses or expenses that may be incurred as a result of the cancellation of a course. The University of Southampton’s Online Store T&Cs also continue to apply.

Website and registration:

Region:

South East

Keywords:

Online Data Collection , documents, data, research methods, data analysis, data quality,documentary research

Related publications and presentations:

Online Data Collection

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