Assignment: Small-Scale Qualitative Research Project–Coding of the Interviews and Theme Analysis (and) Discussion: Data Analysis Processes

DDBA8303 Week 5 Assignment Small - Scale Qualitative Research Project – Coding of the Interviews and Theme Analysis

To prepare for this Assignment, review the Transcript and Coding Template document provided in this week’s Required Readings and consider again the transcription of your interviews that you submitted in Week 4.

By Day 7

Submit a completed coding and theme analysis for each interview based on the template provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Your analysis should include the following:

o   Your research question for these interviews

o   A list of the codes you developed from your interview transcripts

o   A description of your thinking or working process, explaining how you developed your codes, including any evolution of your coding system

o   In-text coding for your interviews (This means that you are to select and identify chunks of data [codes]. Then create a list of themes and their descriptions developed from the codes. Keep your interview transcripts intact, and show where you have applied the codes to the text.)

Note: Be sure to use the Transcript and Coding Template to complete this Assignment.

DDBA 8303 Week 5 Discussion: Data Analysis Processes

Post an explanation for your choice of data analysis technique for doctoral qualitative research. In your explanation, do the following:

·         Briefly describe the business problem identified for your DBA Doctoral Prospectus.

·         Explain which data analysis process is most appropriate to your DBA Doctoral Study, providing a rationale for your choice using supportive scholarly examples.

Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and one or more additional scholarly sources.