1. Qualitative Data Analysis Using Atlas.ti Course Instructor: Dr. Rafael Mrowczynski Lecturer of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Department of Sociology of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics Contact: rmrowczynski@hse.ru Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 www.hse.ru

2. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 Introduction The workshop course will introduce methodological approaches to as well as practical / technical skills in analysing qualitative (textual) data and building a sociological theory. The emphasis will be put on ‘bottom-up’ methods of data analysis— especially on the ‘grounded theory’.

3. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 Introduction ‘Atlas.ti’ is a state-of- the-art CAQDAS (computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software) which is used by many academic and commercial research organisations all over the world.

4. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 28 hours of in-class teaching. Lectures, practical exercises and discussions of results. A data set and all required readings will be provided on a CD-ROM. Teaching

5. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 Frequent in-class participation; Research notes and data codings; Final report; Oral presentation of the results; Final test. Assessment

6. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2012 After finishing this course its participants will be able to conduct qualitative data analysis using the whole variety of tools provided in the Atlas.ti CAQDAS package. They will also deepen their knowledge in the qualitative social research methodology, improve their academic writing skills in English and their ability to discuss research-related issues in a project team. Outcomes