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WU Coding Scholar of Change Discussion
In Week 5, you selected one of the Scholars of Change videos to begin the coding process. For this Discussion, you will select another Scholars of Change video, different than the one you selected in Week 5, to begin coding not only your field notes but also the transcript of the video you downloaded.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the chapters in the Saldaña text.
- Review the Introduction to Coding and From Content to Coding media programs in the Learning Resources.
- Refer back to your observational field notes from Weeks 1–4 Scholars of Change videos.
- From the remaining videos, choose a different Scholars of Change video and refer to your notes from your observation for this Discussion.
- Access the transcript you downloaded for the media program of the Scholars of Change video you selected for this Discussion.
- Begin to code the transcript and the observational field notes of the Scholar of Change video you chose. (Note: You will only need one or two codes for this Discussion, although more are acceptable.)
A brief description of the video you chose. Next, include an example of one or two codes and provide quotes from your notes or transcript to support your example. Finally, explain your reasoning for this coding.
Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Saldaña, J. (2016). The coding manual for qualitative researchers (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Chapter 1, “An Introduction to Codes and Coding” (pp. 1–42) (previously read in Week 5)
- Chapter 2, “Writing Analytic Memos About Narrative and Visual Data” (pp. 43–65) (previously read in Week 5)
Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Chapter 12, “Data Analysis in the Responsive Interviewing Model” (pp. 189–211) (previously read in Week 5)
Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2021). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological (2nd ed.) Sage Publications.
- Review Chapter 5 Methods of Data collection” (pp. 124-163)
- Chapter 8, “An Integrative Approach to Data Analysis” (pp. 233–252)
- Chapter 9, “Methods and Processes of Data Analysis (pp. 254–294)
Document: Excel Video Coding Document Template (Excel spreadsheet) (previously used in Week 5)
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). How to plan and conduct a focus group [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes.
In this media program, observe the focus group taking place. Think about how you might plan and conduct a focus group for your research topic.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Introduction to coding [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes. (Previously viewed in Week 5)
In this media program, Dr. Susan Marcus, Core Research Faculty with the School of Psychology at Walden University, introduces you to the world of coding using Word or Excel documents. In this first video, you will learn how to organize your data.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). From content to coding [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 12 minutes. (Previously viewed in Week 5)
In this media program, Dr. Susan Marcus, Core Research Faculty with the School of Psychology at Walden University, introduces coding and how to move from content to codes. This video focuses on what Saldaña (2016) calls “first cycle” coding. Three different approaches are presented. Analytic memos will also be discussed.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2016). Halfway point [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.
In this media program, Dr. Annie Pezalla, Associate Director of the Center for Research Quality at Walden University, reviews what you have accomplished so far. She also discusses what is coming next in the course.
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