**Introduction to NVivo** NVivo is a qualitative data management, coding and markup tool, that facilitates powerful querying and exploration of source materials for both mixed methods and qualitative analysis. It integrates well with tools that assist in data collection and can handle a wide variety of source materials. This workshop introduces the basic functions of NVivo, with no prior experience necessary. The session is held in a computer lab with the software already installed. (Licensing is provided for faculty and graduate students of the College of Liberal Arts and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.) **This workshop will cover:** - Adding your source materials (text, images, audio/video, survey/spreadsheets) - Working with concepts (or codes/tags) and their definitions - Making annotations and analytical memos Using text queries to speed up coding - Finding patterns in the concepts identified in the source materials Importing data from other tools including Qualtrics, OneNote, and Zotero - Exporting excerpts and making backups Working in teams **To be successful, you should:** - Be familiar with source materials used in qualitative research (interviews, focus groups, field notes, archival documents, etc.) - **Be familiar with the types of questions asked in qualitative research** 9/20/2019