Grounded Theory: The Basics
This online asynchronous workshop covers the basics of grounded theory. Participants will learn techniques such as theoretical sampling, line-by-line coding, axial coding, memo-writing, theoretical saturation, member checks, and presentation of models. The course takes a hands on approach, and uses both lectures and activities where participants work with real data. While emphasis is on building conceptual and methodological expertise, participants will also learn how to use text analysis software. This workshop is appropriate as an introduction for scholars interested in developing specialized analytic skills in grounded theory. The techniques are particularly useful for researchers using inductive, grounded, ethnographic, and exploratory approaches. Participants will complete the course with the basic skills to complete a grounded theory analysis. This course includes 18 instructional videos, approximately 3 hours in length, not including practice exercises.
Instructor: Dr. Amber Wutich
Amber Wutich is a Presidents Professor in ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change. She has been recognized as Carnegie CASE Arizona Professor of the Year and received ASU's Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Classroom Performance. Prof. Wutich teaches in ASU’s Ph.D. programs in Global Health, Environmental Social Sciences, and Cultural Anthropology. She also teaches text analysis in the National Science Foundation’s methods programs in cultural anthropology.
The course materials are entirely online, asynchronous, and can be accessed from December 6th - January 20th only. We are not limiting registrations, you may finish one and then register for another during the offering time frame.
Note: Please evaluate your time constraints before committing to more than one data analysis workshop per offering. These courses are offered both Winter (December - January) and Summer (May - June) semesters.
Workshop Fee $50
Zoom Question and Answer on January 9th from 12:00noon - 1:00pm - Zoom link to be sent the week of
Workshops are open to faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students both at ASU and the non ASU community.