NVivo Advanced Support Workshop (Online)

Key information

Start date:
13 June 2025
Attendance dates:

13 June 2025

Time commitment:
4 hours, 1pm - 5pm
Venue:
Distance learning
Contact details:

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Overview

This workshop is flexibly structured to address common challenges of working with NVivo to enable participants to move on with their analysis. It is designed for students and researchers who have previously attended an introductory NVivo training workshop in and/or who have been using the software for a real project for some time (at least a few months of active use). Anyone using NVivo version 12 or above on Mac or Windows can attend this workshop.

The day comprises discussion, demonstration and hands-on sessions and combines group and individual work. We refresh straightforward uses of software tools and cover more sophisticated uses of tools in relation to the needs of those attending. 

Participants work with their own NVivo projects during the session and there are opportunities to discuss work with one another and the Tutor. 

Participants are asked ahead of time for information about their progress with NVivo and the aspects for which they require support such that the workshop can be tailored specifically to the needs of those attending. The workshop is accompanied by relevant documentation. 

The course combines discussion, demonstration and hands-on work, including:

  • Analytic Planning – ensuring analytic strategies drive the appropriate use of software tools
  • Guided instruction – step-by-step teaching in the operation of NVivo and the use of tools for analytic tasks
  • Small group discussions and individual support – time for participants to discuss their projects

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will know:

  • How to move on beyond initial tasks
  • How to use the software to accomplish analytic tasks
  • Where to access relevant resources to support continued NVivo use.

Course content

Each workshop is designed around the needs of those attending – identified through a pre-course questionnaire – to ensure the support is tailored

Common topics include:

  • Ensuring classifications are set up efficiently
  • Interrogating patterns using query tools
  • Visualising and exporting data (using maps, charts, queries).

Learning and teaching methods

  • Presentations
  • Demonstrations
  • Guided hands-on exercises
  • Independent hands-on work

Assessment

None

Course leader

Christina Silver profile image

Dr Christina Silver

Associate Professor (Teaching), Director of CAQDAS Networking Project

Entry requirements

Intermediate / advanced. 

Each participant will have worked with NVivo in different ways and at different levels.  However, this workshop is not a repeat of the Introductory course, so we do make some assumptions about knowledge and familiarity with NVivo.  We expect that everyone attending this workshop has the following experience with the software, as a minimum (most will have done a lot more):

  • That you have created a project, used folders to create a basic framework for your project;
  • That you are familiar with navigating around the software using the main menu ribbons, the Navigation bar down the left of the screen,  and through the right mouse click menus;
  • That you have experimented with importing data (although you may have some questions about the specifics of working with certain types of data, e.g. survey data, visual data, etc.);
  • That you have done at least some early coding of qualitative materials.

If you have not got experience with at least these areas please contact Christina (c.silver@surrey.ac.uk) before the workshop to discuss the appropriateness of your attending at this time.

Fees and funding

Price per person:

£27

UGPN student discount

£35

Students (all non-UGPN)

£38

UGPN staff discount

£45

Education and charitable sector applicants

£55

Government and commercial sector applicants

What these fees include

Handouts, slides, links to further resources.

Funding opportunities

Participants applying for either UGPN discount will need to use their University email address to be eligible.

  • North Carolina (NC) State University: @ncsu.edu  
  • University of Sāo Paulo (USP): @usp.br 
  • University of Wollongong: @uow.edu.au 
  • University of Surrey: @surrey.ac.uk

All staff and students at any of the above institutions are now eligible for the UGPN discount as part of UGPN.

How to apply

Applications will be through our online store.

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Course location and contact details

Campus location

Stag Hill

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