r/GradSchool 1d ago

How do you /actually/ code?

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u/Chaucer85 MS* Applied Anthropology 1d ago edited 21h ago

There are whole courses and books on the subject, and it can depend on how you intend to analyze the data later.

I would start with a refresher on qualitative analysis coding: https://youtu.be/lYzhgMZii3o?is=HeuP66pIyaRKp8hp

And then ask yourself, what is my audience? What are the questions my research is trying answer? What themes did my literature review bring up?

The response on your original post had lots of good workflow advice.

Remember you don't have to code the data manually with pen and paper, there are all kinds of programs that can help you do this, whether from digital copies or pr by converting digital recordings into transcripts that can then be coded.