Scenario:
You are invited to be a coder/data interpreter for a communication
qualitative research project. Since you
were not the interviewer, your first step is to read all of the data in its entirety.
The data (transcript). Keep the research question below in mind
while reading and coding…think about it…what data will answer the question?
Research Question: How is music used during
romantic relationship breakups? <----Research Question
Part 1: MAKING SENSE OF DATA USING OPEN CODING/IN
VIVO CODING/OWEN’S THEMATIC ANALYSIS
1. Read
the transcript in its entirety. (I've attached it below)
2.
Read the transcript a second time, use open coding and in vivo
coding to code (or label) data. NOTE:
Use Comments or color coding and a key on transcript.
a.
Open
coding = one word or phrase that exemplifies ideas manifesting from data
b.
In
vivo coding = actual words or brief phrases from participants that become codes
3.
Type
all of your codes below from the transcript.
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