Workshops on methodology and research posture, independent of any software — built on request.
Epistemology and the researcher’s stance
Choosing a paradigm (positivism, constructivism, pragmatism) before choosing a tool. Understanding what each stance allows and forbids in analysis.
Audience: Early-stage doctoral students, researchers switching fields
Format: 1 session of 2 h
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Ethics in qualitative research
Consent, anonymisation, sensitive data, GDPR and Quebec’s Law 25. What an ethics board actually expects from a qualitative protocol.
Audience: Researchers preparing an ethics application
Format: 1 session of 2 h
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Mixed methods
Combining a qualitative and a quantitative strand in one protocol, without merely stacking them. Where they meet, and what each brings to the other.
Audience: Researchers and teams running a multi-strand protocol
Format: 2 sessions of 2 h
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Content, thematic or discourse analysis?
Three analyses often confused and picked at random. What distinguishes them, and how to choose the right one for your research question.
Audience: Researchers unsure of their analytical framework
Format: 1 session of 2 h
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Cross-cultural research and methodological translation
How a protocol changes meaning across fieldwork sites: translation bias, adapting interview guides to different cultural contexts.
Audience: Researchers working across Europe, Canada and West Africa
Format: 1 session of 2 h
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Writing for publication
An extension of the writing workshop aimed at journal articles: a structure adapted to qualitative work, arguing rigour to quantitatively-minded reviewers, responding to reviewer comments.
Audience: Researchers preparing a journal submission
Format: 2 sessions of 2 h
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Qualitative literature review and meta-synthesis
A still under-taught method, most useful at the start of a thesis: synthesising qualitative studies together without reducing them to a summary.
Audience: Doctoral students in the scoping phase
Format: 1 session of 2 h
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Building and running a coding committee
Inter-rater agreement protocol, training research assistants, regular calibration. For lab leadership, not a lone doctoral student.
Audience: Lab leadership and project leads
Format: Quoted, depending on team size
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Coding sprints
A production ritual rather than a course: short paced coding cycles (25 min of work, 5 min break), in a small group, to escape solitary coding and actually make progress.
Audience: Already-trained researchers stuck on execution
Format: Weekly 2-hour sessions, over several weeks
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