Please note: This training course is aimed at Windows-users.
Date: 21 to 22 October 2025 (Wednesday to Thursday)
Venue: UCT Faculty of Health Sciences (Computer Lab)
Time: 09h00 to 16h00
Course fee is R 3 000 per person (UCT staff/students are eligible for a discounted rate)
In this short course, you will be introduced to the NVivo15 software. NVivo15 is computer software designed for managing qualitative data and carrying-out qualitative analysis.
This is a hands-on course, which is most effective when working on your own data during the session. If you do not have your own data, sample data can be used and will be provided in your course pack.
Your data needs to be in a workable format for NVivo and available during the workshop to be used as a part of the training. The training will take place in person to allow for in-depth engagement and guidance where possible and necessary.
The training will take place in a computer lab where the software will be pre-loaded.
This course is intended for researchers (from all disciplines):
• Working with: Qualitative data (interviews, focus groups, field notes, documents, visual and audio data)
• Who: Have no or little experience with NVivo, but who are interested in using it for research they are currently conducting.
• Preferably have a background in or some experience in qualitative research methodology
• Who want to: Use NVivo for managing and analyzing their data (following general qualitative principles of thematic analysis or other similar approaches)
At the end of the course participants will have learned and practiced:
Theory (Qualitative data analysis theory):
• Have an understanding of the basic theoretical foundations for qualitative data analysis (QDA)and of the range of analytic strategies frequently used in QDA,
• Understand and be able to implement strategies to improve rigour in qualitative data analysis, particularly those relevant to use of software in analysis.
Importing (Setting-up an NVivo project):
• Can import, categorize and manage data in the software (including pdfs, word documents, pictures, video or audio files) for different aspects of the research process including coding of transcripts and literature reviews.
Organizing (Using basic analysis features of NVivo):
• Able to analyse an interview transcript through coding (i.e. create codes, organise codes, code text using text, audio and auto coding methods),
• create and organise annotations and memos (including linking to files),
• create and use case classifications and attributes.
Exploring (Explore text using basic features of NVivo):
• Know how to explore interview text using word frequency and text search;
• Have a basic understanding on how to illustrate with visualizations (i.e. mind maps, project maps)
NVivo does not analyze qualitative data for the researcher but rather can enhance the researcher’s analytical capacity by providing the means to efficiently store, sort and look for patterns in diverse forms of data. Training in NVivo is not a substitute for qualitative research training.
A digital certificate of attendance will be issued to participants of the course.
Only participants registered for the workshop will be eligible to attend.