Real Life Methods ran from October 2005 to January 2009. This website is archived and no longer maintained. For up to date information, please see www.manchester.ac.uk/realities
Training Workshops
This workshop series has now finished - for similar events see Realities Training workshops [opens in new window].
Our training workshops are one-day courses to develop skills in and understanding of the use of 'real life' qualitative and multidimensional research and data.
List of training workshops
Click on the event title for programme details and copies of presentation slides where available.
- Analysing Real Life Mixed Methods Data, 24 June 2008, Nottingham Trent University
- Bringing Together Qualitative and Quantitative Data, 9 May 2008, Leeds
- Real Life Ethics, 14 November 2007, Manchester
- Methodological challenges of using participatory methods, 21 September 2007, Leeds
- Geodemographics, 22 March 2007, University of Sheffield
- Qualitative Longitudinal Research, 16 March 2007, London
- Creative Interviewing, 21 September 2006, University of Manchester
- Mixed Method Evaluation: From Synthesis to Policy, 28 July 2006, City University. View copies of the presentations and role play from this workshop.
- An Introduction to Visual Methods, 9 March 2006, University of Leeds. Guidance notes on visual research and a glossary for beginners from this course are available as a Real Life Methods working paper.
Nvivo training
We have also organised hands-on introductory and intermediate training in Nvivo, for the computer-supported analysis of qualitative software.
We no longer provide regular Nvivo training. If you are interested in a group course where a tutor gives training at your place of work/study, please email us
If you are an individual looking for Nvivo training, the CAQDAS Networking Project (also connected with the ESRC National Centre for Reseach Methods) has long experience in running training in Nvivo and other qualitative data analysis software, so you might like to check their forthcoming courses.
Alternatively, the National Centre for Research Methods has a database of training events which might have details of other courses.
