Effectively manage your literature review using NVivo

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate types of literature review and document analysis
• Make an informed decision as to an appropriate methodology for their needs
• Develop a framework for undertaking a literature review and/or document analysis systematically
• Navigate digital tools designed to facilitate literature reviewing and/or document analysis
• Know where to go for more resources and advice in undertaking a literature review and/or document analysis

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for postgraduate students and early career researchers in any discipline working on or planning for a literature review or documentary analysis. No prior knowledge of NVivo is required.

Course overview and aims

NVivo can be harnessed to organise a range of types of materials and our ideas about them. This includes electronic copies of journal articles, and documents such as reports, public records and policy statements, amongst other materials. Framed by reviewing and documentary analysis methodologies, this course provides an introduction to NVivo’s powerful tools that facilitate in-depth analysis of individual items, as well as cross-item comparison; all with a view to enabling structured, efficient writing of findings.

Topics

• Types of literature review & document analysis – differentiating review methodologies and understanding their purposes
• Review and analysis questions – developing focused questions to guide reading and appraising literature and documents
• Planning a literature review or document analysis – considerations in ensuring reviews and analyses are efficient and systematic
• Tasks involved in reviewing literature and analysing documents - working directly and indirectly with literature and documents
• Digital tools for reviewing and analysing literature and documents – understanding the different role of bibliographic software and the tools available in NVivo
• Structuring notes and writing up – tying report-writing with review objectives and sharing with different audiences