Atlas.ti data management software is one of several prominent qualitative software packages. This software helps to store data in one place and facilitates systematic and efficient qualitative data coding and analysis.
This module requires written responses. For these responses, create a Word document and upload your document to Canvas within this module. 12 point Times New Roman double spaced, please.
For this assignment, first familiarize yourself with atlas.ti by going to the website and downloading the free trial version Provided:
Next, watch an overview of atlas.ti 8 here provided: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PLxTR712LA&feature=youtu.be&list=PL8CTEdsSSmZEdst4E2bJ06Gp9VeE3fouV
NEXT: Using your new (albeit novice) knowledge of Atlas.ti:
1. What are your initial impressions of this software? What strengths and weaknesses do you foresee?
2. Do you foresee any fundamental differences in the way the “criminological imagination” can flourish in the present statistical analysis-focused enterprise versus a qualitative ethos supported by tools such as Atlas? (note: this last question could take a book-length manuscript to answer; a paragraph here will suffice).
NEXT: The more interesting questions:
3. Using your new knowledge of Atlas.ti, craft a response which analyzes how the use of a qualitative data analysis software can fundamentally alter how qualitative research “gets done.” That is, using the provided research proposal as your baseline, systematically explore how your use of Atlas.ti could both meaningfully improve upon and (the more interesting question) harm your proposed study.
Perhaps you’re familiar with Marshall McLuhan’s expression “The medium is the message.” Is it possible for your use of a medium (Atlas) to so “embed” itself in the message (that is, the resonance of your proposed project) that the medium strongly influences how your message (proposed project) is perceived and, ultimately, successful? Be specific in your responses.
