Assignment: Data Coding

Use separate headings for the first three assignment components below:

1. Complete the following under the heading Context:

• Provide an introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the guiding questions and interview questions.
• Include a one- or two-sentence description of the issue you are investigating: your guiding questions.
• Describe how you expected the interviews to add to your understanding of the issue.

1. Complete the following under the heading Findings:

• Provide a summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.
• Report on the results of your coding exercise.
• Tell the story of your results so that the reader has insight into your findings.
• Include quotes from your interviewees as appropriate to support your inferences.

1. Complete the following under the heading “Relationship to Other Data”:

• Explain the alignment of new data collected with existing data.
• Explain how the findings from your data collection connect to other data you have examined in relation to the issue (records or document data).

1. Provide a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis.

• Include these transcripts in an appendix to the paper.

1. Address all components of the assignment prompt and uses the prompt to guide organization.

• Shares relevant context for each assignment component to enrich meaning and clarity.