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“Using NVivo 10 to Tap Social Media Streams” scheduled for Nov. 21

“Using NVivo 10 to Tap Social Media Streams” will be offered 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in 301 Hale Library. This presentation will provide an overview of the NCapture plug-in to NVivo 10 as a tool for extracting information from social media platforms.  This will also explore how the extracted data may be analyzed using NVivo 10, a qualitative and mixed methods data analysis tool.

A Screenshot of the NVivo New Project Interface

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“NVivo 10 Advanced” training slated for Oct. 24

“NVivo 10 Advanced” is a follow-on presentation from the “NVivo 10 Basic” offered the prior month.  This training will be offered 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in 301 Hale Library.

A Screenshot of the NVivo New Project Interface

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Fall 2014 Shred Day is Tuesday, Oct. 14

Shred Day is scheduled 8:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, to properly dispose of university paper records on the Manhattan and Salina campuses.

To determine which records can be included, please refer to the university’s records retention policy and schedule, PPM Chapter 3090. If you have any questions about the retention length of records, please contact university archivist Cliff Hight at chight@k-state.edu or 785-532-3420.  Continue reading “Fall 2014 Shred Day is Tuesday, Oct. 14”

“NVivo 10 Basics” workshop set for Sept. 26 afternoon

An “NVivo 10 Basics” training will be offered 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Hale 301 for all faculty, graduate students, and staff who may be using this qualitative (and mixed methods) data analysis tool.

A Screenshot of the NVivo New Project Interface

This presentation will address the following:

  • how to download and install NVivo 10 and input the license key
  • how to download NCapture
  • the basic parts of the NVivo 10 interface
  • how to start and structure a research project
  • how to ingest various multimedia file types
  • how to ingest some social media contents
  • how to begin coding various media file types
  • how to back up the .nvp project file

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Letter from the VP for Communications and Marketing: Web progress

By Jeff Morris

A milestone was quietly reached this summer in the continued updating of the K-State Web presence. As two more colleges published sites in our content management system, or CMS, we met the goal of having every college/major unit in the system. Thanks to all who helped with this effort.  Continue reading “Letter from the VP for Communications and Marketing: Web progress”

iPad user meeting March 13: Using the Numbers App

By Mary Hammel

Join us as we take a look at the Numbers app. The meeting is noon-1 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in 119 Bluemont Hall and is open to all K-Staters. The agenda is “Ideas and Solutions for Using the Numbers App”.

  • Charts and graphs (including 3D and interactive)
  • Intelligent keyboard
  • Built-in formulas and functions
  • Data collection with forms
  • Document collaboration
  • Built-in project templates (including spreadsheets, checklists, calendars, planners, budgets, attendance, grading, recipes)

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NVivo 10: “Working with Documents and Managing NVivo Projects” March 14

QSR International will give a webinar training presentation on “Working with Documents and Managing NVivo Projects” 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 14, in Hale 301 The presenter is Cynthia Jacobs of QSR International.  All are welcome to attend.  No RSVP is required.

This session will cover the following topics:

  • Project setup, project log, save and backup procedures
  • Importing documents and PDFs
  • Coding strategies
  • Node structures
  • Coding using Text Analysis Queries

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Webinar Jan. 31: Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL

Marc A. Smith, chief social scientist at the Connected Action Consulting Group, will be presenting a webinar on “Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and  Measures with NodeXL” 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in 301 Hale Library.  All are welcome to attend.

#bubble hashtag search on a Twitter graph with motifs identified (a NodeXL graph)

 

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“NVivo 10 for Mac” webinar on Jan. 24

NVivo 10 for Mac will be presented 2-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in 301 Hale Library.  This webinar will introduce the latest beta Mac version of NVivo 10, a software that all faculty, staff, and graduate students of K-State may access and download.  The presenter for this hour-long presentation will be Stuart Robertson. Continue reading ““NVivo 10 for Mac” webinar on Jan. 24″