Webinar: The Joy of Doing Grounded Theory Online

Join this seminar for a simple introduction to the challenge of doing a grounded theory with online sources. Whether you are a first-time user of grounded theory or an experienced one, this seminar will inspire you to explore online data sources as a foundation for your grounded theory study. The joy of grounded theory is simple and well rewards any effort. Because grounded theory method has robust coding procedures, it enables detailed engagement with the data and invariably gives new insights. A significant number of social settings are now online, and it is important that we have effective ways of studying those settings.

This seminar will give you a brief primer into four key issues. First, we’ll take a brief look at the background of grounded theory as a methodology. Second, we’ll consider the design of your online grounded theory study — a good research design is key to the success of any research project, and online sources do present certain challenges. Third, we will look at the range of online sources that could be used for the design of a grounded theory study. Fourth, we’ll look at an example of how we might code an online source and enact theoretical sampling. This is important because grounded theory method has a distinct way of approaching the analysis of data. We’ll conclude by considering the advantages grounded theory might give over other methods when using online sources.


About the Presenter

Cathy Urquhart is a visiting Professor at the Department of Informatics at Lund University and Professor Emeritus of Digital Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. and Before returning to the UK in 2009, she worked at the Universities of Tasmania, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast in Australia, and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She also worked as a systems analyst for eight years in public sector computing in the U.K. She is a subject expert for the Association of Business Schools Scientific Journal Ranking Committee in the UK. She is a Fellow of the Association of Information Systems. Her website can be found here.
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