Welcome to the Introduction to NVivo module. NVivo is software that allows you to store, organise and analyse qualitative data. It can be used to support research projects, literature reviews, and other assignments and analyses both big and small, and is installed on most computers at Curtin’s Australian campuses.
If you are a student or staff member based in Australia and would like to use NVivo on a personal computer, you can request a free download through the ‘SupportU’ self-service portal, which can be found in OASIS (students) or the staff portal (staff). Search for ‘Request Home Use Software’, select the search result and enter the required information.
If you would like to use NVivo on a Curtin device, you can download it using the ‘Company Portal’ (newer Windows devices), ‘Install Applications’ (older Windows devices) or ‘Self-Service’ (Mac) tool on your desktop. Please note that there are differences between the Windows and Mac versions of NVivo.
Alternatively, if you are a student or staff member outside Australia and are unable to download NVivo, you may like to try a free, open source alternative. Options include Taguette (for highlighting and coding materials), Qualcoder (for coding materials and creating notes and memos) or CATMA (for text annotation, analysis and visualisation).
This module looks at some of the ways you can use NVivo to analyse qualitative data and uses sample project materials as examples. You can then apply the same concepts to your own data, regardless of your discipline or the amount of data you have.
Your feedback on this module is very welcome and can be provided at any time on the feedback page, or alternatively for any questions about the module please contact Library-UniSkills@curtin.edu.au
What you will learn