This technical briefing will focus on imparting a good understanding of the nature of qualitative data, relevant collection techniques, and the application of robust and systematic qualitative data analysis using socio-technical grounded theory (STGT). It will include hands-on exercises and examples from published studies that have applied STGT for qualitative data analysis in qualitative as well as mixed methods research studies.

Professor of Software Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia www.rashina.com