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Qualitative Data Analysis and QDA Tools

Information for Temple students, researchers, and instructors interested in conducting qualitative data analysis

QDA Software Access at Temple

Temple does not have a university-wide site license for NVivo, ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, Dedoose, or any other commercial qualitative data analysis (QDA) software.

Options at Charles Library: The Duckworth Scholars Studio computer lab provides on-site access to NVivo and Qualcoder, and both on-site and remote access to ATLAS.ti. Contact the Scholars Studio for more information.

Options at The Tech Center: The computers in the Tech Center have ATLAS.ti installed. A license key is needed to open and use the program. Contact your professor, or your School or College's ITS (tuhelp.temple.edu or call 215-204-8000) to inquire about getting an ATLAS.ti license.

Additional options: Students may take advantage of discounted pricing for some qualitative data analysis platforms directly from the platform websites. There are also open-source QDA platforms. Temple ITS' Educational Discounts page in TUPortal (login required) also links to third party vendor OnTheHub, which offers discounted pricing on NVivo and MAXQDA.

College of Education and Human Development

College of Education and Human Development graduate students can use ATLAS.ti which is installed on the computers in the Graduate Student Resources Rooms. See CEHD Technology Support's Computing and Learning Labs page for more details on room access and getting help.

College of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students taking a class that uses QDA software will get access information from their professor. CLA students can ask CLA IT for an ATLAS.ti license to use on computers in the Tech Center. A license key is needed to open and use the program.

College of Public Health

The CPH IT website states that discounted pricing is available for ATLAS.ti and MAXQDA. Follow their directions for requesting CPH-specific IT help.