Welcome
MAXQDA is a software program that allows you to code and analyze your qualitative research. It allows you to code faster and more efficiently.
This Guide will help you:
- Understand the basics of MAXQDA
- Import your data
- Learn how to do basic coding
- Become competent in running reports on your coded data and exporting these reports
Library Resources to Help with MAXQDA
Analyzing Qualitative Data with MAXQDA by Call Number: H61.3 .K83 2019ISBN: 9783030156701Publication Date: Springer, 2019.
Qualitative Text Analysis: A Guide to Methods, Practice and Using Software by Call Number: Q180.55.E4 K83 2014 or e-book versionISBN: 9781446267752Publication Date: SAGE, 2014.
Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide by Call Number: e-book versionISBN: 9781446249734Publication Date: SAGE, 2014.
Accessing MAXQDA on Campus
MAXQDA is available at the following locations on campus:
- Learning Commons at Woodruff Library (MAXQDA is on the nine windows computers on the first floor).
- Woodruff Health Sciences Library.
Purchasing MAXQDA
MAXQDA Plus for students and Ph.D. candidates:
- $47 for one semester
- $95 for 24 months
If you are an instructor teaching qualitative methods, you can get free course licenses for your students.
*** To purchase, you'll need to have proof of your student status (a student ID is fine).
*** Prices may fluctuate a bit based on the exchange rate.
*** You can try MAXQDA on a free 14-day trial.
Opening up MAXQDA
When you open MAXQDA, this screen will greet you. You will see your user name and you can open an existing project or start a new one. 