Online training: Qualitative/quantitative data analysis using Generative AI tools | 24 April 2025, 9am Ireland time

[Eric Jensen]

Hi everyone, 

I'm writing to let you know about a hands-on training workshop I will be delivering in a couple of weeks that would be relevant to people analysing quantitative or qualitative data for STEM communication or education evaluations or research. Participants are encouraged to bring their own datasets to the workshop for support and guidance on developing robust results through an appropriate combination of AI and manual steps.

Using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for Data Analysis | Virtual Workshop

https://methodsforchange.org/product/using-chatgpt-for-data-analysis

This workshop introduces practical approaches to using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for data analysis, focusing on both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of these tools’ data capabilities for analysing and reporting data. The session includes a step-by-step guide to conducting thematic analysis, completing your analysis effectively, and understanding the tool’s limitations.

For those interested in this topic generally, I would also point to this piece I published in the LSE Impact Blog last year on the role of generative AI in academic research (https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/02/09/should-the-generative-ai-scholar-be-fast-or-slow) and this piece in the Fast Track Impact blog on using generative AI tools in research communications and engagement: https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/post/the-productive-researcher-now-powered-by-chatgpt

Best wishes,

Eric

Prof. Eric A. Jensen, Fellow Higher Education Academy

1. CEO, Institute for Methods Innovation

2. Associate Professor, University of Warwick [Long-term Career Break]

3. URSSI Policy Fellow / Visiting Research Scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois [Sloan Foundation-funded project link]

4. Doctoral supervisor, University of Oxford

 

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Recent books:

• Doing Real Research: A Practical Guide to Social Research (SAGE)
• Culture and Social Change: Transforming society through the power of ideas (Information Age)
• Science Communication: An Introduction (World Scientific) 

 Recent articles:

• Analyzing who is relevant to engage in environmental decision-making processes by interests, influence and impact: The 3i framework (Journal of Environmental Management)
• Evidence-based methods of communicating science to the public through data visualization (Sustainability)
• How research data deliver non-academic impacts (PLOS ONE)
• How does moving public engagement with research online change audience diversity? (PLOS ONE)

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