Bir, D. D., & Ahn, B., & Cetin, B., & Akinci-Ceylan, S., & Cetin, K. S., & Surovek, A. E., & Lerdal, K., & Anton, M. M., & Thompson, K. R. (2019, June), Connecting Dots: Coding Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Qualitative Analysis  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32536

\bibitem{asee_peer_32536}
  Bir, D. D., \& Ahn, B., \& Cetin, B., \& Akinci-Ceylan, S., \& Cetin, K. S., \& Surovek, A. E., \& Lerdal, K., \& Anton, M. M., \& Thompson, K. R. (2019, June), \emph{Connecting Dots: Coding Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Qualitative Analysis}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32536

Devayan Debashis Bir, Benjamin Ahn, Bora Cetin, Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Andrea E. Surovek, Kristin Lerdal, Mary Michelle Anton, and Kyle R.  Thompson.  "Connecting Dots: Coding Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Qualitative Analysis".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32536 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32536}
  Devayan Debashis Bir, Benjamin Ahn, Bora Cetin, Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Andrea E. Surovek, Kristin Lerdal, Mary Michelle Anton, and Kyle R.  Thompson.
  "Connecting Dots: Coding Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Qualitative Analysis".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32536 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This research paper elaborates on the process used by a team of researchers to create a codebook from interviews of Civil Engineers, including students, professors, and professionals, solving ill-structured problems. The participants solved two ill-structured problems while they verbalized their solution process. In addition to recording the participant verbalization, the solution to their problems were also collected with the use of a smart pen. Creating a codebook from interviews is a key element of qualitative engineering education research forming the basis for the analysis. While individuals can create codebooks for analysis, a team-based approach is advantageous especially when dealing with large amounts of data. A team-based approach involves an iterative process of inter-rater reliability essential to the trustworthiness of the data analysis. In addition to coding the transcripts as a team, which consisted of novice, intermediate, and experts in the engineering education field, the audio and written solution to the problems were also coded. The use of multiple data sources to obtain data, and not just the verbatim transcripts, is lesser studied in engineering education literature and provides opportunities for a more detailed qualitative analysis. 
Initial codes were created from existing literature, which were refined through an iterative process. This process consisted of coding data, team consensus on coded data, codebook refinement, and recoding data with the refined codes. Results show that coding verbatim transcripts might not provide and accurate representation of data which may lead to erroneous results. Benefits, challenges and recommendations regarding the use multiple sources to obtain valid data are discussed while considering the amount of time required to conduct such analysis. 

AU  - Devayan Debashis Bir
AU  - Benjamin Ahn
AU  - Bora Cetin
AU  - Secil Akinci-Ceylan
AU  - Kristen Sara Cetin P.E.
AU  - Andrea E. Surovek
AU  - Kristin Lerdal
AU  - Mary Michelle Anton
AU  - Kyle R.  Thompson
CY  - Tampa, Florida
DA  - 2019/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Connecting Dots: Coding Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Qualitative Analysis
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/32536
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--32536
ER  -