Our Qualitative Coding Process

1. Each coder should separately read through 100 - 200 responses and create what he or she believes to be the categories of responses that are revealed.
2. Get together and compare/contrast categories. Decide on a set of categories that you will then both use to code.
3. Code 200 - 300 responses using these (separately). You may also create new categories as you go along if you deem appropriate (e.g. new things are popping up that you know really don't fit into your already decided upon categories).
4. Get together again and compare/contrast the frequency of responses each of you now has in each category and also the actual responses that are being placed in each category. Reconcile differences.
5. Talk about any new categories that you feel are popping up that need to be new categories. Decide to add them or incorporate them into already existing categories.
6. Code some more. Get back together. Repeat...