Event Details
Event Title AI in Research - Introduction to AI Tools in Qualitative Software
Location Online via Zoom
Sponsor H.W. Odum Institute
Date/Time 02/03/2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cutoff Date 02/01/2026 Must register before this date
For more information, contact the event administrator: Jill Stevens jill_stevens@unc.edu
Event Presenters
Name Title  
Paul Mihas Assistant Director of Qualitative Research at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 
AI in Research: Driving Innovation Forward

Discover how artificial intelligence can streamline workflows, uncover hidden patterns, and empower breakthroughs in your field. Learn practical applications of AI through Odum Institute AIR series that can revolutionize your research process.


This course will introduce participants to generative AI tools in qualitative software—ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, and NVivo. These tools can be used to summarize textual documents through AI-assisted memo writing and to support coding, with each program taking a different approach to integrating human judgment and AI features.

The course will also demonstrate how ChatGPT can be used to code textual data, how to create effective prompts, and how to import results from ChatGPT into qualitative software for further analysis. The course will be based on presentation and lecture but will provide brief exercises for hands-on exercises to be completed outside of the course.