This video explains how to create an audit trail (including a codebook, depending on your methodology) from your NVivo project. The method shown is Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), but these steps and processes can be used for any data analysis method.

Here are some links to various resources and other videos referenced in this video

Here is a link to the NVivo project file example of the audit trail for RTA:
@gi

Here is the link to the Excel video referenced in the video (useful both for viewing the codebook and for creating visualizations of the Results chapter):
@-the-power-of-nvivo-and-excel-combined-gives-researchers-more-options-to-create-visualizations-of-their-data/

Here is a link to the previous video showing the practical application of RTA; it is the second video on the page below the introductory video by Braun and Clarke:
@c-analysis-an-introduction-by-braun-clarke/

Here is a link to a one-hour webinar we conducted for Lumivero on “Visualize your data directly in NVivo”:
@Show your data with NVivo/

Here is a link to a page that briefly demonstrates all three “maps” mentioned in the video (NVivo versions 2020 and NVivo 14). Version 12 below contains “@Content/vizualizations/mind-maps.htm”, “@Content/vizualizations/project-maps.htm” and “@Content/vizualizations/concept-maps.htms”. Here are three short videos explaining how each of these can be used in NVivo:
@eas-on-cards-in-nvivo/
Summary
The video discusses the importance of creating an audit trail in NVivo projects, especially in the context of academic research. The audit trail serves as a transparent record of the research process, showing the stages and methods used in studies such as reflexive thematic analysis. The speaker emphasizes the importance of mapping out the research process for credibility and trustworthiness.

Highlights
Importance of the audit trail: The video highlights the crucial role of an audit trail in academic research and highlights its necessity for the transparency and credibility of methods.
Demonstrating processes in NVivo: The speaker advocates using NVivo to demonstrate the stages of the research process in reflexive thematic analysis and similar methods and align them with academic guidelines.
Analytical Strategy Document: The preparation of an analytical strategy document is recommended as a first step in setting up a research project. It serves as a guide for decisions regarding methods and provides a template for negotiations with supervisors.
Organisation of the Methodology section: The Methodology section should provide details on the epistemological and ontological position, practical aspects such as ethics and data collection tools, a focus on data analysis, and include appendices with audit trail information.
Phases of data analysis: The speaker guides through the different phases of data analysis in NVivo, including familiarization, systematic data coding, generating initial themes, refining and reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and conceptual mapping.
️ Conceptual Mapping Tool: Demonstrated with a concept map example, NVivo's conceptual mapping tool helps visualize relationships between topics and subtopics and illustrates the flow of thought in research.
Writing the report: The final phase involves systematically reviewing and writing the research report, critically examining the data and ensuring that all voices and perspectives are taken into account.
NVivo Functionality: The video highlights certain functionalities of NVivo, such as exporting codebooks, using the Mapper tool for conceptual mapping, and leveraging the software's capabilities for a comprehensive audit trail.
Academic rigor: The focus is on the academic rigor of the research, with the audit trail serving as a means for external reviewers to assess the trustworthiness and plausibility of the study.

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