MAXQDA - A software solution for qualitative data analysis

Overview

MAXQDA at EUF

The MAXQDA software is widely used at Europa-Universität Flensburg for qualitative data analysis.

Licensing

  1. Network/commuter licences are intended exclusively for students and doctoral candidates.
  2. Single-user licences can be purchased for a fee by the institutes or facilities and are intended for EUF employees.

Students cannot personally purchase licenses via ZIMT.

EUF institutes and projects can purchase their own MAXQDA licenses via ZIMT (German only) for themselves and their student/academic assistants.

Lending Rules

General rules

  1. For licensing reasons, network licenses can only be lent to members of the EUF. This especially includes doctoral students (PhD students), who are either enrolled doctoral students or have an employment contract at the university.
     
  2. You can also use the software off-campus.
     

  3. Only a limited number of loan licences are available.

    In extreme cases, this may mean that no free licences are available at the time of use. In this case, you can either try again at a later date or purchase a private or institute licence.

How to get to the software portal:

To install MAXQDA on your computer, please log in to the software portal with your normal network access data. Select ‘MAQDA’ as the desired product and strictly follow the setup/installation instructions given there.

To the ‘Academic Software’ portal

Important: Book a period of use!

Screenshot der Academic-Software-Oberfläche zum Freischalten von MAXQDA
Fig. 1: Activate the current IP address in the ‘Academic Software’ portal

Whenever you want to use MAXQDA, you must activate your current IP address. This is easily done in the software portal with a click (Fig. 1).

You then have 30 minutes to start the software. You can then use it for as long as you need during this session.

Instructions (German only)

Use of MAXQDA rental licences

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Instructions for the use of MAXQDA rental licences (German only)

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Demo and Private purchase

Demo and Private purchase of MAXQDA

In addition to borrowing MAXQDA licenses through EUF, students and doctoral students can also purchase it privately at discounted rates. See the MAXQDA website for further information. Please note the license terms and conditions.

It is also possible to test a fully functional demo version of MAXQDA for  14-days.

Institutions may not purchase of student licenses, and private software may not be installed on EUF work computers for licensing reasons.

Contact person

Contact person at Academic Software

If you have any questions about installation, licence activation and activation, please contact the Academic Software helpdesk:

If Academic Software is unable to help you, you can contact the ZIMT-Servicedesk.