Dear Students (B-Slot)
As promised in lectures, the overhead on qualitative tools.
NOTE:
With quantitative research we utilise internal validity and external validity as evaluative tools to assess the rigour of a research project. These tools are not applied to qualitative research. With qualitative research, credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability are utilised as evaluative tools to assess the utility of a research project.
• Credibility: research needs to demonstrate that it was conducted in such a manner so as to ensure that the phenomena were accurately identified and described
• Transferability: demonstrating the applicability of one set of findings to another context
• Dependability: researcher attempts to account for changing conditions to the phenomenon chosen for research as well as changes in the design created by increasingly refined understanding of the setting
• Confirmability: is focused on whether the results of the research could be confirmed by another and places the evaluation on the data themselves
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tutorial Preparation :06th April – 10th April 2009 (5th Tutorial)
In order to prepare for the fifth tutorial, students should:
a) ANSWER:
- Question 2 (a-h) of Tutorial Three (Normal Distribution & Elementary Hypothesis Testing) in the Stats Tut Pack (Part II) – p 1.
- Question 6 (a-h) of Tutorial Three (Normal Distribution & Elementary Hypothesis Testing) in the Stats Tut Pack (Part II) – p 1.
a) ANSWER:
- Question 2 (a-h) of Tutorial Three (Normal Distribution & Elementary Hypothesis Testing) in the Stats Tut Pack (Part II) – p 1.
- Question 6 (a-h) of Tutorial Three (Normal Distribution & Elementary Hypothesis Testing) in the Stats Tut Pack (Part II) – p 1.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
RDA Test Consultation Times
Wednesday 18 March: 9:15 - 10:15 - U 306 – Sumaya Laher
Monday 23- March: 9:30 - 10-15 - U 306 - Sumaya Laher
Monday 23- March: 10:00-12:00, 13:30 -14:30 – U 219 – Adilia Silva
Tuesday 17 March: 14:15-15:00 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Wednesday 18 March: 9:00-9:45 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Wednesday 18 March: 14:15-15:00 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Thursday 19 March: 9:00-9:45 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Contact Herbert Hove in CB 134, on 011 717 6296 or Herbert.Hove@wits.ac.za for his consultation times
Monday 23- March: 9:30 - 10-15 - U 306 - Sumaya Laher
Monday 23- March: 10:00-12:00, 13:30 -14:30 – U 219 – Adilia Silva
Tuesday 17 March: 14:15-15:00 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Wednesday 18 March: 9:00-9:45 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Wednesday 18 March: 14:15-15:00 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Thursday 19 March: 9:00-9:45 – CB139 – Hannah Gerber
Contact Herbert Hove in CB 134, on 011 717 6296 or Herbert.Hove@wits.ac.za for his consultation times
Monday, March 9, 2009
PSYC2005 RDAIIA TEST 1: Instructions & Preparation
Statistics:
All work from the beginning of the module up to and including correlation and regression
Research Design:
Lectures 1- 6 i.e. up to the end of lecture 6, p. 59 of the research design workbook
Crib Sheets:
1 side of an A4 page for statistics
1 side of an A4 page for research design
NB: You may only use a maximum of 1 side of an A4 page for a specific section – excess will be confiscated/ stapled! You may write any notes, formulae, examples etc… that you wish on the crib sheet within the space permitted.
NB NB: Please ensure that you bring your crib sheets, calculator and all necessary stationery, as well as your STUDENT CARD, to the test!
All work from the beginning of the module up to and including correlation and regression
Research Design:
Lectures 1- 6 i.e. up to the end of lecture 6, p. 59 of the research design workbook
Crib Sheets:
1 side of an A4 page for statistics
1 side of an A4 page for research design
NB: You may only use a maximum of 1 side of an A4 page for a specific section – excess will be confiscated/ stapled! You may write any notes, formulae, examples etc… that you wish on the crib sheet within the space permitted.
NB NB: Please ensure that you bring your crib sheets, calculator and all necessary stationery, as well as your STUDENT CARD, to the test!
Tutorial Preparation: 16th – 20th March 2009 (4th Tutorial)
In order to prepare for the fourth tutorial, students should:
a) ANSWER:
- Question 2 (a-h) of Tutorial Two (Correlation & Regression) in the RDA Tut Pack (Part I) – p 6.
- Question 6 (a-f) of Tutorial Two (Correlation & Regression) in the RDA Tut Pack (Part I) – p 7.
Please note:
* You may not have covered all the work for this tutorial in class prior to the tutorial (esp. the Monday and Tuesday groups) – however this section is in the test!
* There will be NO tutorials in the last week of the first quarter (23rd - 27th March 2009), however tutorials will begin again on the first day of the second quarter i.e. from the 06th April 2009. Preparation for this tutorial will be posted next week and you are expected to complete it over the study break!!!
a) ANSWER:
- Question 2 (a-h) of Tutorial Two (Correlation & Regression) in the RDA Tut Pack (Part I) – p 6.
- Question 6 (a-f) of Tutorial Two (Correlation & Regression) in the RDA Tut Pack (Part I) – p 7.
Please note:
* You may not have covered all the work for this tutorial in class prior to the tutorial (esp. the Monday and Tuesday groups) – however this section is in the test!
* There will be NO tutorials in the last week of the first quarter (23rd - 27th March 2009), however tutorials will begin again on the first day of the second quarter i.e. from the 06th April 2009. Preparation for this tutorial will be posted next week and you are expected to complete it over the study break!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Searching for relevant Journal articles
1) Use Google Scholar to locate relevant articles
- If you are using the Wits system, there will be something next to the article to the effect, “Full text available @ wits” or similar.
2) Go to Wits homepage: http://web.wits.ac.za. Click on “Libraries” in Quickfinder. On Library homepage, click on “Research Resources”, then “Electronic Databases”, then “Title Listing”. Choose appropriate database, eg. Proquest, African Studies, EBSCO Host (Academic Search Premier), African Studies, SABINET.
- Full text articles are available on most databases now but if you need to access a journal, most Psychology journals are in the Wartenweiler or Cullen basements
- If you are using the Wits system, there will be something next to the article to the effect, “Full text available @ wits” or similar.
2) Go to Wits homepage: http://web.wits.ac.za. Click on “Libraries” in Quickfinder. On Library homepage, click on “Research Resources”, then “Electronic Databases”, then “Title Listing”. Choose appropriate database, eg. Proquest, African Studies, EBSCO Host (Academic Search Premier), African Studies, SABINET.
- Full text articles are available on most databases now but if you need to access a journal, most Psychology journals are in the Wartenweiler or Cullen basements
Monday, March 2, 2009
Tutorial Preparation: 9th – 13th March 2009 (3rd Tutorial)
In order to prepare for the third tutorial, students should answer:
a) Research Design: Self-Study, Lecture 5 (AIDS ad example) – Questions a – e, pp. 46-47.
b) Research Design: Self-Study, Lecture 6 (recorded laughter example) – Questions 1-7 and Question 9, pp. 58-59.
c) Q12, i-iv, Tutorial 1 – Descriptive Statistics, p.5, in Statistics Tutorial Pack 1
d) Q 14, i-iv, Tutorial 1 - Descriptive Statistics, p.5, in Statistics Tutorial Pack 1
a) Research Design: Self-Study, Lecture 5 (AIDS ad example) – Questions a – e, pp. 46-47.
b) Research Design: Self-Study, Lecture 6 (recorded laughter example) – Questions 1-7 and Question 9, pp. 58-59.
c) Q12, i-iv, Tutorial 1 – Descriptive Statistics, p.5, in Statistics Tutorial Pack 1
d) Q 14, i-iv, Tutorial 1 - Descriptive Statistics, p.5, in Statistics Tutorial Pack 1
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