ASS113-2 Research 2: Exploring Data Assessment Brief | UOB
ASS113-2 Unit learning outcomes
- Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding of the research process and the key methods of analysing data within social science research.
- Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
Able to write a feasible research question that is related to the course content, searching the literature, collecting other types of existing data and conducting data analysis in secondary research.
ASS113-2 Assessment
Assessment 1 is a secondary research portfolio demonstrating data analysis. Students are expected to produce evidence of data analysis including, initial coding, refining codes and generation/development of themes based on a feasible research question. Students should also provide evidence of developing a clear search strategy and rationale for data selection.
Portfolio should include evidence of:
- identifying a research question
- an initial search strategy and selection of appropriate data (journal articles, newspaper articles, political speeches) to analyse in relation to their question
- Provide an overview of the characteristics of data collected (e.g., journal articles: author, date of publication, journal, research question(s), participants, methods of data collection.
Evidence of two out of three of the following methods:
- a thematic literature
- Content analysis (either quantitative or qualitative)
- Discourse analysis
- Include evidence of initial coding of chosen documents
- Produce evidence of the development of themes/data analysis – such as a coding grid
- Write 500 words methodology section.
- Define explain themes/trends.
- Demonstrate logical choices in their decision-making regarding choice of data and methods chosen