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SOC301A_Assessment 3_20240603 Page 1 Assessment Brief Program Bachelor of Applied Social Science Subject Qualitative Research Methods Subject code SOC301A Name of assessment Assessment 3: Research Methodology Length 2000 words (+/- 10%) Learning outcomes addressed by this assessment: A, B, C, D, E Submission Date: Week 11 Assessment brief summary: You are required to explain the research methodology for your proposed research project. Total marks 100 Weighting 50% Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10% penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 4 mark penalty per day. Please note: you must attempt all tasks in a subject to be eligible to pass the subject. More information, please refer to the Academic Progression Policy on http://www.think.edu.au/aboutthink/thinkquality/our-policies. http://www.think.edu.au/aboutthink/thinkquality/our-policies SOC301A_Assessment 3_20240603 Page 2 Assessment Description: This assessment builds on Assessment 2. In that assessment, you developed part of the research proposal by formulating a research topic, providing an introduction and justification for the research, and reviewing the literature on your topic. In this assessment, you will finalise your research proposal by developing the methodology part of your research. In order to do this effectively, you should follow the structure below. Structure of the paper • State your research topic clearly at the start of the paper • Provide an introduction to the research – justification for the research; research questions (at least 5 questions are recommended). (This information should be adapted from Assessment 2 and based on assessment 2 feedback). • Engage in a brief, critical review of the literature. This information will come from Assessment 2. It should be brief and take into consideration the feedback provided to you in that assessment. The review should discuss what previous research has said about your topic and the gaps that you are trying to fill by carrying out this study. • Discussion of methodology: This is the main part of this assessment. Students must engage in an in-depth discussion of their chosen methodology. This would include: o The data collection methods and justification for those methods: the specific instruments used to collect the data (for example, interviews, questionnaires, observation, focus groups etc). Remember, you don’t have to use all of the methods, you just need to choose the one(s) that are most suitable for your chosen topic o Sampling – what sampling strategy would you use; sample size (for this study, it is limited to between 0 – 10 participants); how will you recruit your sample (that is, how will you get access to the sample) etc o Analysis of the data – explain how you plan to analyse the data. Since most qualitative data would be coded and categorised, it would be useful to explain how you would go about doing this - what would you be looking for? For example, based on your particular topic and research questions, you might expect certain themes to emerge (you should have an idea of these from your review of the literature) and these themes can be discussed as examples during your discussion of the coding process. The main idea here is to show the examiner that you understand the process of coding of qualitative data. In addition, if there are particular techniques of data analysis recommended by your theoretical framework, you should incorporate those into the discussion. SOC301A_Assessment 3_20240603 Page 3 o Ethical implications - Discuss how you will ensure that your research conforms to research ethics. o Conclusion - Conclude the discussion. Remember, you are not expected to go out and collect the data. This is just the ‘proposal’ or plan for what you intend to do. Marking Criteria: Max. in category Your points Background – intro and brief literature review 10 Discussion and justification of data collection procedures 30 Discussion of data analysis 30 Discussion of ethics 20 Word count, grammar and referencing 10 Total: 100 Comments: Page 4 SOC301A_Assessment 3_20240603 What we want to see: The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with the APA 7th Edition Reference Guide to ensure that you reference correctly. You will find a copy of this guide on the Portal. Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We recommend a minimum of 10 references. Research and Referencing: References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals, government reports etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the Study Guide and lecture notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Word. Use Times New Roman, font size 12. Stay within the required word count. You can use personal language in this paper as you will be explaining the methods you plan to use. What we don’t want to see: Plagiarism: All sources of information need to be properly acknowledged. Please refer to the plagiarism information on Blackboard. Like other forms of cheating, plagiarism is treated seriously. Plagiarising students will be referred to the Program Manager. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to explain ideas in your own words, while crediting the authors for the information. No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.