ASS113-2 Research 2: Exploring Data Assessment Brief | UOB

ASS113-2 Unit learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding of the research process and the key methods of analysing data within social science research.
2. 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:

1. a thematic literature
2. Content analysis (either quantitative or qualitative)
3. 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