You will be given a transcript taken from an interview. The transcript has been analysed by psychology staff who have undertaken a thematic analysis of the conversation. You will see their notes, their coding, and the themes that they have developed from the transcript.

Your task is to present a poster that shows off those themes in a way that provides a useful and novel way of thinking about the topic that was discussed in the interview.

You will then write a short commentary on how your representation of the data (the themes) differs from the most common ways of representing quantitative data in a figure.

You will be assessed against a marking rubric that will focus on two key areas of your learning:

1. Your ability to compare and contrast a qualitative and a quantitative way of presenting research data
2. Your ability to map the results of a piece of thematic analysis through creating a non-linear figure/diagram

WORD LIMIT: Your submission should be no more than 300 words (exclusive of any words contained in your illustration/graphic/figure but inclusive of any text used in your headings). Any words over that limit will not be read or assessed by your marker. See the Psychology Word Count Information on Moodle for a rationale for this type of word limit restriction.

USE OF GENERATIVE AI

For this assessment, you may elect to use Generative AI to help you:

·       Understand the different ways the concepts are discussed, as well as finding and understanding background literature and resources related to Big Q qualitative analysis, and the differences between Big Q qualitative methods and quantitative methods.

·       Create individual images that you can use to represent themes in your thematic map.

·       Check the grammar, punctuation, and syntax of your written work.

·       Enhance the vocabulary of your writing and submitted assessment.

·       Manage the word count of the assessment.

You are not permitted to use Generative AI technology to:

·       Generate your final thematic map.

·       Generate the final text for the written component.

Qualitative data is often used to guide the development of quantitative research questionnaires. For instance, the generalisability of key themes identified from qualitative interviews of a few individuals can be tested using quantitative tools that survey a larger proportion of the population.

For this assessment, you are required to read the qualitative interview transcript provided and the themes that have been extracted from this. Your task is to create five (5) survey scale items informed by these themes, including response options, a justification, and a reflection for each survey item.

Your submission will include three (3) components:

1. Five (5) questions to be asked, including response options that could be used to quantitatively measure the experiences reflected in these themes;
2. A justification for each survey item explaining why the item is likely to be effective in measuring the experience reflected in the themes in your chosen audience;
3. A reflection on each survey item, explaining how the item might not be effective and/or misinterpreted.

A total of 30 marks are available for this assessment task, including:

– 10 marks for well-constructed survey items.

– 10 marks for justification for each survey item. Your justifications should explain why each of the questions could work well (vs other options) and be supported by relevant survey design literature.

– 10 marks for reflection on possible limitations of each question and its associated response items, including descriptions of scenarios where someone might misinterpret each survey item.

A more detailed marking rubric is available on the Assessment 2: Survey Creation tab of Moodle.

USE OF GENERATIVE AI

For this assessment, you may elect to use Generative AI to help you:

·       Understand the concepts discussed, as well as finding and understanding background literature and resources related to the topic.

·       Brainstorm ideas for your responses.

·       Develop the structure of your responses.

·       Check the grammar, punctuation, and syntax of your written work.

·       Enhance the vocabulary of your writing and submitted assessment.

·       Manage the word count of the assessment.

You are not permitted to use Generative AI technology to:

·       Generate your final responses.

·       Paraphrase the responses of other students.

You will be required to complete 6 Calculation Portfolio tasks, each worth 10% of your final grade. Four of these tasks will require you to perform statistical hand calculations by hand and the other 2 tasks will require you to perform statistical calculations using computer software.

Calculation Portfolio Tasks #1, #2, #4, and #5 are the tasks that require you to perform statistical calculations by hand. You will have TWO attempts at each of these tasks and the attempt with the highest score will be awarded as your final mark. You will have 2 hours to complete each attempt.

Calculation Portfolio Tasks #3 and #6 will require you to perform statistical calculations using computer software. You have ONE attempt for each of these tasks.

The due dates, type of calculation (hand, computer), and content assessed in each of these are as follows:

• Portfolio #1 (due Week 6) will be a hand calculation based on material from Week 5.
• Portfolio #2 (due Week 7) will be a hand calculation based on material from Week 6. 
• Portfolio #3 (due Week 8) will be a computer calculation based on material from Week 7. 
• Portfolio #4 (due Week 9) will be a hand calculation based on material from Week 8. 
• Portfolio #5 (due Week 10) will be a hand calculation based on material from Week 9. 
• Portfolio #6 (due Week 11) will be a computer calculation based on material from Week 10. 

There are 2 different types of calculations that you will be required to complete as part of this assessment portfolio: 4 where you perform the calculation by hand and 2 where you perform statistical calculations using computer software.

Calculation Portfolio Tasks 1, 2, 4, and 5 are based on hand calculations. Each of these tasks will each be graded out of 10. You will receive 1 mark for each correct answer. Please see practice tasks and feedback on Moodle for further details on what kind of answers are expected on these assessments.

Calculation Portfolio Tasks #3 and #6 are based on statistical calculations using computer software. Each of these tasks will each be graded out of 10. Marks will be allocated, according to the following criteria:

1. Selection of an appropriate statistical analysis for the given data using a statistical software program (2 marks)
2. Justification for the choice of statistical test (2 marks)
3. Results reported and interpreted correctly (4 marks)
4. Results written according to American Psychological Association (APA) standards (2 marks)

USE OF GENERATIVE AI

For this assessment, you may elect to use Generative AI to help you:

·       Understand the concepts discussed, as well as finding and understanding background literature and resources related to the topic.

·       Get extra practice for tasks by generating practice datasets and getting feedback on your performance on these.

·       Develop the structure of your responses (especially for computer tasks).

·       Check the grammar, punctuation, and syntax of your written work.

·       Manage the word count of the assessment.

·       Get guidance on paraphrasing your work.

You are not permitted to use Generative AI technology to:

·       Perform calculations and report the results of these in your submitted work.

·        Double check the answers of your calculations.