SOCR8201 Social Research Design – Assignment Two Marking Rubric Student: Grade (out of 100): (Note: Your grade is an overall grade, AND NOT the sum of the individual requirement scores) Your assessment on each criteria is flagged in RED. CRITERIA FAIL PASS CREDIT DISTINCTION HIGH DISTINC. PART A: FIELDWORK DESCRIPTION Specification of research question Research question is not specified Research question is poorly detailed without any rationale Question is specified, explained with limited rationale Question is clearly articulated and explained with some external reference to relevant sources Question is clearly articulated and explained with detailed reference to relevant sources Clearly stated and justified choice of methods and modes of data collection Choice of methods is not explained Methods are selected with limited explanation Methods are selected and appropriate to question. Some explanation of choice of method Methods are selected and explained, and relevant to research question. Rationale for choices is detailed. Choice of methods is clearly specified and justified through reference to research question and relevant literature Outline of interviewing procedures Limited or no description is provided A description of interviewing procedures is provided but with no explanation Interviewing procedures are described with some explanation of rationale Interviewing procedures are selected and explained, and relevant to study population. Rationale for choices is detailed. Interviewing procedures are clearly specified and justified through reference to study population and relevant literature Description of sampling design Limited or no description is provided A description of sampling processes is provided but with no explanation Sampling processes are described with some explanation of rationale Sampling procedures are selected and explained, and relevant to research question. Rationale for choices is detailed. Sampling procedures are clearly specified and justified through reference to research question and relevant literature Description of participant recruitment method Limited or description is provided A description of recruitment procedures is provided but with no explanation Recruitment procedures are described with some explanation of rationale Recruitment procedures are selected and explained, and relevant to study Recruitment procedures are clearly specified and justified through reference to study population and population. Rationale for choices is detailed. relevant literature PART B: INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT (for quantitative studies) FAIL PASS CREDIT DISTINCTION HIGH DISTINC. Clear identification of concepts to be measured in the study Concepts to be measured are not specified Concepts are specified but not defined Concept are specified, explained with limited rationale Concepts are clearly articulated and explained with some external reference to relevant sources Concepts are clearly art
iculated and explained with detailed reference to relevant sources Articulation of relationship between instrument questions and concepts, including explanation of question sources Questions are specified with no explanation Question are specified but not defined Questions are specified, explained with limited rationale Questions are clearly articulated and explained with some external reference to relevant sources Questions are clearly articulated and explained with detailed reference to relevant sources Instrument design Instruments are designed with no explanation Instrument design demonstrates limited understanding of design effects. Instrument design demonstrates some understanding of design effects. Instrument design demonstrates sound understanding of design effects. Some explanation of design choices is provided. Instrument design demonstrates detailed and expert understanding of design effects. Sound explanation of design choices is provided. Instrument layout and logic Instrument layout and logic is not provided Instrument layout and logic demonstrates limited understanding of layout and logic effects. Instrument layout and logic demonstrates some understanding of layout and logic effects. Instrument layout and logic demonstrates sound understanding of layout and logic effects. Some explanation of choices is provided. Instrument layout and logic demonstrates detailed and expert understanding of layout and logic effects. Sound explanation of choices is provided. PART B: INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT (for qualitative studies) FAIL PASS CREDIT DISTINCTION HIGH DISTINC. Clear identification of concepts to be explored in the study Concepts to be explored are not specified Concepts are specified but not defined Concept are specified, explained with limited rationale Concepts are clearly articulated and explained with some reference to relevant sources Concepts are clearly articulated and explained with detailed reference to relevant sources Rationale for question wording Poor fit between the The relevance of some Questions are Questions are Questions are very information sought and the questions, or no rationale for the wording of questions is given. of the questions to the information sought is not clear, or the rationale for the wording of questions is not clear. appropriate to the information sought and a rationale is provided for their phrasing. appropriate to the information sought and the wording of most questions is well thought through. well matched to the information sought and the wording of all questions is very well thought through. Instrument design The interview schedule looks incomplete. The logic behind the sequence of questions within the schedule is unclear. The logic behind the sequence of questions makes some sense but could be improved further. The interview schedule as a whole is good and follows a clear logic. The interview schedule as a whole is excellent and follows a clear logic. COMMENTS: