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
articulated 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.
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