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yes are one of the lecturers for a research methodology course A student asks you for
tips that will assist reading through all the transcribed interviews successfully.
| Which of the following tips would you share with the student?
(a) If the transcnpts are too extensive, do not attempt to read them all at once
(b) When your mind starts to wander, or you become impatient, or start feeling
uninterested, it is time to pause
(c) Refrain from reading the transcnpts from the beginning of the document If you always
confine your energy to the first section of your data, you are more likely to exclude or
overlook valuable information from later sections
— Which of the following descriptions can pass as a definition or definitions for the
concept ‘code’?
(a) Acode ts a tag or a label assigned to meaning units
= (b) | Acode ts attached to words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs
(c) Acode tsa short-hand way of identifying the theme/category in a transcription
You have concluded conducting semi-structured interviews regarding parents’
experiences, challenges and coping strategies in living with their children who are
substance abusers.
The next step of the data analysis process will entail ..
(a) immersing yourself in the data
(b) making notes about the content of the interviews
(c) transcribing the interviews word-for-word
sorting and arranging the data into themes
(e) including all non-verbal interview events when transcnbing the interviews
None of the above options
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(d) (b) PY
QUESTION 55
Which type of reasoning is a researcher using in a report in which he first gives an
overview of the mass media as a source of information and then deals with an analysis
of specific media preferences of respondents?
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QUESTION 59
it is important to consider whether
When evaluating a journal article
inverted pyramid ;
(1) _ the text takes the form of an PF 2b
the data Is correctly arch ived
all sources are referenced correctly
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are published in databases, and are
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To which of the following approaches to research does
the description below refer?
“It is essential to consider shared meanings in order
to understand social reality”.
——~—~jj__ Which of the following statements regarding epistemology is true?
en (1) Epistemological questions concern the principles or rules to be followed in determining
the reality of an entity
——4 (2) Epistemology is the field of philosophy that concerns the nature of reality
(3) | The question whether False Memory Syndrome exists or not ts an epistemological ——
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QUESTION 5
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