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IOP2601/101/3/2021Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
Organisational Research Methods
IOP2601
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
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CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS ..................................................................................... 5
3.1 Lecturers....................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Prescribed book ............................................................................................................................ 6
4.2 Recommended books ................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Library services and resources ..................................................................................................... 6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 7
5.1 Discussion classes........................................................................................................................ 7
5.2 Tutorial support programme and study groups .............................................................................. 7
5.3 Online support/myUnisa for IOP2601 ............................................................................................ 8
5.4 The Unisa Library.......................................................................................................................... 8
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 9
7 PRACTICAL WORK ..................................................................................................................... 9
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 10
8.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 Assessment plan......................................................................................................................... 12
8.3 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................. 13
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 13
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers....................................................................................................... 13
8.4 Assignment due dates................................................................................................................. 13
8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.6 The assignments......................................................................................................................... 14
8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 14
8.8 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 14
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 15
10 SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 16
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11 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 16
12 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 17
APPENDIX A: ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................. 17
APPENDIX B: ANSWER SHEET FOR ASSIGNMENT 02 .................................................................... 41
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Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Organisational Research Methods and congratulations on passing your first year of study and
joining us for this second-year module. We trust that you will find this specific module interesting and that
it will also be of practical value to you in your work situation.
Conducting research is a very important aspect of an industrial and organisational psychologist’s work.
Throughout your studies you will come across the topic of research several times. In this module, we look
at a specific part of the process of conducting research, namely analysing the quantitative or numeric
information that you have collected in a research project. For example, say an organisation is interested
in finding out whether its employees, who are satisfied with their working conditions, are likely to be more
productive than dissatisfied employees are. Or maybe an organisation wants to know if there is a difference
in the working preferences of various generational groups. Once the relevant information has been
collected, one can apply some data analysis techniques to answer these questions in a scientific and valid
manner. You will learn more about applying and interpreting these data analysis techniques in this module.
This tutorial letter contains important information on your study programme for the semester, whether you
are enrolled for the first or second semester. Please read it carefully before you start your studies and
always keep it close at hand. During this semester you will have to work hard, but with the necessary
motivation and a regular study programme, you should be able to look back at the end of the semester on
the successful completion of another module.
The IOP2601 team wishes you all the best!
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
IOP2601 is intended for all people pursuing a career in the field of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
or practitioners in the field of Human Resources. Students who successfully complete this module will be
able to develop a solid knowledge base and sound understanding of how to calculate and interpret basic
descriptive and inferential statistics as part of a research project in an organisational context. They will
also be able to demonstrate solid knowledge and a sound understanding of the key terms and terminology,
as well as rules and principles that apply to basic descriptive and inferential statistics in Industrial and
Organisational Psychology. In addition, successful students will be able to effectively select and apply
appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical techniques that are commonly used in Industrial and
Organisational Psychology.
2.2 Outcomes
Listed below are several outcomes that we hope you will be able to accomplish by the end of the course.
• Specific outcome 1: Explain the basic principles and concepts of scientific research of a
quantitative nature and the process of conducting research.
• Specific outcome 2: Describe a dataset by using descriptive statistics.
• Specific outcome 3: Explain basic concepts of inferential statistics.
• Specific outcome 4: Conduct hypotheses testing by using inferential statistics.
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