Tutorial Letter PYC 2606.

Tutorial Letter 101/3/2020 Basic Questionnaire Design and Assessment PYC2606 Semesters 1 and 2 Department of Psychology This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. BARCODE 2 CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE ............................................................................................3 2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES......................................................................................................4 2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................4 2.2 Outcomes .....................................................................................................................................4 3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS...................................................................................4 3.1 Lecturer(s) ....................................................................................................................................5 3.2 Department...................................................................................................................................5 3.3 University......................................................................................................................................6 4 RESOURCES...............................................................................................................................6 4.1 Prescribed book(s)........................................................................................................................6 4.2 Recommended book(s).................................................................................................................6 4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ...................................................................................................7 4.4 Library services and resources .....................................................................................................7 5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES................................................................................................7 6 STUDY PLAN...............................................................................................................................7 7 PRACTICAL WORK.....................................................................................................................9 8 ASSESSMENT.............................................................................................................................9 8.1 Assessment criteria.......................................................................................................................9 8.2 Assessment plan ..........................................................................................................................9 8.3 Assignment numbers ..................................................................................................................10 8.3.1 General assignment numbers .....................................................................................................11 8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers ......................................................................................................11 8.4 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................11 8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................12 8.6 The assignments ........................................................................................................................12 8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................32 8.8 The examination .........................................................................................................................33 9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................34 10 SOURCES CONSULTED...........................................................................................................34 11 IN CLOSING...............................................................................................................................34 12 ADDENDUM...............................................................................................................................34 PYC2606/101/3/2020 3 Dear Student As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also placed curriculum transformation high on the agenda. For your information, curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both the programme and module levels, as a phased-in approach. You will notice the implementation thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa. 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE Welcome to the module in Basic Measurement and Questionnaire Design in Psychology. We hope you will enjoy your studies. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you experience any problems. This paper is called Basic Measurement and Questionnaire Design in Psychology. The code of this paper is PYC2606. Paper names and paper codes are part of Unisa-speak. So if you want to ask anybody at Unisa something about this paper remember the name Basic Measurement and Questionnaire Design in Psychology and the code PYC2606. PYC2606 (Basic Measurement and Questionnaire Design) is one of the modules included in the Alternative Assessment Project. We will use an alternative assessment measure for this module. Students will sit for a timed online assessment, which means they will be required to complete the assessment online on a particular date and time. This means that there is no venue based written examination for this module. You will sit for an online assessment. The online assessment means you will be required to log-on online. If you cannot do so from home