IOP2601/201/1/2022
Tutorial Letter 201/1/2022
Organisational Research Methodology
IOP2601
Semester 1
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
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CONTENTS
Page
1 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01 .............................................................................................................. 2
2 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02 ............................................................................................................ 11
3 EXAMINATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 19
4 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Dear Student
In this tutorial letter you will receive feedback on Assignments 01 and 02. Model answers are given
for the calculations. Please pay special attention to the mark allocation. For the multiple-choice
questions, the correct alternative as well as a discussion of it is given. Your task is to compare your
completed assignments with the memoranda to see where you made mistakes. Remember that the
feedback on Assignment 03 is given in the study guide.
We have also included more information on the examination in this tutorial letter.
1 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01
This is the first compulsory assignment that you had to submit. It contributes 10% towards your final
mark. See page 14 in Tutorial Letter IOP2601/001/3/2022 for details on how to calculate your final
mark.
A full memorandum is provided here. Compare your answers with the following memorandum and
make sure that you understand this first part of descriptive statistics.
QUESTIONS 1 to 30 [30]
(1) Assignment 01 covers specific outcomes 1, 2 and 3. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
Assignment 01 covers specific outcomes 1 and 2. Refer page 12 of Tutorial Letter 101/3/2022.
(2) Although the year mark is important, it is not enough, as students still need to obtain an exam
mark of at least 40% as a subminimum. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
On page 14 of the Tutorial Letter 101/3/2022, the importance of obtaining a subminimum of 40% in
the examination is highlighted.
(3) Which statement is correct?
1. All research involves experimentation.
2. Subjective observation cannot be accepted in research.
3. All research must be based on a specific theory.
4. All research starts with a problem.
The research process starts with identifying the problem – refer page 5 of the study guide.
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(4) The module IOP2601 focuses on the calculating and interpreting of basic descriptive and
inferential statistics.
1. False – the module does not cover interpretation of inferential statistics.
2. True – IOP2601 focuses more on the data analysis step of the research process.
3. True – the module mainly focuses on drawing conclusions from the data analysis.
4. False – IOP2601 focuses on all the five steps of the research process.
On page 6 of the study guide – it is confirmed that the module is predominantly focused on the fourth
step of the research process, which is the data analysis.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(5) The lecturers have identified the research problem which is appropriate as the first step of the
research process. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
The starting step in a research process is the identification of a problem – refer to page 5 of the
study guide.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(6) The type of research that will be conducted by the lecturers would be classified as ________.
1. inferential.
2. experimental.
3. descriptive.
4. statistics.
Based on the case, the lecturers want to ascertain whether there is a relationship in performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. The
research is about describing the relationship between variables. Refer to page 10 of the study guide.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(7) The 547 students registered for the module IOP2601 ________.
1. are the total group that the lecturers are interested in, thus the population
2. excludes the total number of students, therefore represent the sample
3. are the subset of the population as they are the set of observed scores
4. represent the number of students from which the data will be collected
Population and samples are discussed on pages 16 to 17 of the study guide.
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Tutorial Letter 201/1/2022
Organisational Research Methodology
IOP2601
Semester 1
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
1
, IOP2601/201/1/2022
CONTENTS
Page
1 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01 .............................................................................................................. 2
2 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02 ............................................................................................................ 11
3 EXAMINATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 19
4 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Dear Student
In this tutorial letter you will receive feedback on Assignments 01 and 02. Model answers are given
for the calculations. Please pay special attention to the mark allocation. For the multiple-choice
questions, the correct alternative as well as a discussion of it is given. Your task is to compare your
completed assignments with the memoranda to see where you made mistakes. Remember that the
feedback on Assignment 03 is given in the study guide.
We have also included more information on the examination in this tutorial letter.
1 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01
This is the first compulsory assignment that you had to submit. It contributes 10% towards your final
mark. See page 14 in Tutorial Letter IOP2601/001/3/2022 for details on how to calculate your final
mark.
A full memorandum is provided here. Compare your answers with the following memorandum and
make sure that you understand this first part of descriptive statistics.
QUESTIONS 1 to 30 [30]
(1) Assignment 01 covers specific outcomes 1, 2 and 3. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
Assignment 01 covers specific outcomes 1 and 2. Refer page 12 of Tutorial Letter 101/3/2022.
(2) Although the year mark is important, it is not enough, as students still need to obtain an exam
mark of at least 40% as a subminimum. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
On page 14 of the Tutorial Letter 101/3/2022, the importance of obtaining a subminimum of 40% in
the examination is highlighted.
(3) Which statement is correct?
1. All research involves experimentation.
2. Subjective observation cannot be accepted in research.
3. All research must be based on a specific theory.
4. All research starts with a problem.
The research process starts with identifying the problem – refer page 5 of the study guide.
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, IOP2601/201/1/2022
(4) The module IOP2601 focuses on the calculating and interpreting of basic descriptive and
inferential statistics.
1. False – the module does not cover interpretation of inferential statistics.
2. True – IOP2601 focuses more on the data analysis step of the research process.
3. True – the module mainly focuses on drawing conclusions from the data analysis.
4. False – IOP2601 focuses on all the five steps of the research process.
On page 6 of the study guide – it is confirmed that the module is predominantly focused on the fourth
step of the research process, which is the data analysis.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(5) The lecturers have identified the research problem which is appropriate as the first step of the
research process. Is this statement true or false?
1. True.
2. False.
The starting step in a research process is the identification of a problem – refer to page 5 of the
study guide.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(6) The type of research that will be conducted by the lecturers would be classified as ________.
1. inferential.
2. experimental.
3. descriptive.
4. statistics.
Based on the case, the lecturers want to ascertain whether there is a relationship in performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. The
research is about describing the relationship between variables. Refer to page 10 of the study guide.
Lecturers for IOP2601 are interested to know whether there is a relationship in the performance of
students on assignments during the semester and the exams at the end of the semester. As part of
data collection, the lecturers selected 100 students out of the 547 students registered for the module.
In the selection of students to be included in the study, they made sure different levels of performance
were represented [from below average to above average].
(7) The 547 students registered for the module IOP2601 ________.
1. are the total group that the lecturers are interested in, thus the population
2. excludes the total number of students, therefore represent the sample
3. are the subset of the population as they are the set of observed scores
4. represent the number of students from which the data will be collected
Population and samples are discussed on pages 16 to 17 of the study guide.
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