Lab 12: Data Collection 2

Get Swapping and Writing

Dr. Gordon Wright
g.wright@gold.ac.uk

January 21, 2025

Overview of today’s lab activities

  1. Study Swap is Live!

  2. Ethics Applications URGENT

  3. Begin writing Method Section

1. Study Swap is Live!

  • Purpose: Engage in peer-to-peer learning by evaluating the work of your colleagues.

  • Process:

    • Visit the Study Swap on the VLE.
    • Take part in one or all.
    • If your study is listed, ask lab-mates for feedback and answer any questions.

  • Goal: Gain insights into the merits of study designs or choice of tools.

    STUDY SWAP

    STUDY SWAP

2. Ethics Applications URGENT

  • Importance: Ethical approval is crucial to allow for data collection/submission of the Mini-Dissertation.
  • Steps:
    • If approval is pending, please submit TODAY.
    • If you face obstacles, please engage your Lab Tutor/Gordon IMMEDIATELY.
    • We have been asked to close applications.
  • Reminder: Not submitting ethics can potentially mean you need to repeat the year.

3. Begin Writing Method Section

  • Importance:
    • If you have Ethical Approval, your method is fixed.
    • You can win a great deal of marks with the method section, and so give it time!
  • Tips:
    • Be precise and detailed to allow for replication.
    • Use the extensive suite of resources on the VLE and the internet!
  • Objective: Alongside your Open Materials - a one stop toolkit to replicate your study in perfect detail.

Have a great week!

Research Methods Lab 12 - Data Collection 2