Lab 17

Focussed Support

Dr. Gordon Wright
g.wright@gold.ac.uk

March 4, 2025

Lab Session Overview

Getting the Feedback You Need

You Want Feedback? We’re Here to Provide It!

  • Labs are specifically designed for personalized feedback
  • But feedback is not automatic — you must be proactive:
    • Identify specific areas where you need support
    • Prepare targeted questions about your project
    • Actively approach your lab tutors during sessions
    • Listen to and implement their advice
    • Show your work to receive meaningful guidance

Remember: After submission is too late for feedback. Many students say they wanted more guidance, yet didn’t take advantage of lab opportunities when available.

Essential Resources 1/3

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  • Marking Rubric
    • Clear criteria for each grade boundary
    • Use as a checklist before submission

Essential Resources 2/3

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  • Mini-Dissertation Writing Guide
    • Detailed section-by-section guidance
    • Available on VLE under “Assessment Resources”

Essential Resources 3/3

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  • Data Analysis Resources
    • ANOVA support and D&A worksheets
  • APA Resources
    • Everything you could possibly need!

Getting the Most from Today’s Lab

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Use this time effectively with your lab tutor!

  • Review your design and analysis plan
  • Get feedback on preliminary results
  • Discuss specific challenges with your dataset
  • Clarify expectations for specific sections

Focused Activities with Lab Tutors

Data Analysis Support

  • Verify your 2x2 ANOVA implementation
  • Check assumption tests and interpretations
  • Review your tables and figures
  • Discuss appropriate effect size calculations

Focused Activities with Lab Tutors (cont.)

Writing Support

  • Outline structure review
  • Feedback on draft sections
  • APA formatting questions
  • Word count management strategies

Focused Activities with Lab Tutors (cont.)

Open Data & Materials Review

  • Confirm your data files are properly organized
  • Review documentation clarity
  • Check materials package completeness
  • Ensure reflective account meets requirements

Next Steps and Planning

Create a Completion Timeline

  • Break remaining work into manageable tasks
  • Set personal deadlines for each component
  • Plan for peer review before final submission

Questions for the VLE Forum

Let’s Get the Discussion Started

Take a moment to write down your two most pressing questions about your mini-dissertation, then:

  • Post them to the dedicated VLE forum thread “Coursework Discussion Forum”
  • This allows everyone to benefit from the answers
  • Lab tutors will monitor and respond to questions
  • See if others have similar concerns to yours
  • Remember: all communication must go through the VLE from here on in!

Head to the forum now: [Coursework Discussion Forum]

Research Methods Lab 17