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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Data Collection Instruments

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 7 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Data Collection Instruments

  1. Psychometric scale design and survey administration
  2. Semi-structured interviewing and workplace focus groups
  3. Systematic observation
  4. Assessing measurement reliability, validity, and trustworthiness
  5. Reliability, validity, generalizability and credibility. Pt .1 of 3: Research Quality
  6. Focus groups
  7. How to do a research interview

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Design a well-structured research methodology tailored to the objectives and applicable to the defined population.
  • 4.2 Suggest techniques for use with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: design a well-structured research methodology tailored to the objectives and applicable to the defined population.

Study materials

Videos

  • Reliability, validity, generalizability and credibility. Pt .1 of 3: Research Quality · YouTube · Graham R Gibbs · 39 min · for registered students
  • Focus groups · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 13 min · for registered students
  • How to do a research interview · YouTube · Graham R Gibbs · 18 min · for registered students
  • How To Design A Questionnaire Or Survey | Research Methods Tutorial · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
  • Research Methods in Psychology, ch. 5: Psychological Measurement · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 104–129 · for registered students
  • HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool (35-item questionnaire) · PDF · Hse, worksheet; 4 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology
  • Week 2: Philosophical Foundations and Methodological Approaches
  • Week 3: Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis
  • Week 4: Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries
  • Week 5: Methodological Frameworks and Research Design
  • Week 6: Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access
  • Week 7: Data Collection Instruments
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques
  • Week 10: Research Ethics and Governance in Applied Settings
  • Week 11: Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling
  • Week 12: Applying Research Design in Business Psychology in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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