A Glimpse At Module One Communication Studies
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1 PLEASE NOTE! THIS IS JUST A GLIMPSE AT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN MODULE ONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE BOOK COMMUNICATION STUDIES: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAPE. COMMUNICATION STUDIES WHAT’S IN MODULE ONE • METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION/ DATA COLLECTION METHODS •
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS
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SOURCES FROM WHOM YOU WILLL GATHER DATA ( MUST BE SEEN IN CONTEXT)
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VERIFYING, VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION
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WHAT ARE BARRIERS/WEAKNESSES TO VERIFYING/VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION
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WHAT IS THE WRITER’S MAIN POINT/IDEA?
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WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES/LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES (LITERARY DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH) USED BY THE WRITER?
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IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF WRITING (EXPOSITORY, NARRATIVE,
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DESCRIPTIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE)
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COMMENT ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE PIECE ( LOOK AT DATES GIVEN, IS THE PERSON AN AUTHORITY OR NOT, WHERE THE INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED)
WHAT IS RESEARCH? Research is exploration combined with learning… PRIMARY SOURCE Is a document that was created at or near to the time of the event being… EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters…. WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE? A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one… Examples of secondary sources include: A journal/magazine article which… ADVANTAGES OF USING SECONDARY DATA Secondary data may be available which is entirely appropriate and wholly adequate to draw conclusions and answer the question or solve the problem. Sometimes primary data collection simply is not necessary... RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND CREDIBILITY
2 Perhaps the two most common technical concepts in measurement are reliability and validity. Any kind of assessment... RELIABILITY: DEFINITION ... how stable, dependable B. VALIDITY DEFINITION The degree to which they accomplish ... CREDIBILITY When you assess a source's credibility, you try to determine how believable it is. First, you should look... RATIONALE Informs the readers as to why your topic is... AUTHORITY is any accepted source or.... DATA COLLECTION Data collection is a term used to describe a process of preparing... TYPES OF DATA COLLECTION Data collection methods vary greatly in the amount of time and FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE WHAT DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO USE:
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kind of issue you need to resolve …
ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS OBSERVATIONS (a): (Advantages) Provide direct information about behavior of individuals and… CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CHOOSING A DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY In each data collection strategy, students are gathering information for the purposes of exploring an area of interest…
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WHAT’S IN MODULES ONE AND TWO WEEK
TOPIC Research
MODULE ONE *START THINKING ABOUT YOUR TOPIC FOR PORTFOLIO
Note -taking MODULE ONE
Summary MODULE ONE
OBJECTIVES The Aim and Purpose of research\ Define such terms as: sources ie Primary and Secondary, reliability vs validity, credibility, authority, fact, opinion, bias, method, instrument, data vs information, Identify the many types of Data Collection Methods Identify the Strengths and Weaknesses of these methods Factors to consider when choosing a method or methods How do you document your source/sources Define note-taking Identify the objectives/goals/aims/purpose of note-taking Types of Reading re Skimming, Scanning, Critical Reading The importance of developing listening skills Identifying effective listening Tips to improve listening skills Define summary Identify what are the Objectives/Purpose The importance of Sequencing your ideas How to Identify Main point/idea, writer’s purpose, writer’s intention
ASSIGNMENT Read and make copious notes in your assigned groups Presentations of Group Assignments will take place in Week 2 Choice or formats: PowerPoint, White board, Bristol board NB whatever your choice please prepare Handouts of the main points for everyone Role playing to get the message across. Can be done in Groups, pairs, solo
Looking at practice questions
4 Language
Identifying the language techniques/strategies/devices that writers use Evaluating these strategies/techniques (How effective were they?) Essay writing skills re how to organize an essay
Communicatio n
Define communication Describe the communication model and process Identify types and forms of communications (verbal. Nonverbal, written, computerized etc)
MODULE ONE
MODULE THREE
Practice Questions
Identify and describe Contexts/situations in which communication takes place Types of Non-verbal Communication Functions/Purpose of NV comm. Barriers to communication How to communicate effectively EXAMPLES OF PAPER 3 Portfolio Preparation
Identification of a Topic… Remember to check pages 28-29 in Comm Std Syllabus
PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT EXERCISE
1. In your own words, explain what is research? 2. In order to conduct a successful research there must be a process that one should follow. In your own words describe the sequence of this process. 3. Explain the term ‘source’. How is source linked to research? 4. Distinguish between Primary data and Secondary data. 5. Give 4 examples of each of type of sources. 6. Choose two data collection methods and write a short scenario each to show how you will use them
5 7. Explain why you should follow certain considerations when choosing Data Collection method(s)? Sources Exercise For each of the following, indicate whether it is primary (P) or secondary (S), not a source used in history at all (N) or either, depending on its use (E): 21. _____
A World War Soldier’s coat button
22. _____An article in The Trinidad Express commemorating an important historical event 23. _____Prime Minister Eric Williams’ memoirs 24. _____Your history textbook 25. _____A colonial coin 26. _____ A 1962 copy of the Trinidad Guardian describing the Water riot in Port of Spain 27. _____ A farming machine from the 1890s 28. _____A letter from a schoolteacher describing the school curriculum 29. _____A photograph taken on the University of The West Indies campus during a 1970 demonstration 30 ____Your Great Grandmother’s wedding ring 31. _____The report of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Airport scandal.
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS
•
SOURCES FROM WHOM YOU WILLL GATHER DATA ( MUST BE SEEN IN CONTEXT)
•
VERIFYING, VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION
•
WHAT ARE BARRIERS/WEAKNESSES TO VERIFYING/VALIDIFYING CREDIBILITY OF DATA/INFORMATION
•
WHAT IS THE WRITER’S MAIN POINT/IDEA?
•
WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES/LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES (LITERARY DEVICES/FIGURES OF SPEECH) USED BY THE WRITER?
•
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF WRITING (EXPOSITORY, NARRATIVE,
•
DESCRIPTIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE)
•
COMMENT ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE PIECE ( LOOK AT DATES GIVEN, IS THE PERSON AN AUTHORITY OR NOT, WHERE THE INFORMATION WAS PUBLISHED)
WHAT IS RESEARCH? Research is exploration combined with learning… PRIMARY SOURCE Is a document that was created at or near to the time of the event being… EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters…. WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE? A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one… Examples of secondary sources include: A journal/magazine article which… ADVANTAGES OF USING SECONDARY DATA Secondary data may be available which is entirely appropriate and wholly adequate to draw conclusions and answer the question or solve the problem. Sometimes primary data collection simply is not necessary... RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND CREDIBILITY
2 Perhaps the two most common technical concepts in measurement are reliability and validity. Any kind of assessment... RELIABILITY: DEFINITION ... how stable, dependable B. VALIDITY DEFINITION The degree to which they accomplish ... CREDIBILITY When you assess a source's credibility, you try to determine how believable it is. First, you should look... RATIONALE Informs the readers as to why your topic is... AUTHORITY is any accepted source or.... DATA COLLECTION Data collection is a term used to describe a process of preparing... TYPES OF DATA COLLECTION Data collection methods vary greatly in the amount of time and FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE WHAT DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT TO USE:
•
kind of issue you need to resolve …
ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS OBSERVATIONS (a): (Advantages) Provide direct information about behavior of individuals and… CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CHOOSING A DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY In each data collection strategy, students are gathering information for the purposes of exploring an area of interest…
3
WHAT’S IN MODULES ONE AND TWO WEEK
TOPIC Research
MODULE ONE *START THINKING ABOUT YOUR TOPIC FOR PORTFOLIO
Note -taking MODULE ONE
Summary MODULE ONE
OBJECTIVES The Aim and Purpose of research\ Define such terms as: sources ie Primary and Secondary, reliability vs validity, credibility, authority, fact, opinion, bias, method, instrument, data vs information, Identify the many types of Data Collection Methods Identify the Strengths and Weaknesses of these methods Factors to consider when choosing a method or methods How do you document your source/sources Define note-taking Identify the objectives/goals/aims/purpose of note-taking Types of Reading re Skimming, Scanning, Critical Reading The importance of developing listening skills Identifying effective listening Tips to improve listening skills Define summary Identify what are the Objectives/Purpose The importance of Sequencing your ideas How to Identify Main point/idea, writer’s purpose, writer’s intention
ASSIGNMENT Read and make copious notes in your assigned groups Presentations of Group Assignments will take place in Week 2 Choice or formats: PowerPoint, White board, Bristol board NB whatever your choice please prepare Handouts of the main points for everyone Role playing to get the message across. Can be done in Groups, pairs, solo
Looking at practice questions
4 Language
Identifying the language techniques/strategies/devices that writers use Evaluating these strategies/techniques (How effective were they?) Essay writing skills re how to organize an essay
Communicatio n
Define communication Describe the communication model and process Identify types and forms of communications (verbal. Nonverbal, written, computerized etc)
MODULE ONE
MODULE THREE
Practice Questions
Identify and describe Contexts/situations in which communication takes place Types of Non-verbal Communication Functions/Purpose of NV comm. Barriers to communication How to communicate effectively EXAMPLES OF PAPER 3 Portfolio Preparation
Identification of a Topic… Remember to check pages 28-29 in Comm Std Syllabus
PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT EXERCISE
1. In your own words, explain what is research? 2. In order to conduct a successful research there must be a process that one should follow. In your own words describe the sequence of this process. 3. Explain the term ‘source’. How is source linked to research? 4. Distinguish between Primary data and Secondary data. 5. Give 4 examples of each of type of sources. 6. Choose two data collection methods and write a short scenario each to show how you will use them
5 7. Explain why you should follow certain considerations when choosing Data Collection method(s)? Sources Exercise For each of the following, indicate whether it is primary (P) or secondary (S), not a source used in history at all (N) or either, depending on its use (E): 21. _____
A World War Soldier’s coat button
22. _____An article in The Trinidad Express commemorating an important historical event 23. _____Prime Minister Eric Williams’ memoirs 24. _____Your history textbook 25. _____A colonial coin 26. _____ A 1962 copy of the Trinidad Guardian describing the Water riot in Port of Spain 27. _____ A farming machine from the 1890s 28. _____A letter from a schoolteacher describing the school curriculum 29. _____A photograph taken on the University of The West Indies campus during a 1970 demonstration 30 ____Your Great Grandmother’s wedding ring 31. _____The report of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Airport scandal.
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