Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Test venue notice

The A-slot test will take place on Monday 26th March from 8h00-10h00 in FNB Ground Floor Annexe, FNB Building, West Campus

The B-slot test will take place on Tuesday 27th March from 8h00-10h00 in Flower Hall, West Campus

Monday, March 12, 2012

Tut prep:weeks 3 & 4

TUTORIAL PREPARATION:

Week Three

Wed 14th March – Tues 20th March

To prepare for the tutorial, please complete the following:

a) Question 1 (i, v, vi, x, xi) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on pp.4-5 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

b) Question 11 of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.8 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

c) Question 14 (ii) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.10 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

d) Question 15 (i-vii) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.10 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

TUTORIAL PREPARATION:

Week Four

Thurs 22nd March* – Tues 27th March

To prepare for the tutorial, please complete the following:

a) Question 2 (a-h) of ‘Statistics Tutorial Two (Correlation and Regression)’ on p.12 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

b) Question 6 (a-f) of ‘Statistics Tutorial Two (Correlation and Regression)’ on p.14 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

*Please note that Wednesday 21st March is a public holiday. If you attend a tutorial on a Wednesday, you will be automatically excused from attending a tutorial for this week for DP purposes however it is strongly recommended that you catch up the work/ attend an alternate tutorial for this week as this section of the work will be examined in the test.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Tut and test announcements

REVISED SCHEDULE FOR RDA IIA TUTORIALS FOR THE 2ND QUARTER 2012

FROM...

UNTIL...

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

WEEK 5

Wed 11th April

Tues 17th April

WEEK 6

Wed 18th April

Tues 24th April

Tuts cancelled

Wed 25th April

Mon 30th April

NO TUTORIALS

WEEK 7

Wed 2nd May

Tues 8th May

WEEK 8

Wed 9th May

Tues 15th May

WEEK 9

Wed 16th May

Tues 22nd May

WEEK 10

Wed 23rd May

Fri 25th May

No Monday or Tuesday – examinations

NB: All students will need to attend a tutorial between Wednesday and Friday for this week

Research Design & Analysis IIA (PSYC2005)

Important Information about Test 1:

The details for the test are as follows:

WEIGHTING

TIMETABLE

SLOT

DATE

TIME

VENUE

20% of final mark

PSYC2005

(A-slot)

Monday 26 March

08h00 – 09h45

FNB Ground Floor Annex

PSYC2005

(B-slot)

Tuesday 27 March

08h00 – 09h45

CB Exams

(To Be Confirmed)

This test will include Research Design and Statistics components:

1. Research Design:

· The test will cover everything up to the end of Lecture 5 (i.e. Lectures 1-5 inclusive) – this includes everything up to the end of ‘Psychometrics and Testing’ but not reliability

· You will be allowed a crib sheet of a maximum length of one side of an A4 page

2. Statistics:

· The test will cover everything up to the end of Unit 5 – this includes everything up to the end of Correlation and Regression

· You will be allowed a crib sheet of a maximum length of two sides of an A4 page

NB: The Research Design and Psychometrics section of the test will be answered on MCQ cards. Please ensure that you bring a pencil or black pen and fill out the card correctly, including your student number. Please ensure that you bring a calculator to the test (cellphones will not be allowed to be used as calculators).

Note that if you are absent from the test and wish to write the deferred test, you must provide me with appropriate documentation as soon as possible!

Should you have any further queries or concerns regarding the test, please speak to your lecturers or to me.

Good luck!

Kevin

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Tut prep

TUTORIAL PREPARATION:
Week Two
Wed 7th March – Tues 13th March
To prepare for the tutorial, please complete the following:
a) Question 1 (ii, iii, iv, vii, viii, ix) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on pp.4-5 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I
b) Question 12 (i, ii) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.9 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I
c) Question 14 (i) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.10 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I

TUTORIAL PREPARATION:
Week Three
Wed 14th March – Tues 20th March
To prepare for the tutorial, please complete the following:
a) Question 1 (i, v, vi, x, xi) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on pp.4-5 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I
b) Question 11 of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.8 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I
c) Question 14 (ii) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.10 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I
d) Question 15 (i-vii) of ‘Statistics Tutorial One (Descriptive Statistics)’ on p.10 of Statistics Tutorial Pack I