Assessments 1 / 2 :

Oral Presentation

of Case Study

1. Title slide2. Research question/s3. Rationale4. Data collection method/s5. Data Analysis6. Data Interpretation7. Bibliography

Parts to be included:

1. Title slide2. Research question/s3. Rationale4. Data collection method/s5. Data Analysis6. Data Interpretation7. Bibliography

Parts to be included:

Only a SIMPLIFIED version, not the

same as full academic research

Reminder : Refer to other

lecture notes for details of each part

a. Your FINAL TITLE (NOT THE BROAD AIM~~~)b. Names of group membersc. Course name & code

1. Title slide

- Yes… show your research question/s

2. Research question/s

a. Background of the study

3. Rationale

a. Background of the studyb. Analyse your research questions - Explain every significant term in your

research question/s

3. Rationale

a. Background of the studyb. Analyse your research questions - Explain every significant term in your

research question/sc. The THEORY/-ies & FRAMEWORK/s that

your study is grounded in (~ a very brief literature review)

3. Rationale

a. Background of the studyb. Analyse your research questions - Explain every significant term in your

research question/sc. The THEORY/-ies & FRAMEWORK/s that

your study is grounded in (~ a very brief literature review)d. Justification of your study: Why is your case worth studying?

3. Rationale

e.g. “How does the “Harry Potter” movie series change the view of junior secondary school students on novel reading?”

3. Rationale

e.g. “How does the “Harry Potter” movie series change the view of junior secondary school students on novel reading?”

Give reasons for your choice!

3. Rationale

- Cite the methods used when collecting data (Documents? Interviews? Observations? Physical artefacts?)

e.g. - 10 freshmen in PolyU were interviewed regarding…- “Snow White” published by Hinkler Book was chosen because …

4. Data Collection Methods

5. Data Analysisa. Summary of meaningful/substantive datab. Based PURELY on what you would include

in “Data Collection Methods”

5. Data Analysise.g. Obama’s project

Format:a. Tablesb. Charts- PLUS WRITTEN DESCRIPTION

e.g. - 10% of the respondents agreed that children learned through reading fairytales.

- 5 colours in total were found on Poster A while 10 were found on Poster B.

- The girl jumped 10 times in total in 30 minutes.

5. Data Analysis

6. Data Interpretation- ONLY deal with the substantive data

mentioned in “Data Analysis”

e.g. 10% of respondents agreed = ? Mean score of 4.78/6 = ? More colours in Poster A =? The girl jumped 10 times =? Obama often used “My people” to

describe “Americans” =?

7. Bibliography- Proper citation of references (MLA/APA e.t.c.)- Be consistent in format!

C. Data Analysis

ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

2. Data Analysis = Summary of meaningful data- REPORT the SUBSTANTIVE data collected SUBSTANTIVE: being peculiar/significant- Based purely on data COLLECTED c.f. Documents as Data VS Documents as Literature

C. Data Analysis

ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

3. Purpose- FAITHFULLY summarise and organise your data Show the TRUE picture! will change your interpretation

OBJECTIVE&

ASSUMPTION-FREE!

a. SPEAK for the data i.e. giving data meaningb. Offer explanations for the datac. The UNDERLYING reasons for the factual

evidenced. Can be a LITTLE subjective try to get academic support - turn back to Rationale

ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

D. Data Interpretation

ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

Mid-way Summary: Dealing with Data

DataCollection

DataAnalysis

DataInterpretation

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Cutting price tag; ironing

Matching the skirt up with

a floral blouse