MRM700: Research Methods Reflection Formative Assignment

Formative Assignment: Reading Reflections (X2)

Word limit: 1,000 words each

Weighting: 20% of total assessment (Each reflection is worth 10%) Rationale

Writing these brief reflections on selected readings helps you think about the content of what you have read as well as connect them to insights from other parts of the module or elsewhere.

These reflections will also prepare you to contribute your insights with your fellow students during class discussions.

Assignment

For each additional reading Formative Assignment (not the textbook chapters), write a 2-paragraph “reflection” (1000 words) to be submitted in Word Doc format via LMS by 11:00 p.m. on the given due date.

Each reflection should communicate two things:

(1) a basic understanding of the content of the reading (paragraph 1), and

(2) your individual response to or thoughts about that topic (paragraph 2).

The latter should address the question: How does this reading change the way I think about research?

Reading Rubric

DEFINITIONS			RUBRIC MEASUREMENT RATINGS
Rating Criteria	Poor 1 mark	Weak 2 mark	Adequate 3 mark	Good 4 mark	Excellent 5 mark	Specific Evaluator Expectations
Topic1 Understanding	Reveals little understanding of the assigned reading. Absence of research question	Reveals a superficial understanding without providing any specific piece of information. Provide research question incorrectly	Reveals a relatively clear understanding and provides a single piece of information as evidence. Provide correct research question insufficiently	Reveals clear understanding and provides more than one piece of information as evidence. Provide one correct research question	Reveals excellent understanding and provides more than 2 pieces of information as evidence. Provide two correct research questions
Topic1 discussed in depth	Poor coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Weak coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Fair coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.	Excellent coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth
Topic2	Reveals little understanding of the assigned reading. Absence of research question	Reveals a superficial understanding without providing any specific piece of information. Provide research question incorrectly	Reveals a relatively clear understanding and provides a single piece of information as evidence. Provide correct research question insufficiently	Reveals clear understanding and provides more than one piece of information as evidence. Provide one correct research question	Reveals excellent understanding and provides more than 2 pieces of information as evidence. Provide two correct research questions
Topic2 discussed in depth	Poor coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Weak coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Fair coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth	Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.	Excellent coverage of required topics covered to sufficient depth

For each additional reading Formative Assignment (not the textbook chapters), write a 2-paragraph “reflection” (1000 words) to be submitted in Word