PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO

The third assessment is a portfolio task that demonstrates students’ competence in interpreting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data that have either been accessed or generated in class (tutorials or workshops). Students are to provide two examples of data sets (evidence) for each methodological approach and discuss the meaning that can be drawn from them in the 1, 000 word component.

Step 1: Students must select 1 example of quantitative data and 1 example of a qualitative data that have either been accessed or generated in workshops or tutorials (for example the quantitative data may be statistics accessed from a government website in workshops; the qualitative data might be the transcript of a focus group convened in tutorials).

Step 2: Students are required to write 1000 words that ‘tells the story’ of the pieces of evidence selected. For each data set example (1 x quantitative; 1 x quantitative) students are to write 500 words that explain:

• Where the data were generated (the original research and in what tutorial or workshop thestudent accessed/generated the data)

• Why the student has selected the particular piece of evidence to interpret (e.g. links to current debates, relevance to future career, success/enjoyment of task)

• How they have interpreted the data and what meaning can be drawn from it (analysis)

• What use the meaning/analysis could be put to (e.g to inform policy, identify patterns in social phenomenon etc)

Step 3: Attach the two data sets as appendices in the same document.
The written component of the portfolio is not an essay so an introduction and conclusion are not needed. Students may use headings to organise their response. Appendices must be correctly formatted with headings and table/figure numbers and source statements. Within the written component, reference to academic sources beyond the sources of data is not required. A reference list is required for data sources. The reference list and appendices are not included in the word count.

–QUALITATIVE DATA

Workshop Folder 6: Asylum Seekers

Research Question:

How are Asylum Seekers represented in the policies of Australia’s major political parties?

Liberal Party Asylum Policy
Labor Party Asylum Policy
Greens Asylum Policy

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