Wayne Gretzky PAF 101 Module 2 Lecture 8 Michael Scott Class Agenda Announcements Competition Debriefing Attendance Policy Reminder Assignment for Next Class Class Homework Reminder If absent you are still responsible for homework Check the previous lecture slides online ID: 775570
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Slide1
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”
~Wayne Gretzky
PAF 101Module 2, Lecture 8
~Michael Scott
Slide2Class Agenda
Announcements
Competition Debriefing
Attendance Policy Reminder
Assignment for Next Class
Slide3Class Homework Reminder
If absent, you are still responsible for homework. Check the previous lecture slides online.
If you miss class Monday, and homework is due Wednesday, you must bring it in Wednesday or you will receive a five point penalty.
Slide4How to Cite a Database (Table) in the Reference Page
Table’s
source. (Year
table was
published).
Title of table. [Years table looks at]. (Page number, table number
if applicable
). Where it was retrieved from.
EXAMPLE:
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life
Project. (
2013). Employment
status
: %
of
t
hose
w
ho
h
ave
d
iabetes
v
ersus
t
hose
w
ho
d
o
n
ot
,
by
e
mployment
s
tatus
. [August 7-September 6, 2012]. (Page no. 22). Retrieved from ProQuest Statistical Insight database.
Slide5Competition Points
Winners
Losers
As of 02/20/2017
Group #
Total
17
19
14
17
16
12
2
10
5
10
8
10
13
10
18
10
4
9
6
8
7
8
10
8
15
8
9
7
12
7
1
6
3
6
11
6
Slide6Competition Workshop Points
Group 14 receives 5 pointsEveryone else received 3 points
Slide7Alumni Quote
“
When I was a TA for PAF 101, students complained about how anal we and you were about spelling, grammar, font and all those fun formatting rules that everyone loses points for on those modules. And I remember students saying it
wasn
’
t relevant to the real world and that only in
‘
academia
’
did such BS exist. Well, thank God for such anal retentiveness, because these government contracts and guidelines are so specific it would blow the PAF requirements to shame!
Attention to detail is the first rule for getting your foot in the door of the real world!
”
~
Laurie
Schrall
, Senior Consultant at consulting firm, BearingPoint
Slide8BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL
HEY, SEXY. WANNA ENROLL?
Admissions forms that Seton Hall University mailed to tens of thousands of prospective students abroad contained a misprinted telephone number that instead connected callers to a phone-sex line, the Newark, N.J.,
Star-Ledger
reported.
A recording instructed callers to dial another number to talk to "hot, horny girls" for 99 cents to $2.99 a minute (Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/15/06).
Slide9Competition Debriefing
Step 1: Look at slide with mistakes
Step 2: 30 seconds to identify mistakes with your group
Step 3: Groups will be called on randomly and 1 person will answer
Step 4:
Coplin
will give points if he feels like it
Slide10Module 2 Debriefing
Topic: The Chancellor of Syracuse University, Kent Syverud, asked for the design of a survey to assess what undergraduates think of his leadership on campus.
Slide11For Any Module…
NO SU POLICIES!!!!
Slide12Exercise 4.1 A (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey
Quote the definition of the term
“
target population
”
from the
Maxwell Manual
.
Place definition here:
“
The target population is the group of individuals who answer the survey.
”
Slide13Exercise 4.1 A (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey Quote the definition of the term“target population”from the Maxwell Manual. Place definition here:“The target population is the group of individuals who answer the survey.”
Problem 1: The definition given is for sample not target population.
Problem 2: The quote is missing an internal citation. (Coplin, 2007, p. 38)
Slide14Exercise 4.1 B (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a
Survey
Name the Player, their organization and title here
: Chancellor Kent Syverud, Syracuse University,
Chancellor
Briefly describe the purpose of the survey you will be designing here
: Asking students about the
Chancellor
Slide15Exercise 4.1 B (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey Name the Player, their organization and title here: Chancellor Kent Syverud, Syracuse University, Chancellor Briefly describe the purpose of the survey you will be designing here: Asking students about the Chancellor
Problem 1: Do not include ‘Chancellor’ twice.
Problem 2: Description of survey is poor. Should talk about the students’ view on the Chancellor’s leadership in undergraduate education.
Slide16Exercise 4.1 B (Cont.)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a
Survey
Identify the target population you will sample for your survey. Write a specific description of your target population including its geographic location and approximate size:
Students attending class on campus
Slide17Exercise 4.1 B (Cont.)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey Identify the target population you will sample for your survey. Write a specific description of your target population including its geographic location and approximate size: Students attending class on campus
Problem 1: Missing geographic location
Problem 2: Missing approximate size
Problem 3:
Not specific enough. Full-time? Undergraduate?
Slide18Exercise 4.1B (Cont.)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey
Write a piece of factual information that could be gathered through your survey here:
The percentage of students who are satisfied and unsatisfied with the current undergraduate education system
Write a piece of attitudinal information that could be gathered through your survey here:
Whether or not students think the Chancellor is a good leader
Slide19Exercise 4.1B (Cont.) (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a SurveyWrite a piece of factual information that could be gathered through your survey here: The percentage of students who are satisfied and unsatisfied with the current undergraduate education systemWrite a piece of attitudinal information that could be gathered through your survey here: Whether or not students think the Chancellor is a good leader
Problem 1: The factual information is actually attitudinal. Change to: age, gender, graduation year
Bullet 2:
Correct
Slide20Exercise 4.1B (Cont.) (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a Survey
Describe specific policies the player might develop from the information gathered in your survey here:
Chancellor Syverud will have more open office hours and will provide raises for faculty.
Slide21Exercise 4.1B (Cont.) (Kent Syverud)
Gathering Information for and Determining the Purpose of a SurveyDescribe specific policies the player might develop from the information gathered in your survey here: Chancellor Syverud will have more open office hours and will provide raises for faculty.
Problem 2: The second policy is not relevant to the topic.
Slide22Exercise 4.2 A (Kent Syverud)
Choosing
a Sample and Method of Contact
Indicate and discuss which of the three methods of contact from the
Maxwell Manual
you will use to contact your sample.
State the method using terms in the
Maxwell Manual
here:
Email
and call
people
Justify why you have chosen to use this method using information from the
Maxwell Manual
here:
This
way, we can try and reach every single person either with phone or email.
Slide23Exercise 4.2 A (Kent Syverud)
Choosing a Sample and Method of Contact Indicate and discuss which of the three methods of contact from the Maxwell Manual you will use to contact your sample. State the method using terms in the Maxwell Manual here: E-mail and call peopleJustify why you have chosen to use this method using information from the Maxwell Manual here: This way, we can try and reach every single person either with phone or email.
Problem 1: Should be only one method of contact. Also, use specific language from the Maxwell Manual. (Ex: “call people” should be “telephone”)
Problem 2: Weak justification. Should include a rationale like: “This method has a high response rate according to the Maxwell Manual. This range should be satisfactory because the response rate for telephone is 40-75%” (Coplin, 2007, p.49).
Slide24Exercise 4.2 B (Kent Syverud)
Choosing
a Sample and Method of
Contact
Identify one variable you will use to assess the degree to which your sample accurately reflects your target population. Identify the variable
here:
Attitudes toward the
Chancellor
Slide25Exercise 4.2 B (Kent Syverud)
Choosing a Sample and Method of Contact Identify one variable you will use to assess the degree to which your sample accurately reflects your target population. Identify the variable here: Attitudes toward the Chancellor
Problem 1: Not an appropriate variable; should choose gender, age, class year, race, or other traceable characteristic.
Slide26Exercise 4.2 B (Kent Syverud)
Choosing
a Sample and Method of Contact
Explain
why the variable you chose matters, and why it is important that the distribution of your particular variable should be similar to the target population:
The way people will answer the survey will be determined by their views toward the chancellor.
Slide27Exercise 4.2 B (Kent Syverud)
Choosing a Sample and Method of Contact Explain why the variable you chose matters, and why it is important that the distribution of your particular variable should be similar to the target population: A respondent’s age could affect their attitude toward the Chancellor.
Problem 1:
Incorrect justification. The distribution of age in population should be similar to that of the sample to ensure that the sample accurately represents the true population of SU students.
Slide28Exercise 4.3 A (Kent Syverud)
How Would You Get the Sample
Clearly and concisely describe the exact procedures you will use to select the sample and contact the respondents. Be detailed and list each step needed to select the sample. Be realistic.
List the steps you will follow here:
Call students in a random order.
Ask them the questions.
Record the answers.
Slide29Exercise 4.3 A (Kent Syverud)
How Would You Get the SampleClearly and concisely describe the exact procedures you will use to select the sample and contact the respondents. Be detailed and list each step needed to select the sample. Be realistic.List the steps you will follow here: Call students in a random order. Ask them the questions. Record the answers.
Problem:
Steps are incomplete.
Where do they get the names? Need a list.
Need to describe how the process would be “random.”
Restate the specific target population
Slide30Exercise 4.3 B (Kent Syverud)
Determining Sample Size
Complete the following steps to determine your sample size.
Restate your target population (from 4.1B) and its size here:
SU undergrads, 14,000 students
Indicate the size of the sample you plan to analyze here:
14,000
Indicate the approximate percentage this represents of the target population here:
45%
Slide31Exercise 4.3 B (Kent Syverud)
Determining Sample Size Complete the following steps to determine your sample size.Restate your target population (from 4.1B) and its size here: SU full-time undergrads, 14,000 studentsIndicate the size of the sample you plan to analyze here: 14,000Indicate the approximate percentage this represents of the target population here: 45%
Problem 2: Percent is incorrect. 2,000/14,000 x 100 = 14%
Problem 1:
The sample can’t be the entire population. Use the Maxwell Manual to determine the appropriate sample size. The correct sample size is 2,000
Slide32Exercise 4.3 C
Determining Sample Size
Complete the following steps to determine your response rate and required number of contacts.
Estimate the
exact
response rate you expect for your survey here:
1,750 people
Justify the rate you chose here:
“
According to the
Maxwell Manual
, phone calls will get a 40% - 75% response rate
”
(Coplin, 2007, p. 49).
Write down how many people you will have to contact in order to obtain your desired number of responses here:
2000
Using the formula from the text, show the calculations that you used to find how many people you will have to contact here:
Desired sample
= # of contacts
2000
= 1750
Expected response rate 1.15
Slide33Exercise 4.3 C
Determining Sample Size Complete the following steps to determine your response rate and required number of contacts.Estimate the exact response rate you expect for your survey here: 1,750 peopleJustify the rate you chose here: “According to the Maxwell Manual, phone calls will get a 40% - 75% response rate”(Coplin, 2007, p. 49).Write down how many people you will have to contact in order to obtain your desired number of responses here: 2000 Using the formula from the text, show the calculations that you used to find how many people you will have to contact here: Desired sample = # of contacts 2000 = 1750 Expected response rate 1.15
Problem 1: Response rate should be a percent, not a raw number.
Problem 2: Not an adequate justification; must state why that rate was chosen and need to pick ONE rate, not a range. Ex: the correct rate is 40%
Problems 4: The expected response rate should be .40 instead of 1.15. If you use this calculation the answer will be 5,000.
Problems 3:
This is assuming that the response rate will be 100%. Your sampling frame must larger than your sample. The correct answer is
5,000
Slide34Exercise 4.4 (Kent Syverud)
Creating the Questions
Provide examples of two closed-choice questions for your survey. All response categories must be shown. Follow the format in the
Maxwell Manual
.
Write the question that will gather factual information here:
Do you think Kent
Syverud’
s
blog posts and emails are effective? Yes No Don’t Know/Not Sure
Write the question that will gather attitudinal information here:
Do you believe Kent
Syverud
is an approachable person outside of academics? Yes No
Slide35Exercise 4.4 (Kent Syverud)
Creating the Questions Provide examples of two closed-choice questions for your survey. All response categories must be shown. Follow the format in the Maxwell Manual.Write the question that will gather factual information here: Do you think Kent Syverud’s blog posts and emails are effective? Yes No Don’t Know/Not SureWrite the question that will gather attitudinal information here: Do you believe Kent Syverud is an approachable person outside of academics? Yes No
Problem 1: This question is attitudinal because it asks for an opinion.
Problem 2: Should also say Not Sure/Don’t Know
Slide36Helpful Hints:
Know the difference between factual and attitudinal
Closed questions should include all choices, including
“
Don’t know
”
or
“
N/A
”
Don’
t overestimate response rate; must justify with Maxwell Manual
Descriptions
must be
specific (mention specific type of policy)
Variables: Freshman and Sophomore are not the name of the variable: Class year is.
Slide37Joyce Suslovic
Syracuse University Alumnus
History teacher at
Henninger
High School in the Syracuse City School District
Led the ”2 miles too far” initiative to provide buses to any student living more than a mile from school.
Slide38ALEXANDRA DONEY (’16)
Class of 2016
Political Science (CAS), Policy Studies (CAS), Citizenship and Civic Engagement (MAX)
OCBAACP- (May 2015- December 2016)
City Court Arraignments, Data Analysis and Audits, Mentor Program, CAFA
Lewis Defenders, PLLC. (December 2016- May 2017)
Criminal Trial Preparation, Estates, Real Estate, Probate, Assisting Public Defender
alex.doney.94@gmail.com
Slide39For Next Class
Module Two is Due By 12:45 p.m. on
Friday, October 7
Don’t email your TA after 12:45 PM on Thursday