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6-Dec-246-Dec-24The Council on Higher Education (CHE), First Announcement 26 to 28 February 2025; Abstract deadline: 6 December 2024. www.che.ac.zaresearch@che.ac.za (cc Qampi.W@che.ac.za)
     
31/01/202531/01/2025The 17th World Conference on Information Security Education (WISE2025). Deadline for submission of full papers and working group abstracts: 31 January 2025https://sec2025.um.si/Maribor, Slovenia
31/01/202531/01/2025The Southern African Quality Assurance Network (SAQAN), the Council on Higher Education South Africa (CHE-SA) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) - The SAQAN Journal for Quality Assurance in Higher Education due date for submission to the inaugural volume is 31 January 2025https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/saqan/about 
     
03/02/202503/02/2025ASSAF Journal Writing and Peer Review Forum Monthly Meetinghttps://assaf-org-za.zoom.us/j/93586587715?pwd=VwgRIgELW8BKgV854NnP4l3M7x13nx.1Zoom Meeting
14/02/202514/02/2025Vienna, International Conference on Future of Teaching and Education. Final registration deadline: 25 February 2025https://www.icfte.com Vienna, Austria
24/02/202524/02/202519th International Conference on e-Learning and Digital Learning 2025
Part of the 19th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2025), 23 - 25 July 2025
https://www.elearning-conf.org/Lisbon, Portugal
     
9/03/20259/03/2025The South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) 2025 Conference, Due date for abstracts: 9 March 2025https://saicsit2025.org.za/Durban, South Africa
10/03/202510/03/2025SACLA Conference 30 July - 1 August 2025 Bloemfontein, South Africa - Paper deadlinehttps://sacla2025.ufs.ac.za/Bloemfontein, South Africa
13/03/202513/03/2025EDULEARN25, the 17th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies will be held from June 30th to July 2nd, 2025.https://iated.org/edulearn/online_submission Palma, Spain
31/03/202531/03/2025International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE 2025) - 8 to 10 July 2025. Deadline for paper proposalshttp://www.icicte.org/about.htmlChania, Crete

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Data Collection Methods

Citation: Scribbr. (2021). Research Design: Choosing your Data Collection Methods [Video]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com

Notes: 

Surveys – collect data by asking people directly.

Questionnaires – are more common in quantitative research. Allows you to collect consistent data and analyse the responses statistically.

Interviews – more common in qualitative research.

Observations collect data unobtrusively.

  • Quantitative observation – Systematically measuring or counting specific events, behaviours, etc.
  • Qualitative observation – taking detailed notes and writing rich descriptions of what is observed.

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Planning your Data Collection Procedures

Citation: Scribbr. (2021). Research Design: Planning your Data Collection Procedures [Video]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com

Notes:

Consider these questions:

  1. How will you define and measure your variables?
  2. How will you ensure your measurements are reliable and valid?
  3. How will you select and contact your sample?
  • Reliability means consistently reproducible results.
  • Validity means actually measuring the concept you are interested in.
  • Reliability + Validity à Measurement materials should be thoroughly researched and carefully designed.
  • All steps should be carried out in the same way for each participant.
  • When developing a new instrument, you might want to do a pilot study to check validity and reliability.
  • Internal validity helps you establish causality.
  • External validity helps you generalise your results to other settings.
  • Your data collection procedures can impact both Internal Validity and External Validity.

Sampling Plan

  • How many participants do you need for an adequate sample size?
  • What criteria will you use to identify eligible participants?
  • How will you contact your sample?

Probability Sampling

  • How will you ensure a high response rate?

Non-probability sampling

  • How will you avoid bias and ensure a representative sample?

Types of Qualitative Data Analysis

Citation: Research Tube. (2021). Types of Qualitative Data Analysis [Video]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com


Data Analysis Pitfalls to Watch For


Storytelling with Data with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic


Inclusion, Exclusion, Illusion and Collusion : Helen Turnbull at TEDxDelrayBeach