Exploration 5: Review a Dataset

Assignment by Molly Kirby, building on materials by Rachel Bradley and Margaret Smith, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Overview

In this assignment, students learn how to evaluate existing survey results and how different disciplines approach qualitative data. Through this process, they also learn key critical data concepts. This activity supports their work in the research team, where they might conduct their own survey or work with existing research datasets.

Assignment Sheet

Author

  • Dr. Meg Smith is a digital humanist and medieval historian. At SIUE, she serves as Interim Director of the IRIS Center for Digital Humanities and Technical Director for the CODES program.