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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Design a Measuring Instrument to gather the desired information |
SAQA US ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | |||
10058 | Design a Measuring Instrument to gather the desired information | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Marketing | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | ||||
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FIELD | SUBFIELD | |||
Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies | Marketing | |||
ABET BAND | UNIT STANDARD TYPE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS |
Undefined | Regular | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 10 |
REGISTRATION STATUS | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | SAQA 06120/18 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. |
PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD |
This standard is an Elective unit standard and forms part of the National Diploma and is registered at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Learners working towards this standard will be learning towards the full qualification, or will be working within a marketing environment, specialising in Market Research, where the acquisition of competence against this standard will add value to one's job.
This standard will also add value to learners who are involved as individuals and want to become involved in a range of marketing research activities. The qualifying learner is capable of: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Learners accessing this qualification will have demonstrated competence against the standards in the National Certificate - Marketing Research or equivalent at NQF4. |
UNIT STANDARD RANGE |
Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 |
Decide upon question/discussion sequence. |
OUTCOME NOTES |
Decide upon question/discussion sequence (range: quantitative will apply to questionnaires and qualitative will apply to discussion guides). |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. Sequence selected is logical. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Earlier questions must not bias response to later questions. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. Sensitive questions are included towards the end. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 |
Decide upon the wording of the questions. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. Respondents are willing to answer the questions. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Questions are not leading. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. Language is such that the respondents understand it. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
4. Double negative/innuendoes are avoided. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
5. Questions are clear, simple and concise. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 |
Ensure that the questions meet the analysis requirements. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. Unaided and aided questions are correctly used. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. Open and closed questions are used in the correct context. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. Scaled questions are correctly used. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
4. Special analysis questions are appropriately used. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
5. The likely outcome of each individual question is understood. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 |
6. Productive, multiple and other qualitative techniques are applied. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 7 |
7. Sample is designed in accordance with analysis requirements. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 |
Pilot/pre-test measuring instrument. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
1. Field staff, Data capturers', Editors' and Coders' and Checking and Supervisory staff find the use of the Questionnaire discussion guide easy. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
2. The layout is logical and sequential. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
3. Questions are understood by all individuals partaking in the pilot/pre-test. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
4. The sequence works. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
5. Respondents respond as expected. |
UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS |
Providers offering learning towards this standard will be accredited by the Educational Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) of the services SETA and/or by GENFETQA. |
UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE |
A demonstrated understanding of:
Range: This knowledge will apply to the particular economic sector in which the learner is learning. Moderation of this aspect will therefore need to be carried out jointly by the relevant educating and training quality assurance body (ETQA) and the services ETQA. |
Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING |
Identify and solve problems pertaining to measuring instruments. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING |
Understand the world as a set of related systems where questions asked and impact on research efforts. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING |
Organize oneself and one's activities so that alternative measuring instruments in place in the event of current measuring instruments rejected or fail. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING |
Collect, evaluate, organize and critically and constructively evaluate information so that questions asked are accurate and inline with organizational requirements. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING |
Be culturally sensitive across a range of social contexts when designing and developing measuring instruments, so that these are appropriate and acceptable to a range of consumers with varying incomes and buying needs and cultural backgrounds. |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | STATUS | END DATE | PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY | |
Core | 20188 | National Certificate: Real Estate | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Elective | 58820 | National Certificate: Advertising | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MICTS |
Elective | 58978 | National Certificate: Journalism | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MICTS |
Elective | 20896 | National Diploma: Marketing Research | Level 5 | NQF Level 05 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here. |
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12. | Mufuka Business and Technical |
13. | Musengavhadzimu Media |
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18. | The Finishing College (Pty) Lt |
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20. | Training B2B CC |
21. | TSP COLLEGE |
22. | Varsity Institute of Science & Technology (Pty)Ltd |
23. | VUTHLARI MARKETING CONSULTING |
24. | Whitestone College |
All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source. |