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The Individual Project

The Individual Project. Let recap. 50% of your final grade- so it is important. MUST be produced suing IT. Deadline is:. The purpose.

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The Individual Project

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  1. The Individual Project

  2. Let recap • 50% of your final grade- so it is important. • MUST be produced suing IT. • Deadline is:

  3. The purpose • The purpose of the Individual Project is to develop learners’ skills, through carrying out a research activity with an emphasis on future educational or career aspirations. During the Individual Project learners will explicitly develop skills in Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy, Planning and Organisation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving and apply them in an appropriate manner.

  4. Basic guidelines • The Individual Project must be produced and presented either as: • A written account (3,000 – 5,000 words in length) • An artefact/product supported by written evidence (1,500 – 3,000 words). • The project should explore a subject with an emphasis on future educational or career aspirations.

  5. The Title

  6. What is already out there? • Some universities have produced briefs to help you identify areas for your Individual Project.

  7. Prifysgol Aberystwyth University:Department of psychology • Take control of own Health • Many different forms of health promotion attempt to encourage the general population to follow healthier lifestyles (warning of cigarette packets, media campaigns etc); however the effectiveness of these approaches are debatable. Consideration is required about how best to encourage the general population to take control of their own health outcomes.

  8. What titles could you take from the brief

  9. What will YOU do? • Linking your next destination ambitions to your Individual Project will not only ensure you are motivated to complete the Project to the best of your ability but it could also aid you if you are called for interview and in your undergrad years. • Identify an area of study • Visit the challenge bank to see if there are any briefs to aid you • Produce a list of potential titles

  10. Developing your title • Talk to your tutor • Carry out basic preliminary research into your potential titles- are there any issues relating to access to information in centre?

  11. Aim and Objectives

  12. By the end of this lesson you will have..... • Learnt the difference between an Aim and an objective • Created an ‘aim’ as a whole class • Written the overall ‘aim’ for your project

  13. Paper Aeroplanes..... • How would you turn a paper Aeroplane competition into aims and objectives? • You have 2 mins.....

  14. Aim – What you are setting out to do Objectives – The steps you needs to take to get there.

  15. Paper Aeroplanes (2) • What is your aim? • What are your objectives? • Now you can get making-you have 5 minutes.

  16. Paper Aeroplanes (3) Class competition • Did you achieve your objectives? • Did you achieve your overall aim?

  17. The Aim of my Project is to..... • You now need to apply your understanding of what an aim is, to create your own aim. It should be • Not more the two sentences long • A summary of what you hope to achieve in your investigation • Should include the detail of your title.

  18. Here’s One I Made Earlier..... Title ‘“The move to none branded cigarette packaging has had little impact on the take up of teen smoking, empowering them to make their own decisions will” Aim The aim of this investigation is to look at the impact of none branded cigarette packaging on smoking figures in teens and compare this to the impact if empowering teens to make their own decisions.

  19. The Aim of my Investigation is to..... • You now need to apply your understanding of what an aim is, to create your own aim. It should be • Not more the two sentences long • A summary of what you hope to achieve in your investigation • Should include the detail of your title.

  20. Writing your Objectives

  21. Tell the person next to you the difference between and AIM and an OBJECTIVE

  22. By the end of this lesson you will have..... • Created a set of objectives as a class for a fictional investigation • Completed further research into your topic • Written your objectives for the investigation

  23. Take (an) Aim.... Title ‘North Wales- a Safe Place to Live? A Comparison between North Wales and West Mercia’ Aim The aim of this investigation is to compare North Wales with West Mercia, examining crime rates, crime prevention schemes in order to discover which is the safest place to live.

  24. Title and Aim..... Title ‘“The move to none branded cigarette packaging has had little impact on the take up of teen smoking, empowering them to make their own decisions will” Aim The aim of this investigation is to look at the impact of none branded cigarette packaging on smoking figures in teens and compare this to the impact if empowering teens to make their own decisions.

  25. Write the Objectives • You need to come up with 5 objectives for the investigation on the previous slide • ONE of them needs to be about PRIMARY information • All 5 need to be rooted in FACTS. • All should be SMART. • These 5 objectives will be the sub-headings for the investigation • Distinction Criteria : “Detailed, logical and realistic”

  26. Primary Information? This is information that YOU research yourself. It can be:- • Interviewing an expert about your topic • Holding a focus group of 4-5 people to gather their opinions about the topic • The results of a questionnaire handed out to people (minimum of 30 people-exam board rule)

  27. Whole-Class Aims

  28. Possible Objectives • What are the trends in teen smoking figures over the last 5 years using data from NHS Cymru. • What are teens perceptions of smoking? (Primary research, Survey monkey 10 questions 50 responses 13-17 year olds) • Identify other methods to reduce smoking have been introduced in Wales and their impact. • What is the opinion of ASH WALES relating to teen smoking uptake. • What does the Ivory Coast do to have such a low smoking rate?

  29. Write your own Objectives Remember the Criteria:- • You need to come up with 5 objectives for your investigation • ONE of them needs to be about PRIMARY information • All 5 need to be rooted in FACTS. • All should be SMART • These 5 objectives will be the sub-headings for the investigation • Distinction Criteria : “Detailed, logical and realistic”

  30. Hit, Miss or Maybe • Each person has to read out one of their objectives. • The rest of the group has to declare it a hit, miss or maybe in terms of the criteria.

  31. Objective? • Tell the person next to you TWO of your objectives for the investigation. • You are NOT allowed to log on to check what they are. • Your partner will be feeding back to the class what your objectives are.

  32. Critical friend • You need to discuss your Title, Aims and Objectives with a critical friend. • A critical friend is a person who is aware of the task and the assessment criteria who will give you constructive criticism, and who you trust. • Be honest, truthful and kind in giving your feedback.

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