Phase 3 PAT / Research project
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Big purpose Investigate problem In Word report provide evidence of full investigation with clear Introduction and Conclusion In summary PowerPoint pull everything together using 1/10 of time used in report
Task 1 Use information – Processing/analysing
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Folder structure SurnameFirstname –Phase 1 –Phase 2 –Phase 3 Need clear file names Extra folders in Phase 3 if required
Use survey to get information to help solve problem
Use a database to help solve the problem 20 records in database (from Survey) Use validation, datatypes, etc. to HELP you input correctly Queries – Calculation, And OR Report – Group, Calculation, Picture
Meaningless query
Meaningful query
Copy meaningful query to Excel – make graph
Integrate Excel and Access
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Use a spreadsheet to help solve the problem Format for interpretation Functions and formulas for solving problem Integration, i.e. import from …, export to Word report, Access Graph – labelled meaningful
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Put completed spreadsheet and database in folder Phase 3 Create the report Create what the rubric requires
Task 2 Use information - Final presentation/synthesis
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Report Introduction –Describes problem –Indicates what is coming Body –Under Headings –Discusses solution, describes your findings –Includes graphics/images, tables, graphs Conclusion –Provides the solution or makes a proposal or presents your idea –Says which is the best solution and WHY –Makes sense If you have changed your questions since Phase 1, that is fine. The report must answer whatever questions you have. Must be linked
Rephrase questions if necessary to help solve the problem Questions to solve problem Access Oops. Need to rephrase Q Fixed Q Excel Rephrased Q Fixed Q Report Refine. Questions must be reflected in report
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Report includes 1.Title page 2.Table of contents 3.List of references 4.Hyperlinks to documents / evidence
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Report formatting Table of contents Styles for headings Page numbering Automatic bullets and numbering, outline numbering Paragraph line spacing and indenting Graphs and tables with Captions Cross referencing
Provide summary of the report/findings/plan/proposal/solution using PowerPoint or FrontPage or Publisher Busy, no time, short, to the point!
PAT - Research project - Phase 3 Hand in Spreadsheets, database queries and reports Report Summary COMPLETED, PRINTED RUBRIC