Waseley Hills High School and Sixth Form Centre

Coursework Explained Mr Baker – Head of Geography/Humanities Miss Sherlock – Head of

Deadline – Final Submission Final submission= 4 th December 2009

Parental contribution a/qca csewk-parents.pdf Guidance Quiet place to work Study advice SPAG – Spelling, punctuation and Grammar

Comparing Shopping and facilities in two or more settlements Clear aim and hypothesis Three settlements needed for higher marks Range of data Range of data techniques (appropriate graphs) Good level of understanding Detailed analysis Valid conclusions

Title Page and Contents Title page Project title Candidates name Candidates school Contents page List of pages/project structure MAY BE COMPLETED LAST!

Sections Introduction to study (aims and hypothesis) Action plan Study area / Background Methodology Results Analysis of results (can be tied together) Conclusion Evaluation Bibliography

Introduction Aim –What are you studying? –What is the reason for your chosen study?

Hypothesis List them clearly Do not include any hypothesis you are not going to test later in your study. Example 1)The number of high order shops increases with the size of a settlement. * Reason: I think the larger a settlement more people will visit it. This means that larger shops offering high order goods are more likely to be developed than in smaller settlements. * How I will test this: Landuse survey map.

Study site For each settlement: Background information Population information Map showing study location clearly

Background Information Settlement Hierarchy Land Use Models Glossary –Threshold Population –Sphere of Influence –Range –High/low order shops

Method Clear list of methods used Can be completed as a table or list MethodTechniqueEquipment/ resources Used to test hypothesis number Other information How this was made a fair test. QuestionnaireAsked 20(?) people a list of closed questions with multiple choice answers. Questionnaire x20 Pencil Clipboard 1,3Closed questions were used to enable easy comparisons Pedestrian CountCounted pedestrians passing a given point (marked as a,b,c on map) during a 3 minute period. Paper Stop watch Pencil Tally chart 2,3Same time used at all sites to make this a fair test.

Analysis of Results – Minimum three hypotheses Split into hypothesis (some may overlap – don't use twice just refer back!) Make sure graphs are comparable (same size and same page etc) Annotate graphs and images to show key results Every graph should have a title and labelled axis. Use a range of graphical techniques… these must be appropriate!

Use secondary data sources Shop adverts in local paper Web sites Local advertising gazette

Analysis of Results Break into hypothesis and ‘test’ them. Results do not have to prove hypothesis is true. If you find your hypothesis is incorrect then this is still a good finding! Remember.. list all used in ‘Bibliography’

A good analysis.. Looks at results from both perspectives.. –Is the hypothesis true? –Is the hypothesis false? –A lot of data will show both and you have to make a valued judgment at the end of the analysis

Conclusions A summary of your findings. Approximate length two sides. Break into hypothesis – include key findings and evidence e.g. specific figures. Give overall summary of your findings

Evaluation What went well? What went badly? Why? How could your project have been improved? SWOT Analysis Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.

Bibliography List any books, websites or either sources used. Place in alphabetical order For websites include an accessed date: –E.g. [accessed 10/9/07]

Parents contribution a/qca csewk-parents.pdf Guidance Quiet place to work Study advice SPAG – Spelling, punctuation and Grammar

Coursework Support Every Wednesday in O5

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Examples of Good Practice

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