1. Craigmore Christian School Mrs DeGraaf and Mrs Davies

2. What is Research? Why is it important? Locating, Selecting and Organising Information… Guest Presenter Qualitative and Quantitative research Identifying Research Methods

3. Research is:  Search for knowledge  Investigating, establishing facts, solving problems, proving new ideas, developing new theories… The new approach to SACE, which endorses learning ownership and choice Beyond high school

4. Research Assistant  No. 3340  13 months fixed-term, part time (0.5)  $62,764 - $68,790 (G05) Do you have the analytical and communication skills to support high- quality research at Curtin University? As Research Assistant at the School of Built Environment National Research Centre you will support the work of a multi-disciplinary team undertaking coordinated, state-wide intervention-based research in the area of road safety. You will be responsible for liaising with external organisations including government agencies and members of collaborative research committees. You will also assist in the development of questionnaires and conduct subsequent interviews, data collection, and analysis. The position also supports the drafting of grant and tender applications, reports and journal articles.

5. Ant Man: Nigel franks

6. How are ants able to form complex societies and how can they help us with our own society?

8. Result? “They’re more than the sum of their parts.”

9. Research Discoveries Frank’s research has shown that ants’ rules can be represented as algorithms… which are the instruction sets that guide computer programs to predictable results.

10. How can ant research be applied to the human world?

11. Election Committees

12. Computer Design

14. Pinpoint what you hope to achieve during your research. Mind Mapping

15. Websites- search engines Surveys Print Conversations/interviews/emails Diaries Film clips Newspaper articles Fieldwork Photos Translations Databases/court records School /family Library /archives/journals

16. Examine Compare and contrast To what extent Determine Examine the connection between Research A collection of A comparison between Assess the extent to which …

17. 1. Useful & relevant 2. Primary and secondary sources 3. Opinion V Fact 4. Gaps: return to locating information 5. Review and modify topic

18. Useful and Relevant Surveys and Interviews specific questions relevant to your topic do not double up or repeat similar questions be sensitive to the people being surveyed: ETHICS Target the group you plan to survey/interview carefully How will you reach them? Are they under age? Permission? Respecting people’s privacy – anonymous and secure Their right to say no – always be polite and appreciative Remember: Wikipedia is not always a valid source of information!

19. Useful Formats Surveys and Interviews.... Continued: Manipulating data/answers into a useful format excel Pivot tables / pie charts / bar graphs summary describing the number of similar comments Selecting useful information from everything you have collected Skim reading (especially if you have gathered a lot of information) Selecting out material / data that supports the outcome you seek Focus on information central to your topic Avoid information that clouds or confuses the issue

20. Sample Size Jen Clark, 1 st August 2011 Facebook Trip Advisor Public opinion blog on travel providers, restaurants etc

21. Opinion V Fact Australian Government Dept of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/publications/east/fs-afa.html Coffs Coast Tourism Association http://tourismcoffscoast.com.au/0061.php

23. Referencing (or Citing) What? Acknowledging someone else’s work Why? To prove your work is factual To show you can draw your own conclusions To allow readers to retrieve the references When? All sources whether you are directly copying words of the author (‘quoting’) or putting these into your own words (‘paraphrasing’)

26. PART 2: Identifying Research Methods SOURCE 1 Photographs and text messages

27. SOURCE 2 Survey

28. SOURCE 3 Scholarly Journal Article