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    This document provides an overview and guidelines for completing a Grade 12 research project. It outlines the key steps in the research process, including identifying a topic, formulating a hypothesis, planning and collecting information, organizing and analyzing the data, reaching conclusions, and listing sources. Typical topics that students could investigate are also listed. The document emphasizes setting goals, revising work, meeting deadlines, and obtaining guidance from teachers. It stresses applying proper research methodology, such as evaluating multiple sources of information and drawing own conclusions.

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    This document provides an overview and guidelines for completing a Grade 12 research project. It outlines the key steps in the research process, including identifying a topic, formulating a hypothesis, planning and collecting information, organizing and analyzing the data, reaching conclusions, and listing sources. Typical topics that students could investigate are also listed. The document emphasizes setting goals, revising work, meeting deadlines, and obtaining guidance from teachers. It stresses applying proper research methodology, such as evaluating multiple sources of information and drawing own conclusions.

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    Grade 12 Research Project

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    Jonabel Alinsoot
    This document provides an overview and guidelines for completing a Grade 12 research project. It outlines the key steps in the research process, including identifying a topic, formulating a hypothesis, planning and collecting information, organizing and analyzing the data, reaching conclusions, and listing sources. Typical topics that students could investigate are also listed. The document emphasizes setting goals, revising work, meeting deadlines, and obtaining guidance from teachers. It stresses applying proper research methodology, such as evaluating multiple sources of information and drawing own conclusions.

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    Matric Overview

    Welcome to the world of work!


    Strategies to Achieve Excellence

    Have goals
    Do class exercises
    Marry textbook info and class info on a weekly basis
    Study for Class tests and Cycle tests
    Revise often – e.g. mindmap
    Hand in all portfolio work – on time
    Do research project by first term
    Extra lessons
    Grade 12 Research Project

    Taking your step in Science


    Research Methodology

    1. Identify a topic
    Interesting, easy
    Pose a geographic question, Identify a
    geographic problem
    Typical Topics

    Site and situation of Broadacres shopping centre


    Business vs leisure tourism in Jhb
    River pollution in the Jukskei
    The ……………. impact of Cosmo City
    Gentrification in Melville
    Plotting the HeronBridge feeder area
    General river study
    Typical topics

    Urban land use – A photographic survey


    PowerPoint presentation (Alien plants)
    Crime in a certain area
    Attitude survey
    Service delivery problems
    Uncontrolled development – consequences
    Microclimate experiments
    Typical Topics

    Settlement around Hartebeespoort Dam


    Holiday destinations of a group of people
    Child-headed households - …….. impact
    Research Methodology
    2. Formulate Hypothesis
    (a theory to explain some fact that may or may not turn out to
    be true)

    Your theory that answers the question you posed or is a


    possible solution to the problem you identified

    E.g. Johannesburg’s rainfall has increased over the past 20


    years.

    Objectives
    Research Methodology
    3. Plan information collection

    What information is necessary to check your theory?

    Where and when will you get this info? How long will it
    take to get ALL the info you need (not want)?
    Research Methodology

    4. Collect information

    While you are still excited, do as much as you


    can as quickly as you can.

    Best collection technique?


    Research Methodology

    5. Organise and display information

    Maps, charts, graphs, photos, tables, interview


    comments
    Describe the information
    State why you put each piece of info into your
    project i.e. explain relevance
    Research Methodology

    6. Analyse Information
    What did the information show you?
    What interesting trends did you see?
    What stood out/surprised you?
    What was left out?
    What does the info mean for your hypothesis? Was your
    theory proved true, false or partly true?
    Research Methodology

    7. Conclusions reached

    Limitations of study
    Suggested solutions
    Further study suggestions
    Sources

    Bibliography divided into


    Primary: Inteviews, questionnaires, fieldwork,
    photographs, etc
    Secondary: Publications, internet, etc
    Sources

    Internet research
    Necessary but not sufficient
    Max 3 sites
    Show evidence of reworking info – include
    internet pages at back. Google audit!!
    Evaluate, express opinions and draw
    conclusions
    Schedule

    Proposed topic and synopsis: Tomorrow


    First draft: Thursday 10 April
    Between these dates, Mr Northmore is always
    available to brainstorm with you, provide
    guidance, listen to your frustrations, help with
    formatting etc.
    Synopsis

    1 typed page
    Topic:
    Why is this topic important?
    What sources of information will you need?:
    Where will I get this information:
    Research timeline:
    Research Proposal
    Identify a problem
    Introduction
    - Hypothesis as a statement e.g. People modify drainage basins
    - Objective Specifically I will investigate… e.g.
    1. The extent of urbanisation in the Chartwell area
    2. The discharge pattern of the Jukskei in the last 3 years
    - Method
    How you are going to do your study, i.e. who are you going to
    interview? Why them? When? What are you going to ask?
    Some Practical Issues
    Headings

    Table of Contents

    Have one
    Research design

    Tell the examiner what you are going to do and


    how you plan on doing it

    Keep this going throughout your presentation,


    tell what the data is and why you included it
    Present data
    Analysis of data
    Solutions
    Conclusion: Have you answered your own
    question? Provide areas for further research.
    Bibliography - Alphabetical
    Appendix
    Suggestions

    Bound and stapled. (No plastic sleeves)


    Johannesburg; not “Joburg”
    ,however,
    Font: Arial 12; 1.5 spacing
    Heading levels
    Spellcheck/proofread
    More Suggestions

    1500 – 2500 words (3 - 6 pages of writing


    maximum)
    Integrate graphs, diagrams, photo’s and maps in
    text
    Google earth image for context?
    Explain the relevance of each graph etc -
    Quote sources properly in the text. You can use
    footnotes.
    Most Important

    Do you answer your own question?


    Do you provide a viable solution to the problem
    you identified?

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