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The document provides tasks and guidelines for a research worksheet. Task 1 instructs the student to analyze research tools by discussing advantages and disadvantages of each tool and providing an example. Task 2 requires analyzing research methods in a similar table format. Task 3 outlines skills needed for conducting research such as finding the right audience, asking the right questions, and interpreting answers usefully.

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Exploring Research Worksheet

The document provides tasks and guidelines for a research worksheet. Task 1 instructs the student to analyze research tools by discussing advantages and disadvantages of each tool and providing an example. Task 2 requires analyzing research methods in a similar table format. Task 3 outlines skills needed for conducting research such as finding the right audience, asking the right questions, and interpreting answers usefully.

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Exploring Research worksheet

You are required to complete the tasks on this sheet and place the content in your website section called
RESEARCH. You will be looking at three sections, these should be clear on the page. They are in RED on this
document.

Task 1/3: Tools


You are required to think about each of the following tools for research and talk about advantages, disadvantages and show
an example. A table has been included to help with this, or you can create headings on the Weebly page for each one.
Write detailed answers for each box and add an image for each example (this could be a photo, logo, etc).

Advanta Disadvanta
Tool Example (with photo/url evidence)
ge ge
Limited
Quiet, informatio
multiple n, closing
books times, may
with forget to
informa return
tion and books, all
knowle the
dge. computers
You can could be in
use the use so you
comput can’t use
ers to them. You
LRC search have to
the travel to go
web. there. You
You can have to
take share.
dvds
home
to
watch.
It's free.
You can
meet up
with
friends.
Can get
Can be boring and
interesti can’t
ng and update.
can They can
develop break
your easily I.g
vocabul water,
ary. You spillages.
can Missing
carry it pages,
anyway have to
Books buy them. The Illusion Of Life (12 Principles)
and can
take it Translation
anyway . Vandalise
without them
needing
to
worry
about a
battery
life.
Content
s page
and
glossary
to look
up
informa
tion
about
the
book.
There is a
Always lot of
informa misinforma
tion on tion.
everythi Can be
ng you people
need, who think
you can they know
learn more than
lots they
from actually do.
the Needs
internet internet to
Web access.
and it’s
always
being
updated
so you
can
learn
the
latest
stuff.
Anyone
can
publish.
There is a
Easily lot of
find the misinforma
video(s) tion.
you’re Can be
looking people
for. who think
Always they know
videos more than
on they
Youtube actually do.
everythi
ng. Needs
internet to
access.
Can see The
a wide discussions
variety can get
of heated.
opinion Needs
s. internet to
Can access.
have a
discussi
Social on.
media/fo
rum

Always You have


new to pay for
content it.
availabl Could be
e. outdated.
Easy to Needs
access. internet to
access.
Can be
Streamin taken off at
g any time.
services
You will Could be
always outdated.
have Have to
access pay for it.
to it.
Hs
special
features
on it.

DVD/
BluRay

Task 2/3: Methods


This time think about each of the methods in the table below and consider what the benefits and drawbacks of them are.

Method Advantage Disadvantage


Conducting Can get more opinions in a more concise way. People may choose to not do it.
survey
Interviewing Can see people facial features and they react to May not like being face to face with someone.
people things.
Group Can hear more and differing opinions. Some people may choose not too het involved in
discussions the conversation.
Primary Can get a more detailed answer as its more one too Some people may decline to speak to you.
research one.
Secondary This helps to see a wide array of opinions and It’s not as relevant too your context and you also
Research responses. can’t guarantee the quality of the sample.
Qualitative Can lead to a good variety of answers and allows Can’t guarantee the quality of the answer
Data people to answer in different ways. especially in the case of using a survey.
Quantitative A good way to see a what a big number think about Can lead to a lower quality of answer.
Data a certain subject.

Task 3/3: Skills


Finally, think about what skills you should be working on when conducting research. You can consider the animation you’ll
be making when answering these questions if it helps.
Skill How I will do this
Finding the How can I contact them? What restrictions/categories might I think about? DEMOGRAPHICS
right audience You can contact them through teams and other forms of social media. The demographic for ice coffee is
to ask between ages 18-29.
Asking the What do I want to know? What type of questions do I ask?
right How often they consume the product, did they like the advert and what is their age range.
questions
Interpreting How will I show what trends I’ve learnt from this?
the answers I will report findings succinctly, including relevant statistics to support conclusions that I have drawn.
usefully

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