Coursework Guide
Methods Continued
Groyne Profiles
You should include a description
Beach Survey
You should include a description
Orange Throw Test
You should include a description
Chapter 3 - Results
In this section of your coursework you should document all of your findings, inlcude of of your test tables filled with the data collected during your field trip.
In this section you should also include:
Photographs
Diagrams
Simple illustrations or sketches
Rock samples
Remember to include clear annotate with these
You should also include further research. This is your secondary data.
Data Analysis & Interpretation
This section will include an analysis of your results. Break this down for all the tests you have carried out. You should be able to see patterns within your results and you should state how your results either support or go against your hypothesis. Give reasons why your data shows what it does. You should continually make reference to your hypothesis, since this is the main reason for your investigation.
Talk bout the limitations of your study did certain conditions make your data collection difficult. How could you have improved your testing to make your results more reliable, had you had more time.
Chapter 5 - Conclusion
In this section you are required to tie all of your results together. Think about the tests you have carried out, the data you have collected and the analysis that you have made based on the results
You should be able to say that this test and that test provides evidence that... (and state your hypothesis)
Is your hypothesis accepted to be true or is it rejected, in other words false
Chapter 6 - Evaluation
In this section you should state how well you think the investigation went. Was the testing fair and accurate to produce patterns and trends in your results? If not how could the your tests have been improved so that the results are more accurate. Even if you have good results and have been able to see very clear correlation between them it is still advisable to suggest some improvements. You should also state how your investigation could be taken further if you had more time.