Paper 4 - Alternative to Coursework
Candidates answer two compulsory questions, completing a series of written tasks based on the three themes (see section 4). The questions involve an appreciation of a range of techniques used in fieldwork studies. Questions test the methodology of questionnaires, observation, counts, measurement techniques, and may involve developing hypotheses appropriate to specific topics. The processing, presentation and analysis of data will be tested. (60 marks)
This paper will last 1 hour 30 minutes and make up 27.5% of your final grade.
Candidates answer two compulsory questions, completing a series of written tasks based on the three themes (see section 4). The questions involve an appreciation of a range of techniques used in fieldwork studies. Questions test the methodology of questionnaires, observation, counts, measurement techniques, and may involve developing hypotheses appropriate to specific topics. The processing, presentation and analysis of data will be tested. (60 marks)
This paper will last 1 hour 30 minutes and make up 27.5% of your final grade.
You will need to be able to:
- Consider heath and safety
- Know how to plan a piece of fieldwork
- Know how to formulate hypothesis
- Be able to discuss data collection methods
- Be aware of data processing and presentation
- Analyse data
- Judge to what extent hypothesis have been addressed
- Evaluate methods of data collection
| unit_4.pdf |
| paper_4_guide_fb.pptx |
weather fieldwork
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| 0460_w19_in_43.pdf |
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| 0460_s20_qp_41.pdf |
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| 0460_s20_ms_41.pdf |