Implementation, data collection&evaluation
The next step is to implement your solution and collect datato evaluate the outcomes (what worked, what didn’t, how much progress you made in meeting your challenge).
Each member of the group implements their own plan, collects data, and evaluates their solution individually.
Implementation
• Establish a trial period to implement your solution.
• Decide:
o What kind of data you can collect.
o How you can measure it.
(Example: measure how much plastic your family recyclesbefore and after your trial period.)
Data collection
Steps to follow
1. Spend a week researching and documenting your consumption of the resource you have chosen to reduce. For example, how many plastic bottles do you use in a week? How much food do you waste? This data should show how your family/workplace uses this resource BEFORE you begin your awareness/reduction solution.
2. Implement your solution. This will most likely include an awareness campaign that you have created.
3. Your second set of data should measure consumption of the resource AFTER you have started to implement your solution. This should be done for a minimum of two weeks.
The data you collect is the focus of your report. Your teacher will be asking you to show evidence of your data collection and you could lose marks if you cannot show that you have been collecting data across the 3 weeks specified in the project.
Organising your Report
The report should be organised using the following :
• Introduction – Explanation of why you chose this particular resource to reduce (eg plastic) and what you hoped to achieve.
• Method – Describe in detail the method (how) used to collect your data. Be sure to explain every detail of the process so that someone could repeat the experiment step by step.
• Data – include all data and measurements from your experiment. This should include the one week base line that you established AND the minimum two weeks of data collected after you have implemented your solution.
Your data should include graphs or charts to illustrate your findingsand could include photos.
• Analysis– in this section you look at the dataand describe the main points you notice and any conclusions you can make related to the data. In the analysis you are comparing the figures (numbers) from your data and explaining where your solution was successful, and why, and where you weren’t successful, and why.
• Discussion – here you can describe how successful your challenge was. Include any problems or obstaclesyou had. If there were problems, you should come up with solutions. You should also make suggestions or recommendations on how results could be improved. These should be realistic and possible for you to implement. Is there anything you would do differently if repeating the experiment? How could the project be expanded in the future?
YOUR TASK:
Write at least800 words.
Include References and Appendices (for example, any surveys or questionnaires you did)
Submit your report on Blackboard Learn (SafeAssign).