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Research Methodologies
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Methodologies Read the following notes and complete the homework activity.

**Nature of Data** For each of the following statements, identify if the data collected should be quantitative or qualitative. Justify your decisions. 1. The impact of age on access to employment 2. The needs of working mothers in regards to childcare 3. Success rates of IVF 4. Literacy rates of children in remote rural areas 5. The use of social media for small business and it's effectiveness

The IRP
**Useful information and websites ** **The Australian Bureau of Statistics ** http://www.abs.gov.au/
 * Are there relevant statistics you can use in your IRP to include in your 'Literature Review' and 'Analysis/Discussion'?
 * Also go to "Education" up the top and then browse through the student’s topics to find more information about statistics and conducting a survey.
 * //To test yourself on some aspects of the research process: //**An interactive 'game' to test your knowledge.Go to the ABS website above.Go to "Education" top right, then go to "For Students" then "Games Education Services Australia" then scroll to Advanced Level- click on "Home Internet Survey" and follow the prompts.

http://www.aifs.gov.au/ Full-text journal articles on many aspects of individual, family and community wellbeing can be found here. Formulating a research proposal [|Denison Moodle]
 * Australian Institute of Family Studies **
 * TASK** Click on the link below to go to the Denison Moodle and complete activities **1.3, 1.4 & 1.5**

Watch the clickview film " Info Seeker: Methods for Successful Research and complete the following worksheet.
 * VIDEO**

Ethics in research
View the presentation below and makes notes on your sheets. media type="custom" key="21134992"

IRP Reference Search
[|Bathurst Regional Library]

Developing Graphs
Use the file below as a guide.