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=Welcome to the SFDS Research Project Wikipage.=

The Research Project is a compulsory SACE Stage 2 subject.

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It is vital that you are proactive and take control of the management of your own project. Your subject teachers will give you activities, assistance, advice, time lines and deadline dates, including information about assessment. However, it is //**your project**// and, therefore, //**your responsibility**// to know, understand and meet assessment criteria and deadlines. If you find at any time that you are unsure of anything: 1. read the subject outline or other relevant documentation (see the list below) 2. if you are still not clear, ask a classmate what their understanding is 3. if you are still unclear, ask your teacher.

Please check the school deadline policy for clarification.

Use your lesson time wisely! If your teacher asks you to complete an activity, remember that it will be relevant to the required documentation and will be assisting you to collect evidence towards your assessment criteria. You will be expected to take part in and complete any activities your teacher asks you to and it is expected that you will complete a significant amount of research in your own time.

Make sure that you are familiar with the SACE website, check it regularly and keep up to date with developments. Make sure that you read and listen to information given to you during lesson time. Check deadlines and assessment criteria and make sure that you are clear about these.

Important Documents that you should be familiar with.
__**SACE Policies and Procedures**__ 1. - This is a brief overview of some of the SACE guidelines, policies and procedures as they relate to the Research Project. The original documents can be found on the SACE website which you should refer to regularly.

2. Ethical Conduct of Research - During your research, you will encounter situations where you have to make decisions that concern others, yourself and your research. You should make yourself familiar with this document and always make your decisions with honesty and integrity and with the safety of yourself and others as your main concerns.

__**SACE Materials for the Research Project**__ 3. 2012 Subject Outline- The Subject Outline gives an overview of the subject including assessment criteria. This document is produced by the SACE board not the school. Your teacher will have a copy of this document and will refer to it often.

4. Assessment Types for the Research Project - Make sure that you understand the assessment criteria and how the research project is assessed.

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5. - The capabilities document will help you to choose the most suitable capability for your particular project. If you keep the capability as your main focus, it will help to drive your research project. Keep your chosen capability at the forefront of your thinking and choose research activities that will enable you to develop your chosen capability.

6. - This document gives you information about evaluating the credibility and reliability of sources. 6. - This document outlines some of the particular issues that are specific to the research project in particular. Remember if in doubt, check it out! Read the documentation first and if you need to clarify, check your understanding with your classmates, if you are still unclear ask your teacher.
 * __School Materials for the Research Project__**

7.- The Research Methods Handbook is an important resource for you. It contains information about different styles of research methodology, templates and ideas to develop and organise your research.

8. - This booklet was issued to you at the end of 2011. You should read through and complete any sections to help you generate ideas and develop focus questions. It will help you when you are writing your proposal.

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