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A research conclusion is where you say what you have found
out, and where you analyse your research findings…
To analyse something is too pull it
apart and look at it in detail.
When you are analysing something you can use questions /
statements like:
- Is it good?
- Why is it good?
- Is it bad?
- Why is it bad?
- Is it relevant to my work?
- How will I use what I have found to help me with my work?
- I am going to use this information because . . . .
- I wont be using this information because ……
- I have found out that …….
……………..........and this has made
me………………….so I am now going to
……………..etc
A research summery should talk about
all the areas your research has covered, it should explain why this research
was conducted, how useful it has been and how it has helped you to come up with
a successful product.
Research really just means,, finding
out stuff! So when you research you are just finding out what you need to know
to help you make a good product.
When you start your project you will
brainstorm (brainstorming is just a way of showing all the ideas in your head
and how they relate to each other) a list of things you will need to find out,
to help you design and make your product.
Just take a minute to imagine what
would happen if you had to design a product, but you were not allowed to find
anything out about the components you could use; what other people had already made
that was similar to your product; what kind of price you could sell your
product for; what materials you could use; what the customer wanted; possible
circuits you could use; how your product might impact on the environment or the
people that use it etc etc.
How would you do it!
You could not! So you would have to
find out about all these things first, and this part of the design process is
called research.
When your research is complete you will
say how useful it was and how it has helped you progress your design (research
conclusion)