Thursday 5 February 2009

RI update

Ok, some great work on the RIs so far, lots of data gathered, and most people have made a positive start on the first draft. These are due in soon, though, so we really really need to get on with these quickly now.

If you haven't already gathered your data, there is no more class time for that, so please use your free periods or lunchtimes.

In class we will be working on write-ups. Start with the introduction section, with all your background research, and the method, where you say what you did.

If you haven't finished data gathering, this should not hold you back from writing 90% of your write-up. It will be easy to go back and change your data tables and conclusions if you need to.

One other thing - use past tense throughout, and avoid 'I' and 'we', just use the passive voice (e.g. 'the participants were told to sit down' instead of 'we told the participants to sit down').

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