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How to Reference Properly - Harvard Style

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How to Reference Properly - Harvard Style

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Annual Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) Population Estimates for England and Wales: Mid-2016 published by Office of National Statistics.

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Guide on how to collect and include GIS in your Fieldwork

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Guide on how to collect and include GIS in your Fieldwork

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This story map was created with the Story Map Cascade application in ArcGIS Online.

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JPMD 10 (4) | Institute of Place Management

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JPMD 10 (4) | Institute of Place Management

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A foreword by Jim McMahon, MP Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Devolution, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Town Centres.

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number of groups/areas studied - 1). It is the number of groups in the data set that is relevant, not the number of samples or pieces of data.

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Download a copy of the guide below
Lawrlwythwch gopi o'r canllaw
i - Independent Investigation - Student Planning Form
Independent Investigation - Student Planning Form (Word document)

ii - A Guide to Writing A Research Plan

iii - A Guide to Effective Background Reading

iv - A Guide to Referencing

1a - A Guide to Hypotheses

2a - A Guide to Different Types of Data

2b - A Guide to Data Collection Techniques - Quantitative Measuring

2c - A Guide to Data Collection Techniques - Surveys

2d - A Guide to Data Collection Techniques - Interviews

2e - A Guide to Data Collection Techniques - Questionnaires

2f - A Guide to Data Collection Techniques - Observations, Photographs and Field Sketches

2g - A Guide to Sampling Techniques

2h - A Guide to Recording Data in the Field

2i - A Guide to Avoiding Biased Data

3a - A Guide to Column Charts and Histograms

3b - A Guide to Pictograms

3c - A Guide to Pie Charts

3d - A Guide to Scatter and Line Graphs

3e - A Guide to Box and Whisker Graphs

3f - A Guide to Kite Diagrams

3g - A Guide to Triangular graphs

3h - A Guide to Rose and Radial Graphs

3i - A Guide to Isoline Maps

3j - A Guide to Choropleth Maps

3k - A Guide to Pictorial Data Presentation

3l - A Guide to Presenting Qualitative Data

4a - A Guide to Measures of Central Tendency

4b - A Guide to Measuring Proportions

4c - A Guide to Measures of Dispersion

4d - A Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis

4e - A Guide to Spearman's Rank

4f - A Guide to Chi-Squared Testing

4g - A Guide to Simpson's Diversity Index

4h - A Guide to Pearson's Product Moment

4i - A Guide to Nearest Neighbour Analysis

4j - A Guide to Mann-Whitney U Test

4k - A Guide to Qualitative Data Analysis

Section 5 - Conclusions

Section 6 - Evaluation

Section 7 - Final checks

Posters - A guide to reading your research landscape

A copy of FAQs from the awarding bodies

View a video from the Royal Met Soc - MetLink - Weather Fieldwork for your A Level Geography Independent Investigation

This project was funded by the Nuffield Foundation, but the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation

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Royal Geographical Society - Resources for schools

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Download a copy of the guide below Lawrlwythwch gopi o'r canllaw i - Independent Investigation - Student Planning Form Independent Investigation - Student Planning Form (Word document) ii - A Guide to Writing A Research Plan iii - A Guide to Effective Background Reading iv - A Guide to Referencing

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Make your own custom map of the World, United States, Europe, and 50+ different maps. Color an editable map and download it for free to use in your project.

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New for the #NEA in ArcGIS Online. Community Analyst - access high quality local and global data to support your #NEA. First workshops at the @esriuk User Conference 22nd May https://t.co/z0mFnRKlTI
Create info-graphics in minutes ( comparing Barking, Camden and Brixton)

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New for the #NEA in ArcGIS Online. Community Analyst - access high quality local and global data to support your #NEA. First workshops at the @esriuk User Conference 22nd May https://t.co/z0mFnRKlTI
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— Jason Sawle (@GIS4Schools) May 3, 2018

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New for the #NEA in ArcGIS Online. Community Analyst - access high quality local and global data to support your #NEA. First workshops at the @esriuk User Conference 22nd May https://t.co/z0mFnRKlTI
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New for the #NEA in ArcGIS Online. Community Analyst - access high quality local and global data to support your #NEA. First workshops at the @esriuk User Conference 22nd May https://t.co/z0mFnRKlTI
Create info-graphics in minutes ( comparing Barking, Camden and Brixton) https://t.co/Khd4pcWyan

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New for the #NEA in ArcGIS Online. Community Analyst - access high quality local and global data to support your #NEA. First workshops at the @esriuk User Conference 22nd May https://t.co/z0mFnRKlTI
Create info-graphics in minutes ( comparing Barking, Camden and Brixton)

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This story map was created with the Story Map Cascade application in ArcGIS Online.

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Excellent FSC Website Guiding you through different types of A Level Fieldwork - good for proposal and planning

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Excellent FSC Website Guiding you through different types of A Level Fieldwork - good for proposal and planning

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The individual investigation is worth 20% of the overall marks in A level geography. General advice if you're not sure where to start from planning and sampling strategies to evaluation

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Excellent Resources from the Field Centre on Glaciation in Snowdonia

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Excellent Resources from the Field Centre on Glaciation in Snowdonia

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Glaciation and Cold Environment - FSC Rhyd-y-creuau

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FSC believes that the more we understand about and take inspiration from the world around us the more we can appreciate its needs and protect its diversity and beauty for future generations.

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Introduction to Cwm Idwal from National Trust

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Introduction to Cwm Idwal from National Trust

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Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia - looking after a geological glacial landscape

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Map of Cwm Idwal showing Geological Features

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Map of Cwm Idwal showing Geological Features

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In Depth Background info on Upland Glaciation in Snowdonia - Cwn Idwal

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In Depth Background info on Upland Glaciation in Snowdonia - Cwn Idwal

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In Depth Background info on Lowland Glaciation in Snowdonia - Aberogwen

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In Depth Background info on Lowland Glaciation in Snowdonia - Aberogwen

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FSC Padlet Resources - Many excellent links 

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FSC Padlet Resources - Many excellent links 

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Leeson House Padlet with Lots of excellent links

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Leeson House Padlet with Lots of excellent links

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FSC Videos about lots of different aspects of Fieldwork

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FSC Videos about lots of different aspects of Fieldwork

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Field Studies Council, FSC, is an environmental education charity providing informative and enjoyable opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to discover, explore, and understand the environment. FSC is an independent charity receiving no core revenue funding from statutory sources and we therefore rely on fees paid by our visitors and on the generosity of donors, trust funds and grant bodies to finance our activities.

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TweetRoot - Wordclouds from Twitter Posts

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TweetRoot - Wordclouds from Twitter Posts

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Excellent guide from FSC on how to use GIS

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Critically evaluating the accuracy, validity and reliability of your methods and conclusions is a demanding geographical skill. But GIS can help! By overlaying different data sources onto the same base map, such as primary data you have collected with published secondary data, you can easily compare the two sources.

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Excellent variety of ideas on Data Presentation

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Collection of data visualizations to get inspired and find the right type

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Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Review - 2019 - for comparison and future in conclusion

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Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Review - 2019 - for comparison and future in conclusion

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WIMD 2019 Consultation

We are now consulting on indicators to include in the next Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. The next index will be published in autumn 2019.

The consultation will be open for response for 8 weeks and closes on Monday 17 December 2018.

You can find our proposals for indicators to feed into WIMD 2019 as well as the response survey on our consultation page.

We are consulting on what indicators to include in each of the 8 domains in WIMD.

The consultation covers:

proposed changes to some existing indicators included in WIMD 2014

potential new data sources and indicators

how to prioritise the potential new data sources.

Learn more about our proposals and have your questions answered by joining our WIMD webinars:

Wednesday 7 November, 10:30 to 12:00

Thursday 29 November, 14:00 to 15:30 (Welsh only)

Monday 3 December, 10:30 to 12:00

For login details please email stats.inclusion@gov.wales.

WIMD 2014

The most recent WIMD was published in 2014. However a selection of indicators used within WIMD are updated in between full index updates. For more information please visit our webpage on WIMD indicator data.

Revision to the WIMD 2014 report

A small amount of data in the WIMD 2014 report was revised in 2015 due to the Department for Work and Pensions discovering an error in tax credit data that affected the income indicator used in WIMD.

You can read a summary of the key changes (PDF, 0.3MB) made as a result of this revision.

The WIMD 2014 report

In 2014 we published the latest index and the latest small area rankings for 8 different types of deprivation.

Altogether, we published:

We also published guidance for WIMD (this can be found on the 'Background information' tab).

The WIMD 2014 interactive tool

This interactive tool (external link) is a great way to view deprivation statistics for small areas of Wales (called Lower Super Output Areas or LSOAs for short).

Type in a postcode or area to view deprivation information for the LSOA that place falls in, relative to other LSOAs across Wales.

You can also look at deprivation for different geographies such as local authorities and constituencies.

You can view the data through a map or by using our "barcode" charts.

Contact

Statistician
Tel: 0300 025 4088
Email: stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Media
Tel: 0300 025 8099

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Tutorial Videos on different statistical methods you could use with your NEA

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Easy website which DOES HARVARD REFERENCING FOR YOU

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Easy website which DOES HARVARD REFERENCING FOR YOU

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Choosing a topic

As part of your A-Level Geography studies, you are required to undertake a fieldwork project as part of your independent study. This is your chance to do something that you're really interested in! But choosing what to study can be daunting. How can you narrow it down?

Firstly, look through your notes. You should only study a topic that you have taken as a module during your A-Level Geography studies. For example, do not attempt to do a project on glaciation if you have not studied it! You should choose a topic that you enjoyed. What was your favourite module? Do you want to do a Physical, Human, or Combination project?

Secondly, you need to choose a project that is feasible. You need to be able to carry it out around your home town. Don't try and plan a project that is very far away and difficult and costly to access. Are there some good exposures of glacial near rivers or the coast that you can safely access? Will you need a hardhat or permission from land owners to access these sites?

Thirdly, your project needs to be safe. You may need to carry out a risk assessment. Remote areas may be risky to go into alone, and working near rivers or coasts may have a risk of drowning.

Fourthly, you need to ensure that you will be able to access sites. Many sites, such as some dunes or quarries, are not more broadly accessible.

Finally, what secondary resources are available to you? Can you use Google Maps or Google Earth? Are satellite images, aerial photographs or other datasets available on the internet?

Planning your fieldwork investigation

Once you have narrowed your choice down to a subject that you enjoy and a geographical area that is feasible, affordable and logistically possible, you need to start planning your project. Your project should deliver some new information or understanding. Take a look at our page on Research Design.

Research Questions

First, you need to come up with a research question. What problem could you solve? Think how, why, where, when. Work out which questions you might be able to answer in your limited time. If you were interested in glaciation, some good questions might be,

What glacial landforms are there near XX town?

How can glacial sediments or landforms be economically valuable? (e.g., quarried)

How quickly are glaciers shrinking in the Alps?

What evidence is there for glacial erosion in XXX region?

What evidence is there for glacial deposition in XX region?

Can we tell from glacial landforms what direction the ice flowed in XXX region?

What evidence is there for lodgement till formation in XX region?

How do glacial sediments differ from river sediments?

Aims and Objectives

Once you have identified your topic, the kinds of questions you want to answer, and your geographical area, you can start to think of an aim for your project. Try and summarise your aim in one sentence. Your aim should be the overall goal of your independent Geography Fieldwork Investigation. Your aim should include words like:

For example, some good aims might be:

To assess the glacial landforms around XX town

To understand glacial processes from glacial sediments exposed in coastal cliff sections around XX town

To measure ice flow direction from a drumlin field

To quantify change in glacial extent around XXX

To quantify the difference between glacial and fluvial sediments

Define a Hypothesis

You may also want to define a hypothesis at this stage. A hypothesis is a testable idea. For example, your hypotheses might be,

Glacial sediments contain more angular rocks than river sediments

The flowed north-west to south-east along XXX valley

XXX valley was glacially abraded during the Last Glacial Maximum

XXX region was a zone of glacial deposition during the Last Glacial Maximum

Data collection

What data will you collect on your project, and what techniques will you be using? You should only try and use techniques with which you are familiar, and that you have been taught by your teacher. How many samples will you need to take?

If you wanted to take a look at some of the fabulous glacial geology in your local area, you could take a look at the Techniques in Glacial Geology for some ideas. Some techniques that you might use could include:

Measuring pebble size and shape, and comparing between different sedimentary environments (e.g., glacial / fluvial / upland / lowland);

Sketching and drawing glacial sediments exposed in river cuttings, quarries (ask permission) or coastal cliffs;

Mapping glacial moraines using a combination of maps, GPS if your school has them, and satellite images (from Google Earth?);

Measuring drumlins and their orientation to work out ice flow direction;

Investigating the glacial geomorphology of an upland region and reconstructing the small cirque glacier (e.g., in Wales or the Lake District or Scotland) (take someone with you into the field);

Using archival data and Google Earth to map change in glacial extent for a glacier in the Alps (a desk-based study);

Mapping striations or roche moutonnees in a valley to understand whether the valley was glacially abraded during the last glaciation.

You could also do the Projects suggested to help you understand some of these techniques.

Secondary sources

Next you will need to do some hunting around on the internet to try and find some good quality secondary data relevant to your A-Level Geography fieldwork investigation. Does the school library have any relevant books? Some areas have leaflets or pamphlets published about their geology; does the town Tourist Office have anything useful?

Google Earth may be able to help you by showing you satellite images of your study area.

The BRITICE database has a downloadable PDF map that shows all the glacial landforms mapped around Britain. This might be helpful.

Are there any good quality websites that you can use? Some websites are:

See also our Links page on this website.

Risk Assessments

Before understaking your work, you will need to complete a risk assessment. Your risk assessment should identify all the possible hazards and how you might mitigate against them. Risk assessments should quantify:

Hazards, which have the potential to cause harm;

Risk, which is the likelihood of the hazard and its severity, as well as who may be involved;

Mitigations, which is how you control the hazard and risk.

If your fieldwork is deemed to risky, you may not be able to undertake it. So choose a topic that is safe to do, and demonstrate that you can control the risk. You may need to complete a table like the one below.

Undertaking your A-Level Geography Fieldwork Investigation

If you have done some wider background reading and thought carefully through your aims and objectives, then well done - you are all set to do an excellent fieldwork investigation! Good luck, and remember to enjoy it - this is your chance to do something that you find really interesting.

Wider reading

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As part of your A-Level Geography studies, you are required to undertake a fieldwork project as part of your independent study. This is your chance to do something that you're really interested in! But choosing what to study can be daunting. How can you narrow it down? Firstly, look through your notes.