Belilios Public School Performance Level:

Liberal Studies
Independent Enquiry Study
Assignment 1
Problem Definition & Identification of Concepts/ Knowledge

Student’s Name : ______________________( ) Class : _______ L.S. Group : _________

IES Teacher : ____________________________ Date of Submission : ___19-11-2019_______

Please complete the form below in 800 – 1200 words and submit it to your IES teacher on/before
19-11-2019. Late submission will result in mark penalty.

Enquiry Title

A. Problem Definition (suggested word range: 300 – 500)

Significance of the issue
Guiding questions:
 What is the contemporary issue for enquiry you have chosen?
 What is the significance of the contemporary issue for enquiry on society/why is it of interest to you?
 How do you justify the significance of the issue/point of interest for enquiry (e.g. the reasons why it is
worthwhile to conduct an enquiry on the issue)?
Scope of the enquiry
Guiding questions:
 How do you define the scope of the issue enquiry?

Objectives and Focus Questions

Guiding questions:
 What are you going to enquire about and what is the focus of your enquiry?
 What is your enquiry question at last? What is/ are your focus question(s)?

Objective 1: Focus question(s):

Objective 2: Focus question(s):

Objective 3: Focus question(s):

B. Relevant Concepts and Knowledge/ Facts/ Data (suggested word range: 500 – 700)
Relevant Concepts and Knowledge
Guiding questions:
 What are the key knowledge and concepts (at least 5) that you think are significant for understanding the issues
in your enquiry?
 How would you apply the concepts and knowledge to your issue enquiry?

Concept / knowledge 1:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Concept / knowledge 2:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Concept / knowledge 3:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Concept / knowledge 4:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Concept / knowledge 5:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Other Background Information/ Facts/ Data (Optional)

Guiding questions:
 What are the basic and necessary knowledge/ facts/ data that facilitate your understanding of the issue?
 How would you apply the information/ facts/ data to your issue enquiry?

Background information/ facts/ data:

Relevance and applicability to the enquiry title:

Tentative Enquiry Plan and Method(s)
Guiding questions:
 How do you gather the facts/ data for your enquiry?
 What possible perspectives for the enquiry, proposed research target groups do you consider?
 What are the tentative methods for data collection and foreseeable limitations?

References

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