USING FIELDWORK TO INVESTIGATE GEOGRAPHICAL ISSUES
Fieldwork is an essential component as we develop our understanding of geographic issues. It allows you to learn about an issue directly and consider the processes and features learned throughout your study. Undertaking fieldwork will support decision-making and inquiry skills, including one's ability to observe, record, map and interpret geographical information (Kleeman, 2008). To ensure you maximise the impact of your fieldwork, it is essential to undertake each of the following steps:
Step 1 - Identify the aim/purpose of the investigation.
Step 2 - Generate a number of focus question to be addressed by the investigation.
Step 3 - Decide which primary and secondary data are needed to answer the focus questions.
Step 4 - Identify the techniques that will be used to collect the data.
Step 5 - Collect primary and secondary data.
Step 6 - Process and analyse the data collected.
Step 7 - Select presentation methods to communicate the research findings effectively.
Step 8 - Propose individual or group action in response to the research findings and, where appropriate, take such action.
Step 1 - Identify the aim/purpose of the investigation.
Step 2 - Generate a number of focus question to be addressed by the investigation.
Step 3 - Decide which primary and secondary data are needed to answer the focus questions.
Step 4 - Identify the techniques that will be used to collect the data.
Step 5 - Collect primary and secondary data.
Step 6 - Process and analyse the data collected.
Step 7 - Select presentation methods to communicate the research findings effectively.
Step 8 - Propose individual or group action in response to the research findings and, where appropriate, take such action.