Maria

__﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿__ (Week 10, term 2) Monday 21/6 Teacher gave an introduction to the research project.

Wednesday 23/6 Moodle site was visited, looked at the 6 steps to the research based learning. Looked at a website which gives an idea of my learning styles.

Friday 25/6 The 6 steps of research based learning continued 1) What have you achieved? Learned the better methods of researching, and learned to write the report for the research in a better way. I joined wiki spaces which let me to share information with my classmates. I know that I am a

2) What you want to achieve/ goals? I want to use these methods to do the research.

3) Positives/ successes I learnt my learning styles and was able to know about wiki spaces. I was able to make a wiki spaces.

(Week 11, term 2) Monday 28/6 I was absent on Monday.

Wednesday 30/6 I did the Harvard Referencing Worksheets. I finished writing up the 6 steps to the research based learning.

Friday 2/7 Catch up with the work I missed. Last day of the semester.

1) What have you achieved? I was able to think about a topic that I need to research. I know how to write a reference by doing the Harvard Referencing Worksheets and now know different types of referencing.

2) What you want to achieve/ goals? I want to practice the different types of referencing.

3) Positives/ successes I learnt how to reference.

(Term 3, Week 1, sem 2) Monday 19/7/2010 Teacher talked about the concept map. We started to draw our own concept map on our topic for the research. Computers were not working.

Wednesday 21/7/2010 I was absent from this lesson.

Friday 23/7/2010 I wrote the journal for the week.

1) What have you achieved? Now I know how to draw a concept map and how to link the main point to different small points. E.g. Technology this can be made to advantages and disadvantages, or different types of technologies.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to write my journals.

3) Positives/ Successes I was able to complete my journal for two weeks of last semester.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I am now confused about which topic I need to select. There are many topics I like.

Week 2 Monday 26-7-2010 Wrote the journals.

Wednesday 28-7-2010 Finally I took one topic. Started the concept map on new the topic on a sheet then started doing it on a program called Inspiration 6. The concept map was not completed. I couldn't upload the journals.

Friday 30-7-2010 Uploaded the journals.

1) What have you achieved? I thought about a topic and choose it. My topic is cancer. I made a concept map eventhough if it is not finished. I am thinking about a topic that a career related to cancer or a specific type of cancer. I finished my journals which I wanted to finish in this week.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to finish my journals and start the concept map.

3) Positives/ Successes I was able to update my journals and start the concept map. I was confused about the topic last week but this week I could choose a topic by the help from my parents and teacher.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems The problem that I face was, I didn't know much about the program Inspiration 6 where I am doing the concept map. I could succed that by a help of a classmate.

5) Interesting comments When I choose this topic many people said that was a good choice because they know that I would like to work in medical field. so this can help me in future.

Week 3 Monday 2-8-2010

Looked at a website that teach how to evaluate a website. The 5 things that are important when evaluating a website are:

WHO—any Author? Is he an Expert? Is it With a reputable organization?,, Any contact info?

WHAT-- Any particular audience indented? , Point of providing info? , Are both sides presented for an issue? , Provide general info ?

WHY—is the author staying in any particular point? Any advertisement? ,, If there is an add, does that relate to the content? WHEN—is there any date when published? ,, when was Last updated? Any links to other website...Does that link work?? HOW—is it easy to navigate? Any signs of error? Can the factual info be verified using other sources? Wednesday 4-8-2010 Today I visited the Ebsco host website and found 3 articles which is related to my topic. I wrote summaries for each of those articles. Mainly I looked at cancer treatment.

Friday 6-8-2010 Journal updated. Found articles from Ebsco host and wrote summary for those articles. 1) What have you achieved? Now I know how to evaluate a website. Choose correct website for my research.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to start searching in Ebsco host to find articles on my topic.

3) Positives/ Successes I was able to finish "evaluate a website" and wrote a summary.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems The problem was, I couldn't get an article about cancer, I only got articles about the cancer treatments. Because of that I choose my topic as cancer treatments.

Week 4 Monday 9-8-2010 I was absent from class today.

Wednesday 11-8-2010 Completed the concept map. Completed the 5 articles. The summary of 5 articles are: **Article1 ** Source: Northern Territory News (includes Sunday Territorian), Jul 27, 2010, p10, 1p Adding more drugs to cancer treatment is not effective. But just the radiotherapy is much better than adding new drugs to the treatment. The impact have been found that when a chemotherapy drug add to radiotherapy. Doing the radiotherapy only have much greater benefit. **Article 2 ** Source: ABC Premium News, Jun 30, 2010 The University of Western Australia has found that tea tree oil is a good treatment for skin cancer. Australia has the highest number of skin cancer. But Research associate, Dr Sara Greay says people should not try that on their skins because there is a formula for the exact medicine. There is a formula that prevent it from evaporation and which increases its penetration into the skin. **<span style="color: #f70da9; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Article 3 ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Author: Danny Rose, Medical Writer  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">Source: AAP Australian National News Wire ; 14/06/2010 An Australian company has developed a treatment which shrinks the tumors. But the cancer council was confused. Then they tested it on animals. It was success in animals. They could not predict the success in humans. They want to make sure that, the tumours are not coming again for those animals. **<span style="color: #f70da9; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Article 4 ** <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">Source: ABC Premium News ; 26/07/2010 A scientist in Queensland says a pigment in our cells and body can control the cancer and cardiovascular disease. It can protect the cellular damage that causes theses diseases. The diseases can be known in early stages if this project team can know how process works, Dr Andrew Bulmer from the Griffith Health Institute says. **<span style="color: #f70da9; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Article 5 ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Authors: DENIS CRAVEN Source: Geelong Advertiser ; 15.07.2010, p21-21, 1 A drug Omapro has been accepted in US, which is a good treatment of patients who have chronic myeloid leukemia. Australia has done a deal with the company to get this drug.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">New //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">cancer // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">treatment // finding **
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The **Concept Map** is: <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;"> Friday 13-8-2010 The journal updated. I wrote summary for "you quote it, you note it". <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 6pt;">Plagiarism is when you use other people’s words exactly the same and you don’t put the quotation marks and you didn’t refer it. Start the research early. Use quotations and paraphrasing when you use other people’s words. You should not submit the same assignment to other class as well. If you plagiarize you could be dismissed from university. Using library is a good choice because it is a good source. When it’s common knowledge then you don’t need to cite it. Quoting is using other people’s same words and putting quotation marks. But paraphrasing is using the concept and putting it in your words. These are the information that I got from “you quote it, you note it”.

1) What have you achieved? I completed the concept map and found five articles and wrote summary for that. I learned which is plagairism and not to do that.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to complete the concept map which I did.

3) Positives/ Successes I talked to a Oncology nurse In Women And children hospital. I can contact her for any information about my topic.

4) Interesting comments My friend who is a Oncology nurse said, this is a good chance for you so you can learn more about it. Australian education system is good. When I was in studying, there was no chance to search and learn like this. Week 5  <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">__Monday 16-8-2010__ <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">   ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ Absent form the class. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">__Wednesday 18-8-2010__ <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">Started the 5 capabilities sheet. I got a new member to do the research with me. So she was catching up with the work I did and the work which she had to finish. So we couldn't do the first work that we had to do, the planning about the questions. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">__Friday 20-8-2010__ <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">The journal was updated. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">1) What have you achieved? <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">I was able to finish the 5 capabilities sheet. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">2) What did you want to achieve? <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">I wanted to think about a question for our research. We are still thinking about it. We are planning to go to the hospital for an experience which we are not sure wheather we can do it or not. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">3) Positives/ Successes <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">We got a new idea from Mr. street, Because our topic is related to hospital we could go to hospital for an experience. If we can then it is easy because we have research project on wednesdays and it is in the last lesson. I might contact someone in the hospital. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">We cannot find a question. We are not sure what to do because cancer is a big topic and there are many subtopic that we can do. <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">5) Interesting comments <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">Because I got a new member to do my research, we could do easily and faster than I did. Week 6

__Monday 23-8-2010__ Nargis and I did the 5 capabilities sheet.

__Wednesaday 25-8-2010__ Me and Nargis made a question for our research which is, Is chemotherapy more effective treatment for cancer?. we finished the research project plan sheet and we wrote some sub questions that we are researching. I contacted my friend who works in Women And Children Hospital, she said that she will call the hospital and try to get the permission for us to go and interview some workers and junior doctors. We got the permission to go to the Women And Children Hospital on next wednesday. We asked for wednesday afternoon because at that time we have research project but they have staff meeting after 1 pm. so we are planning to go before lunch time. She said they are available before 1.00 pm. So 11.30 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to 12.30 would be convenient for them, and we are also free because we have supervised study at that time. Now we need to make a questions for survey and some doubts we have. __Friday 27-8-2010__ Updated the journal. 1) What have you achieved? I have done the 5 capabilities sheet and we got the permission to go to Women And Children Hospital.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wished that I would get the permission

3) Positives/ Successes I got the permission to go to Women And Children Hospital and interview and survey the workers there.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I thought that we would be able to go to the hospital after lunch but we have to go before lunch because they have staff meeting after lunch.

5) Interesting comments The experience that we are going to get would be really good for the future.

Week 7 __Monday 30-8-2010__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nargis and I prepared the questions for survey and for the interview. We made question that we had doubt on and for the interview we made questions in order so when we record it we can get the answers in order so the people who may listen can understand from the beginning.

Wednesday 1-9-2010 We went to Women And Children Hospital. We met my friend who works there, at the main entrance then we went to the Brookman ward which is only for the children who have blood disorder and cancer. She asked the details about our visit and we told her about survey and interview. She showed the rooms where all the treatments take place and we were not allowed to see the patients due to the confidentiality. She introduced us to the co-workers. Then she helped us to give the survey sheets. The survey was done by a consultant oncologist, a senior registered nurse and other 5 registered nurses. She told a doctor about the interview for us but the doctor was really busy and we just had 1 hour so we couldn't do the interview and we cannot go next week. Now we are planning to interview a registered nurse. we came back at 2.30 at school.

__Friday 3-9-2010__ Journal was updated. 1) What have you achieved? We have done the survey and we were able to visit the hospital.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to visit the hospital, do the survey and meet new people who have experince in this field.

3) Positives/ Successes We finished the survey. We got very good coorperation with the workers in the hospital.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems We were supposed to reach the hospital at 11.40 but we didn't get the bus at right time so we reached there at 12.00,so we only got exactly 1 hour.

Week 8 Monday 6-9-2010 No class set for today because of show day.

Wednesday 8-9-2010 I collected all the survey and made that to a table. I could not make that to a graph because our questions were not just Yes or No questions. Its was like short answers but we had some yes or no questions.

Friday 10-9-2010 I was doing maths Investigation in the lesson. 1) What have you achieved? I was able to do the survey into a table.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to finish collecting the data of survey but I couldn't finish it.

3) Positives/ Successes My friend who works in WC hospital made copies of our survey and she gave to her coworkers after we came back. Then I collected it form her when I went to her home. So because of that we were able to get 10 surveys done.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I couldn't update the journal on wiki space on time and I couldn't finish collecting the answers of the survey to a table.

Week 9 Monday 13-9-2010 I completed the Gantt chart. In the gantt chart, Nargis and I set the work for the research and the other work that we have to do for rest of the semester. Here is the Gantt chart.



Wednesday 15-9-2010 I updated the journal. I finished collecting the survey to a table. I have gathered all the information to a table, so it will be easy to understand.

Friday 17-9-2010 Absent from school.

1) What have you achieved? I have finished some work which was pending. I have done some of it, but I didn't finish all of the work. I completed the journal, Gantt chart and Collecting the survey to a table.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to finish the collecting the survey to a table and the Gantt chart.

3) Positives/ Successes I was able to finish those and I got help from Mr. Street. I talked about those work with Mr. Street and he told his opinions about it.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I was not able to collect the information from the survey to a graph. Because our questions were not in the form of Yes/ No questions. The answers were like in two or three words. But there were Yes/ No questions.

5) Interesting comments Making the Gantt chart helps a lot to finish the work on time.

Week 10 __Monday 20-9-2010__ Absent from school.

__Wednesday 22-9-2010__ Journal updated. I read how to write a survey and made a summary of that.Here is the summary of how to write a survey. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· When you write the survey make it short. Don’t write a long question. Ask the relevant questions. Don’t make it too complicated. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Use simple words rather than using hard and long words. Sometimes people can be from non English speaking country, Australia is a multicultural country. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Don’t make the questions very formal, for example use who instead of whom. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Use common language because not every people have the same knowledge. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Don’t write a question that can demand a specific answer. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Avoid two negatives words in a question that can confuse the person. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· When you make a rating question, it is good to have enough space for the person to think about an exact answer. For example if you give 1-5, the person cannot think of an answer but if you give 1-10 then the person can think about the answer bit more easily and can be specific because there is enough space. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Make the list of choices short so the person can chose one easily. Don’t make it long and unfamiliar. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Don’t use any concepts in the questions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Don’t try to ask the person to think far behind. To get more accurate answers ask questions like, how many books have read in last month instead of how many in a year. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Avoid questions that should write long answer. Don’t ask to explain ‘why’. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Set the questions in an order. Ask about a topic and then go to the detail of it. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Before you start the actual survey, complete the survey in a small group and ask them whether they had any problem and take out the questions that are not relevant. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">· Naming the survey can make the survey interesting for others. If the title is not good then the person won’t be very interested in the survey. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">.Write a cover memo and introduction. So the person will be motivated to respond. In that you mention the purpose of the survey, importance to hear from the person. __Friday 24-9-2010__ Journal updated. I completed writing summary. 1) What have you achieved? I have done writing the summary of how to write a survey.

2) What did you want to achieve? I wanted to finish the work I missed on Monday. Now I wanted to start the interview which I have not done. I am going to interview my friend who works in Women and Children Hospital; I will be seeing her during holidays. Then I need to start the research. Nargis and I need to do the Multimedia presentation to the class after holidays. Beacuse we only have 5 more weeks after holidays then it is exam time.

3) Positives/ Successes I was able to catch up from the lessons I missed. I have done the summary.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I missed lots of lessons, but I was able to catch up. I already did my survey but it was not in the right form. If I knew about how to write a survey before, I could have done better.

5) Interesting comments I really understand how to write a survey now, which I did not knew before.

I did interview with Smitha james, registered nurse in Women and Children Hospital during school holidays.
 * __Holidays__**

Week 1

Monday 11-10-2010 Today is the first day of last term of this year schooling. Today Mr. Street told us what to do. At this point of time we should be doing the researching and journal. Then we have to do the analyzing resources. But we haven't started the researching. __Wednesday 13-10-2010__ We started writing the final report for Research project. We are planning to do it as Video presentation and we talk as well. So we used the Research project scaffold to get an idea of how to write the report. It is like Introduction, body/analysis and then finally conclusion. It helped a lot to get an idea. __Friday 15-10-2010__ I updated the Journal. And continue with the report. 1) What have you achieved? I have started writing the report draft. 2) What did you want to achieve? I really wanted to do most of the report. 3) Positives/ Successes We are on the track. So we just have to finish the report and edit the video. then we are ready to present our final report. 4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems If I was updating the journal at home then I could have used the time in school to complete our report. 5) Interesting comments I have done the Interview with a registered nurse during holidays, So now I don't have to worry about that. She was really happy with that because she had 2 weeks of annual leave at that time and done the interview.

Week 2 Monday 18-10-2010 Me and Nargis worked on the report. Wednesday 20-10-2010 I was absent. Friday 22-10-2010 I went an excursion. 1) What have you achieved? I could attend the class only for one day. On that day I did the report and couldn't do anything else in this week.

2) Negatives/Limitations/Problems Missed 3 lessons in this week.

Week 3 Monday 25-10-2010 I was absent. Wednesday 27-10-2010 Journal updated. Today we discussed about the presentation and we are planning to do that during next week. Friday 29-10-2010 We got the feedback from Mr.Street. We did the report. Nargis told me that she can do the answers for the questions that we are talking in the oral. and I do the video. 1) What have you achieved? We have done most of the video editing. 2) What did you want to achieve? I really wanted to finish the report. 3) Positives/ Successes Most of the video editing has done. I just need to do the final fixing. 4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems But I couldn't finish the Report. 5) Interesting comments There was nothing very much interesting. Week 4  Monday 1-11-10  I updated the journal. Looked at the questions to talk in the oral. Nargis couldn't do that on weekend.

Wednesday 3-11-2010 We finished writing the report. Journal was updated.

Friday 5-11-2010 Journal updated. We showed the video that we did for the presentation to Mr.Street.

1) What have you achieved? We were able to finish the video for presentation and we finished writing report.

2) What did you want to achieve? I really wanted to finish our presentation on Friday. 3) Positives/ Successes Finish the report and video editing. Found a video in YouTube.

4) Negatives/Limitations/Problems I couldn't bring the video on Monday. Nargis couldn't do questions on weekend. We could have started practicing for our presentation on Monday. We planned to do our presentation on Friday but we couldn't.

5) Interesting comments We got really good comments on the video that we did, and the interview, and we are almost near to finish this project.

Week 5 Monday 8-11-2010 I brought the video and we practiced the talk.

Wednesday 10-11-2010 Today we finished our presentation and Updated the journal. We have done the evaluation form and assessed each other in the group. Today is our last day of Research project class. On Friday we don't have lessons, we have exams.

Friday 12-11-2010 On Friday I will give my every single work that I have done in research project and evaluation form.