Science Coursework Guidance

2. How Do I Write a Case Study? You need to think about writing a case study like writing a report that explains to other people what the issues are, what data there is to support the issues, what you think about the question and why. You should also think about how you present your case study. It should be clear to follow. Think about including a contents page, bibliography, charts, pictures and diagrams. You also need to make sure that you reference any quotes.

3. claim/opinion/ view/argument X but conclusion B is possible... claim/opinion/ view/argument Y Source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Case study: A big question.... ‘Are remote controls dangerous?’ ..pictures/diagrams/charts to improve explanations? ...relevant scientific terminology? What’s the quality of the evidence? Are detailed scientific explanations included? How relevant/ reliable are they? Have you used..... evidence 3 evidence 4 evidence 5 evidence 1 evidence 2 evaluated and critically compared I prefer conclusion A because...

4. Sources I have assessed them for their reliability My references are clear and detailed I have a wide variety A big question I have selected relevant information The report References are included within the report I have presented the issues and conclusions clearly and in an appropriate format My audience is clear I have made good use of scientific terminology It is not too long My spelling, punctuation and grammar are excellent I have used pictures, diagrams, charts and tables effectively Arguments and conclusions I have provided evidence to support the claim I have linked evidence to the claim I have evaluated and critically compared different claims/arguments I have used persuasive language I have considered the counter arguments I have shown awareness that there may be valid alternatives

6. How Do I Reference Quotes? When you include a quote in your work you need to explain to the reader where the quote is from. The best way of doing this is by putting the information in brackets after the quote, for example: “ An eminently artificial thing" (Mill, J.S. 1869 p.238) When you want to refer to a passage in a book or article, write the author's name, date of the book, and page number, in brackets - For example (Mill, J.S. 1869 p.238) This is the reference. The reference does not contain the title or the publisher. The reader finds these out by looking in the bibliography.

7. How Do I Write a Bibliography? In the bibliography, you write the name of the author, date of publication, title of the publication, publisher of edition used and date of edition used, and place of publication. In the case of our example: Mill, J.S. 1869 The Subjection of Women , Dent/Everyman edition 1985, London. In the bibliography, entries are arranged in alphabetical order of author, and different works by the same author are arranged in date order.