1. Creative and Media: Level 2 Higher Diploma Unit 1: Scene
Level 2 Higher Diploma Creative and MediaUnit 1: Scene
1.1.1a Evaluating your choices
Student Book
pp 14–23
Extension activity
Often there is more than one way to investigate a particular subject.
Think carefully about the research method you chose at the beginning of this task, then fill
in the grid below, listing the advantages and disadvantages of using this method.
Considering carefully the potential drawbacks of your chosen method will help to prepare
you for any problems that may arise, and will mean that you have considered alternative
ways to find this information.
When weighing up the advantages and disadvantages, consider the time this method will
take, the practical considerations (e.g. bad weather if you are going to be outdoors), what
resources your method needs and the chances that something beyond your control will
affect your ability to use this method.
Method chosen Advantages Disadvantages Alternative method
should problems occur
Interviewing • Receive direct • Travelling, bad weather • Rearrange a cancelled
information from the meeting on another date
• Cancelled interviews
source. or make two
appointments
• Delays on public
transport • Bring an umbrella when
there is bad weather.
• Back up info from books
internet • Technical faulty
• Use it at any time and double check info
• Power cut on other websites
• False info
• 0a variety of sources • No specific info • Knowing what your
researching
• Receive fast info
• Back up laptop
• Mixed opinions and
good reliability of the
source
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