Exam Notes: Unit 7 Level 3

1) What is the main scientific issue in all 3 articles. The articles provided discuss the scientific issue of … Example: Economic- People may be too ill to work and can affect them economically. Individuals can’t make enough money to support families Pick as many positive % negative implications/issues in all 3. 2) Organisations and individual pick from each article and how they will influence, who they are and who is their audience. Individuals- have they done specific research, have they donated money, have they stopped something from happening. Have they said anything strong or powerful or against the issue. Organisations- How are they funded, who do they fund, are they government bodies, have they funded research, have they published research, can they influence accessibility of materials like medicines or vaccines. Start with there are a number of individuals and organisations in all 3 articles. What influence do they have? 3) Judgements made by article (opinions) are they positive/negative what its said about scientific issue. Validity means the quality or state of being acceptable/ how accurate a method measure something. Reliability means the quality of being trustworthy or consistently good. Whether or not they can be repeated in the same circumstances. To know if its valid- is the publication trustworthy look for evidence are there references that support it. Up to date information. Bias- leaving out info or altering facts author may base it on own opinions. Optimistic- expect good things to happen in future or near future. Is the article referenced throughout. Is it up to date or old/ how old are they. Are they from same person or different people. Quantative-How many (numbers, facts, figures) More reliable cause statistics are used and more objective. Qualitative- describing something- Subjective (opinions) Without quantative data theory is just theory. Qualit- judgemnt of people, reference supporting/ confirming findings quality of citation give. Quant- presented in tables, graphs. Valid info- measure what is set out to measure. Corroboration of other similar studies. Area of study improved from outcomes that provide info. Panel of individuals review it. Reliable- Rpeatable and similar or same results. Repeatable by others. Pattern in data xan be seen on tables/graphs. Secondary support primary data. If references are from same people information is valid and reliable. 4) How to move it forward for further research and development. Are developments targeted at particular need. Does it have impact or status. Potential for wide use. Can It be patented (made or sold) what needs to be improved. What can be done to eradicate (put an end) problem. Causes of the issues identify it. Better ways to deal with issue. Spreading awreness amongst the public, companies local awareness. Research developments for each issue. 5) One of these 4: general public, scientif community, pressure groups or political representatives. Main points of all 3 articles supporting & conflicting statements. General-Pros and cons. Supporting evidence. Structured. Scientific comm- title sections and conclude to summarise evidence. Being clear. Balanced=Different views on issue are presented in a fair and equal way. Pressure group- points of concern. Technical info and explain. Advantage to economy or social improvement factors. Represnetatives- economic adv and disadv social improvement. Job creation. International cooperation. Show awareness of audience. Key things applied to issues.