Overview of tasks

Below you will find a guide to the process you will have to follow to complete your PAT.

Figure $3$: Overview of tasks

Your task is to:

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Watch the videos provided to get a background of the topic.

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Read more about the topic and decide on your area of interest.

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Work through the research provided in the PAT Pack.

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Find answers to the research questions that will help you compile a presentation on the topic and focus area you selected. $($you may edit these questions$)$

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Create a presentation to share your research on the impact of social media.

$1)$ Understand the

problem$/$topic

$2)$ What don't you

know about the

problem$/$topic

$3)$ Reseach and

learn what you

need to know

$4)$ Apply this

knowledge to

solve the problem

$5)$ Present your

solution$/$idea

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Instructions for Phase $1$

The purpose of this phase of the PAT is to determine:

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what the focus $($topic of research$)$ of your investigation will be

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where to find the information $($sources$)$

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what data and information you will need to answer your research questions

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what the advantages or dangers of social media and how can it be used to impact positively on our lives

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add at least two additional questions to your research

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find the answers to all the research questions

Task $1$: Create a suitable folder structure

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Create a folder structure for your PAT, similar to the one shown below. You will save the documents in these folders as indicated on the right of the folders below.

Task $2$: Design a cover page

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Open the Research Planning Document Template that is given to you in your Resource Pack and save it in the suitable folder created in task $1$ as Planning Document.

Create a cover page for your Planning Document. You may use one of the built$-$in cover pages, or design your own using shapes, page borders, WordArt and text boxes. Remember, this is meant to be a professional document, so try to keep your designs simplistic, well$-$structured and don$$t use too many colours. This is the only page on which you may use a page border.

Your cover page must include the following:

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Your name and surname

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The name of your school

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The subject name and grade

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The PAT topic

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The date on which Phase $1$ is presented

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An image that reflects the focus area you have selected

Figure $4$: Example of folder structure

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Task $3$: Modify the framework

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The following headings appear in your Planning Document $($Each heading below, represents a new page$).$

Use the Heading $1$ style to format all the main headings as headings should always stand out and not appear as the rest of the text.

$1.$

Table of Contents

$2.$

Folder Structure

$3.$

Focus Question

$4.$

Task Definition

$5.$

Research Questions

$6.$

Sources used

$7.$

Bibliographical Information

$8.$

Annexure A

$9.$

Annexure B

Task $4$: Create a Table of Contents $($TOC$)$

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The second page should contain a heading $$Table of Contents$$ with a list of the contents in your research document.

Use the built$-$in feature of the word processing program to create the Table of Contents. Select the option that has leader lines and that shows the page numbers on the right$-$hand side. Remember to update the table of contents before you submit your final Phase $1.$

Task $5$: Insert a SmartArt of the folder structure

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Insert a SmartArt diagram to show the design of your folder structure below the heading 'Folder Structure'. Make sure all text is clearly visible.

NOTE: Ensure that the diagram of folder structure designed is the same as the actual folder structure e$.$g$.$

Surname$\_$Name$\_$ PAT $2024$

PHASE $1\_$

Surname$\_$Name

Planning

Document

Research

PHASE $2\_$

Surname$\_$Name

Presentation

Final Planning

Document

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Task $6$: Modify the focus question

Focus Question: How can $($write the platform you selected here$),$ improve and negatively impact our lives in the area of $($write the focus area you selected here$)?$

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Insert the focus question below the heading 'Focus Question'. Ensure that your focus question contains the area you will focus on:

Choose ONE of the following focus areas:

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Communication

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Social life

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Business

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Education

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Entertainment and Gaming

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Sport

NOTE: This question must be typed out in the space provided in your Research Planning Document, which is provided in the resource pack.

Remember to indicate the specific focus area AND Social Media platform that you have selected to base your research on$.$

Edit the sentence so that it makes sense when you read it$.$

You may add your own focus area only with the approval of your teacher.

Task $7$: Define the task

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