MDM 4U0 Culminating Project

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MDM 4U0Culminating Project

• Gary Greer
• Napanee District Secondary School

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What is it?

• a large independent research project
• students will
• choose a topic
• find data
• create a report
• present the findings to the class

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Choosing A Topic

• look for something you are interested in
• you will spend many hours doing this, so you had
  better like it
• look at the Sample Projects site for ideas

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Is There Enough Data?

• look for a topic where there is data
• you will need to have a minimum of 200 data
  points
• visit the data libraries listed on the course web
  site

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Choosing A Hypothesis

• look for a topic where you can develop a
  hypothesis
• your focus should be on proving an idea (either
  true or false)
• your hypothesis itself does not need to be
  complex

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Finding Data

• use google to search the web
• check out the data sites on the course web site
  (especially Stats Canada)
• you may also decide to collect your own data, but
  this needs to be done in a statistically accurate
  way
• 200 data points minimum

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Create a Report

• perhaps 10 pages
• contents are explained in the Sections Guide
• due date will be strictly enforced
• must be submitted using a word processor
• sources of data and information must be cited

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Present Your Findings to The Class

• create a PowerPoint or other electronic
  presentation
• 10 minute presentation
• students will perform peer reviews of all
  presentations
• see sample presentations for a better idea

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Formative Assignments

• there are 4 proposals each with its own due date
  worth 20 of project mark
• hypothesis proposal
• data proposal
• analysis proposal
• presentation proposal

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Report

• due date will be strictly enforced
• assessment rubric is available
• last day of May for second semester
• last day before Christmas break for first semester

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Presentation

• nothing to hand in
• will be assessed during the student presentation
• dates will be assigned

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Ways to Do Well

• start early
• hand in your proposals
• adhere to due dates
• spend time on the assignment
• see sample projects and presentations
• did I mention start early?