GEA – Preserving the Natural World
Home	Research Some tasks will involve you in doing your own research. For example, for the sample eportfolio you will need to create an information leaflet using Publisher, Word or another application suitable for creating professional-looking brochures. The research for this leaflet has been done for you, and is based mainly on Internet resources, with a little more collected from WWF-UK. You must carry out your own research when you begin work on the assessed Edexcel SPB. Look at Section 2 of the textbook D201: Using ICT by P.M. Heathcote and R.S.U. Heathcote for tips on doing research. It is very important that you write down the source of everything that you use in creating your publications. This will give you an instant set of references at the end of the project rather than having to spend ages trying to track down where you got everything from. When you are creating your own leaflet for the real, assessed SPB, it is a good idea to write down all the information you want to include in the publication and a description of what images you might like to add. Keep in mind your intended audience and make sure the material you collect is suitable.
Introduction
Plan
Research
Marketing leaflet
Using a survey
Information point
Creating a database
Poster and Flyer
Formal letter
Project review
Eportfolio
© Payne-Gallway	Specimen SPB to accompany D201: Using ICT by P.M. Heathcote and R.S.U. Heathcote