1st Presentation
POPS Project Plan Presentation
Present your POPS project plan to your class to receive valuable feedback and ensure you have a solid strategy before starting data collection. After your presentation, take detailed notes on all suggestions from classmates and instructors. Then, upload the following information with your updated plan in a PDF or word document:
Hypothesis: Your background research should be completed to formulate a clear, testable hypothesis.
Materials and Methods: Address the following questions to connect your plan to your hypothesis:
- Data Points
- What data points will you be collecting?
- What will you collect for your control data?
- What will you collect for your experimental data?
- Collection Schedule:
- On what days/times will you be collecting data, and how often?
- What is the length of your study (how many weeks will you collect data)?
- Specify the duration of control and experimental data collection.
- Data Collection Environment:
- What is the exact environment where you will collect data?
- Is it the same for all participants?
- Confounding Variables:
- Identify possible confounding variables and explain how you will eliminate them.
- Consider factors such as location, time of day, participant interactions, invasiveness of the collection process, lighting, device usage, diet, exercise, fluid intake, health, presence of other participants, stress levels, mood, sleep, daily routine, altitude, air quality, etc.
- Survey Questions:
- What pre/post survey questions will you use?
- Materials and Equipment:
- What materials/equipment will you use for data collection?
After presenting your plan, make necessary adjustments based on peer and instructor feedback. Once adjustments are made, you can begin data collection. Be prepared to take extensive notes and compare them with your group members to ensure all necessary adjustments are captured.