In the beginning of this subject I was stumped as to what topic I should choose for my research question. In the end, I randomly picked a question from the ‘i-xplore’ research project journal I received from my teacher. The question I chose was “How are hotels in Australia trying to reduce their carbon footprints”. However, after weeks of inactivity, I decided to change my topic to something I was interested in. The new topic I decided on was “Who were Shoguns of the 17th century and what influences did they have on Japan”. I decided on this topic because of my love for history and I will be holidaying in Japan in December and believed this topic would offer me a greater insight into Japan’s culture.
Through the course of this project, I gathered …show more content…
Other skills I’ve developed are: increased use of accurate language in my research project and improved selection of appropriate primary and secondary sources. I have developed these skills by evolving my literacy capability dot points. This was done by accessing and analysing a number of suitable sources for my folio project research, and reading, researching and writing using a range of technologies to create a simple and accurate depiction of the Shoguns in the 17th …show more content…
However, while the findings are not especially significant to the majority of people, they also serve to educate myself and others on the greatness of Japan.
I found the research project subject to be challenging, tedious, educational, and extremely frustrating. However, I am also enormously proud of my personal growth and increased researching skills. Now that I have completed the outcome, I feel a sense of peace, accomplishment, growth and triumph. The outcome has allowed me to reflect on my development in certain areas, such as: researching areas and using accurate language.
It has been extremely useful to me to have produced this outcome, as my findings have been educational, interesting and generally enlightening. In the course of completing this subject I learnt many interesting and informative things related to Japan, its history, culture and evolution through time. One of the more amusing things I learnt was about Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth Shogun I researched. I discovered while researching, that Tsunayoshi proclaimed that the maltreatment of dogs was an offense punishable by
Through the course of this project, I gathered …show more content…
Other skills I’ve developed are: increased use of accurate language in my research project and improved selection of appropriate primary and secondary sources. I have developed these skills by evolving my literacy capability dot points. This was done by accessing and analysing a number of suitable sources for my folio project research, and reading, researching and writing using a range of technologies to create a simple and accurate depiction of the Shoguns in the 17th …show more content…
However, while the findings are not especially significant to the majority of people, they also serve to educate myself and others on the greatness of Japan.
I found the research project subject to be challenging, tedious, educational, and extremely frustrating. However, I am also enormously proud of my personal growth and increased researching skills. Now that I have completed the outcome, I feel a sense of peace, accomplishment, growth and triumph. The outcome has allowed me to reflect on my development in certain areas, such as: researching areas and using accurate language.
It has been extremely useful to me to have produced this outcome, as my findings have been educational, interesting and generally enlightening. In the course of completing this subject I learnt many interesting and informative things related to Japan, its history, culture and evolution through time. One of the more amusing things I learnt was about Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth Shogun I researched. I discovered while researching, that Tsunayoshi proclaimed that the maltreatment of dogs was an offense punishable by