CaseyF

**__ Weekly Journal __**
Week 1, Term 1. During the first week of year 12 research project; On Tuesday, during the first lesson of research project, the school had triple booked our room, with another year 12 class, and a year 9 class. The year 9 class somehow got priority, and we had to move to a different, less equipped class. After we had got settled in our new room, we listened to the teacher talk for the rest if the day. Mr Tengdahl, our teacher, argued our way back into this classroom before the next lesson. On the Friday, i started working on choosing my topic, and will hopefully have a definite topic by the end of week 2. I am thinking of doing it on Cricket.

Week 2, Term 1. During the second week of year 12 research project; Our teacher, Mr Tengdahl, has handed out some more work sheets that help us on researching and defining our chosen topic. The sheets that I have been given, have helped me a lot in choosing my topic, I want to research about cricket, mainly the Australian Test cricket team. I am very interested in watching cricket, just not so much playing it. Unless its back yard cricket. I’m hoping to start researching and collecting my information at the start of week 3, also finishing up my research proposal. It also seems that we are now in the room indefinitely, so hopefully there will be no more interruptions, though, on Tuesday, the school held a Red Cross presentation in our room, so we were forced to move to a different room, where we had no computer access. So we could get no work done, and that Mr Tenghdal was told about just the lesson before, he could not organise any work for us. That was said to be there last interruption.

Week 3, Term 1. During the third week of year 12 research project; I started my proposal at the start of the week, and only barely finished it on Friday, I’ve learnt from this and I now know I need to start my work a lot early if I want to finish it by the dead line. I have changed my research topic from cricket, to professional online gaming. I find that this topic is more related to me, and I will have more fun researching about it, as well as I know a lot of places that I will be able to get info﻿rmation from. I hope that by the end of week four, I have collected some sources, and begun my research, as I really need to start to get a move on.

Week 4, Term 1. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the fourth week of year 12 research project; <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I have yet to start typing up my research, I have come up with my base research question, that I have used to collect a list of links to various articles and web pages about both the positive side, and negative side to becoming a professional gamer, as well as the tournaments that are held. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">By the end of next week, I need to have started the basic research for my project, as well as starting my survey(s) that I can post on different forums, and communities involving online gaming.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 5, Term 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the fifth week of year 12 research project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I was unable to start my research, as my other lessons have taken over, though I did start my draft research questions, I have done 4, I am hoping to get at least 10. Once I have 10, I will ask the teacher to check them. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The Discussion is next week, I really need to get a start on my research, and finish my survey questions so I am able to conduct the discussion. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I hope by the end of next week I have got the discussion out of the way, and posted my survey questions. I also so hope to get a lot of research done, I will make research project my main focus for week 6.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 6, Term 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the Sixth week of year 12 research project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I have started the basic research for my project, though the bulk of the work is just of the top of my head, I have yet to confirm a lot of it. I did get this done before the scheduled discussion, but luckily it was cancelled, and set for week 7. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I am hoping to do well in my discussion next week, so I don’t have to do another one later in the semester. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I have 10 survey questions that I have typed up onto two online survey websites, I now just need to post them on some websites. I also need to start organising my interview, as that information is needed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 7, Term 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the Seventh week of year 12 project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I have not done any more research so far, but will do more next week. I also haven’t posted my survey questions yet, i will do that around the start of week 8. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I done my discussion on Wednesd﻿ay, I made the 10 minute mark, but I don’t think I did all that well, as I kept stopping, and could not come with any questions to ask Mr Tengdahl, I feel a lot better though, having it done. I learnt from it that, most of my information on why people become apart of the gaming community will come from my survey questions. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I also really need to start getting an interview organised, I will hopefully start it by the end of next week.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 8, Term 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the Eighth week of year 12 research project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">This week was quite un-eventful as I did not focus on research project, though I have done a little more research, and typed up some more information, I have also had my survey questions checked by Mr Tengdahl, some of the questions are okay, but I need to rethink the rest and have them checked again. Once I do change the questions and have them checked, I will start posting them on the websites, or forums that I have made a list of. I hope that I do gather the needed information from my survey results, once I eventually get them.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 9, Term 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the Ninth week of year 12 research project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">This week I received my research proposal grade, I was expecting at best, a B- but got an A- for it I was happy about this, because it would have brought this terms grade up. The research for this week has not been that good, as I have not had much time because of 3 assignments all being due on Friday of this week, these took my attention away. Though I do have nearly a page of my own thoughts around Professional gaming, the games that are involved, and where they a played, I done a little research around these. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Hopefully by next week I have at least 2 pages of research written up so I can hand it to the teacher to check it in time for the holidays where I will do the bulk of my work.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Week 10, term 1

During the Tenth week of year 12 research project This week I have done a lot more research, and have started to look at interviews done by other people so I can get ideas for my interview, as well as collect more information. I have also started re-doing my survey questions, I need to get the teacher to check them as well as my interview questions so I can conduct them over the holidays. I need to get the draft of my essay done by next week so the teacher can check it and hand it back before the term ends so I can work on my final product.

Week 11, term 1

During the 11th week of year 12 research project At the start of this week our class went to Ms Woud’s classroom, she explained the research project in more detail, what we can present our project as, our different options, and what else needs to be done and how we can go about it. Also this week is the last week of term 1, I need to do the rest of my research, my surveys and interviews in the holidays, and start my final copy before the end of the holidays, so by next term i can finish off the final product early in the term and start on my other discussion, as well as my 1500 word evaluation. I am going to Sydney on Friday, for the first week of the holidays, this will make it somewhat hard to manage all my subjects during the holidays, this means I will miss the Friday of this week.

Week 1, term 2

During the 1st week, term 2 of year 12 research project I have been doing a lot of work on my final essay, though it still far from completion. Most of my research is from articles that I have read on different websites. The draft of our work is due by the end of next week, so over the weekend and early next week I am going to be looking for interviews, facts and figures around my topic so I can get a wider perspective on my topic. I need to do more research, and put a lot more effort into my essay if I am going to get the draft in on time.

=﻿Survey Questions:= = __Research Proposal__ =

My Research project is going to be based on the effects that pro online gaming has on participants. I am going to focus on how and why people become professional gamers. My research question is going to be “How and why do people get into pro league gaming?”

I am choosing to conduct my research on pro league gaming because; i am very interested in the whole idea of making money for playing games. As well as learning about the community that surrounds it. I would someday like to become a bigger part of the community, and by doing this research, it may help me to achieve that goal. Currently i know very little about pro league gaming, as i have not researched anything about it. Though there are a lot of sources, both primary and secondary, based around this topic, most of it being on the internet and easy to access, as well as reliable, and helpful for my project.

I plan to use personal development as my chosen capability for my research project, as I want to improve my knowledge of the Pro league gaming community. I can do this by talking to people who are a big part of the community, or by just talking to the general public. I also want to learn about what skills and qualities you need to have a career in this topic, and see if it’s possible to achieve my goal of making a career out of pro league gaming.

When I start my research, I will first collect information from various websites, before getting in contact with people. After I think I have enough valid information, I will conduct internet surveys aiming to get more information. Once I have all that information, I will try and get an interview over the phone, or via email, with somebody who has a lot of experience in my chosen area, the people that I have in mind will be between 20 to 30 years of age, because I think they will have the most experience. I already have a few people in mind, and will start organising an interview a soon as possible. The positives of this plan are, I will know a lot about Pro league gaming at the start of my research, then it will be easier for me to come up with questions for both my surveys, and interview(s), and once I conduct my surveys, I will have even more information for my interview questions. Another positive is that, I do not see any safety issues with the people I plan to interview or survey, as long as I organise the right paperwork. Some negatives for this plan can be that the person or people that I am planning to interview, may be busy or the person may not feel comfortable doing an interview, that will force me to organise other interviews, which may take too long.

In summary, my process of my research project will be: · Start researching about my topic by visiting various websites · Write up surveys from my information, and post them on various websites · Write up my interview questions, then conduct my interview · Organise all my researched information · Write up my final product in an essay form

COMMENTS Not too bad, you've pretty much covered everything i've asked for. Make sure you also include a little bit about any ethical or saftey issues you might need to prepare for in this project. Though its a safe topic, if you are going to interview children (under 18), you may need to come up with a consent form for you to be allowed to use their words. Things like that you may think of.

1. What was the highlight of your research so far that you have enjoyed the most? I have enjoyed researching about the current and previous professional gamers that have made it big in the professional gaming industry.

2. What were some of your challenges or difficult situations/ problems that you have encountered in your research and how did you overcome them? I had some trouble at the start of the research project finding quality information resources, i overcame this problem when i done the discussion, and talked about my current sources. 3. What did you find interesting that you did not know so far?