Liberal Studies

Independent Enquiry Study (IES) Worksheet 5

Relevant Concepts and Knowledge/ Facts/ Data

Name of student: _________________________________ Form 5 ______ ( )

(I) Guidelines for Part (B) - Relevant Concepts and Knowledge/ Facts/ Data
ð What are the key knowledge and concepts that you think are significant for understanding the
issues in your enquiry?
ð What are the basic and necessary knowledge/ facts/ data that facilitate your understanding of
the issue? 
ð How do you gather the facts/ data for your enquiry? 
ð How would you apply the concepts and knowledge/ facts/ data to your issue enquiry?
Background information of the social issue or recent issue
1. Definition of Concepts & relevant knowledge:
 Present any important concepts that must be defined / explained in your IES
 E.g. Concepts that serve as framework of your study, Concepts that serve as criteria
for judgment, Concepts that form the core of your study, etc.
 Present important background knowledge/ facts/ data that readers must know
 E.g. Definition/ basis information/ introduction of the measure/ policy/ measure
concerned, Any former policies/ measures that might form as the basis for the issue/
policy concerned, etc.
 Start each piece of knowledge/ concept in a new paragraph. Don’t forget to explain how
these concepts/ knowledge relevant to your studies in each of the paragraph.

2. Methodology
 Introduce the data collection method that you are going to use one by one, for each of
the collection method you should include:
i. Your target group (introduce them when necessary/ give details for interviewee +
explain why you interview him/her)
ii. Your planned research tools
iii. The way that you distribute the research tool
iv. Number of respondents (for questionnaire)
v. Any precaution of your data collection
 Instruction for completing the first practice of Part (B)

Part 1:  Introduce the concepts/ knowledge – Explain the knowledge/ concepts

and tell how this is relevant to your study
 One paragraph per concept/ knowledge
Part 2:  Introduce the methodology – introduce the data collection method that
you are going to use one by one
 One paragraph per one data collection
Name: Class: F.5_____ ( )
B. Relevant Concepts and Knowledge /Facts/ Data

(Knowledge/ Concept)

Methodology

(Data Collection Method)

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