Process

Step 1: Research the Role

You have been placed in a group of four.

Each person in your group will need to choose a different role, and it is from this perspective that you will research and develop your recommendations. This will also determine the area in which you will need to become an expert.

From the role information page, you will see what the different roles are, and as a group you need to discuss which roles would be best suited to individuals in your group. You will be given starting links to background information which will help you develop and formalize your plan.

Step 2: Make a Plan

Your group will meet in the first session and:

1. discuss your role so each group member is aware of the other focus areas
2. agree on the next time you will need to meet together
3. produce a timeline for completion of research
4. confirm the due date for your oral presentation
5. decide on the type of presentation - you can choose either video with interviews and an accompanying commentary, or PowerPoint (with slides produced by each team member outlining the issues from their role's perspective).

The information from points 2 to 5 above needs to be provided to your teacher at the end of the first planning session.

Step 3: Research

To ensure you all have the same background information, you need to read and understand the information from the Facts section of the Donate Life website and read the article on "Organ Harvesting and Transplants" - you don't have to do the activites outlined at the end of this article.

To check that you understand this information, answer the quick quiz, print your reply and pass it to the teacher for marking before you go any further.

Once this has been marked as satisfactory, and from the perspective of the role you have been allocated, you will need to locate current, accurate information to help you develop and consolidate your opinion. Discussion with family and friends will be a useful starting point. You could also visit the South Australian branch of Donate Life, which is located on Level 6, 45 Grenfell Street, ADELAIDE.

You will need to login to your Wiki page, with the username and password you were given, to begin editing your wiki page. You must keep a record of the key points from your research information, so that you have something to refer to later (copy the URL as you read and collect information). You will later need to record all information in your bibliography - refer to your school diary for notes on how to reference correctly. If you choose to use video, start collecting useful interviews or images as you go.

Step 4: Have an Opinion

When you meet back together again, through thoughtful consultation and negotiation, discuss the information you have found - and your thoughts about how Australia could increase the number of organs available for transplantation. Remember you are presenting the views from the perspective of the role you were asked to play. The whole group needs to come to a common agreement as to the recommendations you will make. In your group discussion, try to use language in the same way as the experts on the websites you visited. Can you speak like an expert in your field? Use your research information persuasively to support your point of view, but be prepared to compromise if another group member presents more compelling information—remember that your aim is to present the best group product.

Step 5: Prepare your presentation

Once you have decided what recommendations you are going to present to the Government, you must begin work on the final product. If you have chosen video, you would need to have been collecting interview, information and images during your research phase. Make sure that all the recommendations you make can be supported by facts.

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