Key Questions and Background

Merry Hell To know what the controlled assessment question is.

To understand the effects that Merry Hill has had on Dudley High StreetTo be able to divide the key question into sub-questions and aims.

To know what the controlled assessment question is.

Out of town shopping challenges the survival of the traditional high street.

How far does the research you have carried out make you think this statement is correct?

Challenges:What questions can we ask to find out if Dudley High Street has been challenged by the development of Merry Hill?

Has the development of Merry Hill had negative effects on businesses on Dudley High Street?

Sub-Questions:

Survival:What questions can we ask to find out if Dudley High Street has survived and will survive into the future?

Is there any evidence of Dudley High Street putting new strategies into place to cope with the effects of the development of Merry Hill? Is there any evidence that new strategies on Dudley High Street would work?

Traditional:What questions can we ask to find out if Dudley High Street was, is or will be a ‘traditional High Street? What do we mean by the term ‘traditional High Street’?

Is there any evidence that ‘traditional’ High Street shops have been lost on Dudley High Street?

Is there any evidence that ‘traditional’ High Street shops have survived or could make a welcome return to Dudley High Street?

How far?What does this actually mean?

You HAVE TO make a decision about how you feel about the statement.

You DO NOT have to agree 100% or disagree 100% but the EXTENT to which you agree must be clearly explained.

Research?What does this actually mean?

Primary research – Things that you find out for yourself during FIELDWORK this DOES NOT include anything you have read or taken from any other source. Secondary research – This is research involving other people’s work e.g. information you have obtained by reading books or websites. You MUST clearly reference ALL sources of research, primary AND secondary. See Exemplar 1.

Aims: To answer the sub-questions and therefore the key question. Read back through the key questions and discuss what you could do to answer them.

Share your ideas with another pair. Remember this is YOUR coursework and therefore you can carry out these ideas for real. Over the next lessons you will need to agree and decide on exactly what you going to do to answer the questions.

Has the development of Merry Hill had negative effects on businesses on Dudley High Street? Brief introduction to the development of Merry Hill from your own research from the internet or handouts given to you (MUST be referenced (AQA A2 Geography, Nelson Thornes ISBN 978-0748782598, Urbanisation: Changing Environments, Second Edition, Corrin & David Flint ISBN: 0-00-711427-3)

http://www.challonerlearning.org.uk/course/view.php?id=1847&sesskey=v2EmLiD2zc&switchrole=5

Google Earth

Is there any evidence of Dudley High Street putting new strategies into place to cope with the effects of the development of Merry Hill? As Merry Hill was built such a long time ago. We will need to rely heavily on secondary research e.g. Urbanisation: Changing Environments, Second Edition, Corrin & David Flint ISBN: 0-00-711427-3And:

Merry Hill Impact Study

Report for West Midlands Planning and Transportation Sub-Committee, CENTRO, Wyre Forest District Council, The Department of the Environment.

By Roger Tym & Partners

May 1993

ISBN 0 – 11 – 752786 – 6

Merry Hill