Study Skills

Assessment

The EPQ gives you the opportunity to explore a further aspect of a subject you are studying, or simply choose a topic that you have a personal interest in. There are 4 types of EPQ projects and each student chooses one of these to focus on: - Dissertation – extended essay on a topic such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment - Investigation – for example, fieldwork in geography, biology or psychology - Performance – for example a drama, music or sporting performance - Artefact – for example creating artwork, a photo album, item of clothing or a cake, a music CD, computer game or website. During the course students will need to: - Choose a topic to study - Complete a progress log each week - Plan, research and carry out their project - Prepare a presentation on the outcome Pupils taking this course receive 20 taught lessons, individual feedback from members of staff and attend regular student seminars. - The course does not have a final examination and the mark is awarded on the coursework only in the following way: - Management of project 20% - Literature review 20% - Discussion / development 40% - Oral presentation and evaluation 20%