Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) AQA Level 3 The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

What is an EPQ? a standalone qualification designed to extend and develop a students' skills in independent research and project management the perfect way to extend and develop your knowledge and understanding beyond the material being covered in class a way to explore your passion for a topic The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

What is an EPQ? awarded UCAS points worth half an A-level graded on a 6 point scale of A* to E 28 UCAS points for A* The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

What would I have to do? choose an area of interest draft a title and aims of the project for formal approval by the centre plan, research and carry out the project produce a 5000 word research based written report OR an artefact with a 1000 word written report deliver a presentation to a non specialist audience complete an AQA prescribed Production Log and Assessment Record to provide evidence of all stages of project development and production The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

Some Previous Project Titles To what extent can the Black Death be said to be the cause of the Renaissance? To what extent is our sensory experience determined by the meaning we assign to stimuli? How, if at all, does Jane Austen present feminist ideas in her novels? How effectively do cognitive theories explain autism? The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

Some Previous Project Titles How are Einstein’s Relativity Theories and Theories of Quantum Mechanics Conflicting? Does your personality affect your taste in music? To what extent is Arthur Golden’s novel ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ representative of the lifestyle and traditions of the geisha in the 20th Century? Has selective breeding amongst thoroughbreds had a positive or negative effect on the horse racing industry? The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

How will I benefit? You will: demonstrate your commitment to a higher education course develop and apply decision–making and problem-solving skills, initiative and enterprise extend your planning, research, critical thinking, analytical, synthesis, evaluation and presentation skills The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

What is the commitment? attending 7 Tuesday lunchtime (in-put) sessions meeting interim deadlines meeting once per fortnight with a supervisor for 20 minutes completing the EPQ process by Wednesday 28th March 2018 The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

The process: What will be taken into consideration: progress to date in A/AS Level subjects (your teachers will each be asked to consider if you are meeting deadlines, producing work of the expected standard of work, coping with the workload) attendance pattern to date your proposal document resilience The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls

Next Steps: 1. email me smoss@colchestergirls.essex.sch.uk requesting an application form 2. complete the EPQ Application Form containing: your details a title an outline of the aims of your project a short outline of how you intend to research your project 3. Return a printed copy of the completed Application Form : Deadline: 09.00 Monday 30/10/2017 Hand in point: Mrs Moss’ Office The Sixth Form @ Colchester County High School for Girls