EPQ: Planning your Project
Topics: Investigatory report You must demonstrate the following skills in your EPQ: Planning/ Project Management Research Identifying skills required Critical Evaluations and Reflective Learning
What do you need to produce? Rationale for the project: Conducting the Project What you’re going to do Do it: Where the idea came from (why are you doing it) Artefact How you’re going to research Dissetation (5000 words) How you’ll produce your ‘project’ Event Project Plan: Analyse Project Outcomes Timescales Present evidence: Resources required Presentation – 15 minutes, to me and another teacher / a few students (if you want them there!) Meeting Schedule Project Progression Record: Phase reviews (reflections on meetings) Fill it in each week to say what you have done and what you will do next Research: Primary Research Secondary Research
Planning your project Gantt Charts Meetings Project Progression Report Timescale: When will you do each phase What is unique to your project? Be specific Resources required for each phase
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Timescales Start – Still not confirmed watch this space – May2018 Mid-term review – 1st October 2018 Hand-in – Christmas 2018 – Any later and I can’t mark it How are you going to present your plan? What do you need to do in your project?
Dissetation Style Plan Rationale Timeline Research Primary Research Secondary Research notes: draw Conclusions (Group Research together) Write Dissetation Draft Mid Term Review October Bibliography (reference list)
Project Style Plan Rationale Timeline Designs Prototype Mid Term Review Post Prototype Evaluation
Let’s get cracking Create a Mind Map – theme of project Narrow down your title Create a Project Plan – Paper Based notes Create a formal Project Plan – Electronic Fill in your project diary for weeks 1 & 2
Useful links to help you: http://lifemoreextraordinary.com/study-skills/how-to-write-an-epq-essay/ https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/complete-guide-epq.html http://computing.Smestow.org EPQ
Timeline from me: Project Planning Project Planning Review – 11th May Resource Selection – 18th May Conducting Research – 1st June Literature Review Writing – 8th June Critical Thinking – 15th June Reflection and Evaluation – 29th June Presentation Skills – November (first week)