Ultimate EPQ thread

but have you put in an application saying you want to do one?

OP: You realise that TSR isn't a very representative view of the country? I'm sure people have done official polls on this.

yes because some people do get off to easy, such as multiple murder.
but then they only are punished until they die, and then their dead and cant feel regret or guilt.

if they were kept alive they could be punished in their life, except for the fact they now get TV and PS3s and pool tables etc.

Hi everyone

Basically, I am an AS First Year student at college, and am considering doing the EPQ next year. But I do not have a clue what to do my project on and I'm really really stuck...

Would anyone be able to help me out and give me some ideas to help me get started?

I do Photography, Film Studies, English Literature and Italian (all at AS level), and am considering doing a joint degree at university in either Italian+English or Italian+Film.

I will love you forever.
Thank you!!

Mine has to be in next week! Scary. Can it have pictures and stuff in or literally just an essay?

hi guys I'm starting my EPQ this thursday (as in, my first supervisor session) but I'm still undecided on what to do! I know I want to do the extended 5000 word essay and do it on an English Literature related topic because that's what I want to do at uni, but does anyone know if I'm able to do a creative writing piece? or does it have to be critical? alternatively, has anyone done an English EPQ essay that they really loved doing and has any ideas? thank yoooou! xxx

You can definately do a creative writing piece - its a PROJECT after all I know people who want to do Chemistry who have been in the labs synthesising compounds so yes you can do creative writing

Someone I know who enjoyed photography made a book and published it with his photographs in them - if you like film you could do something similiar, or maybe make a short film?

Anyone know if you can do EPQ when you've left college? I am probably going to be taking a gap year, and I'd like to do the EPQ during my gap year - just for something to do so I don't stop studying.

I like that idea, but I'm still undecided as to whether to do the Italian degree with Film or English at uni. Would it be possible, d'you think, to maybe do something along the lines of how English Literature of the past has been adapted into a film version? And then I'd be covering both?

HELLOOO.
I need some advice please if anyone can help me.. what has anyone done in terms of a project weekly plan?
My supervisor is useless. My project is about the age of criminal responsibility and my supervisor said 'I typed 'Law' in on Google to look for some research for you'. One, you're not allowed to help me and two, she needs to be waaay more specific.

Oh, and she keeps asking me about my failed Cambridge interview, she keeps bringing it back up two months from trying to forget about it :/

Your research should be guided by YOU.
Your supervisor is to guide - whether she does more or not is her fault, not yours. It is YOUR project.

You cannot simply have your title as "A report into the age of criminal responsibility". You need a much more specifici, question, that can be addressed.

My suggestion would be to think of a specific question about this topic.
When you have a question, jot down areas that you *could* research.
Start by googling these topics, or themes, and check if there is enough research.
If not, then don't worry - alter the question and try again. Check library resources, too.

My weekly project plan consisted of a table (it was actually fornightly, though):
Date| Achievements to date| Proposed Action| Time Allocated| Reason for proposed action and objective relevancy

So basically, I entered the date, put what I had achieved from the last proposed action, my proposed action for the next fortnight, the time I was giving to it, and then how this helped to meet my objective.

Example:

04/08/2009 - Printed production log - Begin draft - 10 hours - Because...
- Met with supervisor

I hope this helps.

Hello,
Thank you for your advice - huge help!
Firstly, my research was all done by me which adds to the bewilderment of her doing that anyway . My title is specific, I was just giving everyone an idea about my topic It is 'Should the age of criminal responsibility be altered in modern day Britain?'

Thank you for the advice on the plan rep.