Ultimate EPQ thread

Hey guys I did the EPQ on the Pica Disorder and got an A*. If any of you have any questions about research, presentation, planning or anything please feel free to PM me and i'll try to help. :smile:

Reply 4564

DeemzBeamz

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Original post by Jaydude

Also in my research do i need Primary and Secondary data? (For the higher marks)

Thanks! :smile:

Hi

I would just like to say I received an A for my EPQ even though I never used primary research. However, this was due to the fact that the nature of my topic would make it difficult for me to conduct primary research as it would probably involve me going to another country.
I did state this in my production log; I explained why my project lacked primary research and it wasn't my fault. However, I was told my secondary research was great and it made up for not including any primary research.

Btw my topic was political and involved international law/relations.

Reply 4565

My advice to you is to write EVERYTHING you do; the entire process of your project, the changes you make in your project (be they minor or major), the advice you are given by your supervisor, the areas in your project where you sought help from your supervisor (the specific question you asked them), if you changed your research techniques, type of resources you used etc.

Also mention why you did what you did. For instance mention why you changed the title. But also do this with other changes in your project, for instance you could mention why you changed the layout of your essay. Make sure when you make a point you try to elaborate further.

By the way I received an A for my EPQ, 2 marks away from an A*. If you would like any more help please ask

Do you write all that in the sections in the logbook? I've been writing up the various changes and research that I've been doing on my topic but in a journal instead. Should I start transferring the stuff I've written down from the journal to the logbook? I've also made a list of individual deadlines which I need to meet in order to finish my project as well as a literary review for resources to try to get some more management marks. I need some more ways to get marks because I really need an A :/

Reply 4566

Hey, I was wondering if I could get any advice on my title? It's currently: "How significant was the Mau Mau uprising in Kenyan independence and shaping the decline of British decolonisation in Africa?". However, I'm not sure this title would work as a lot of it overlaps. I've been thinking of changing it just to: "How significant was the Mau Mau uprising in Kenyan independence?". This would be good as it would allow me to focus on one area and there would be no overlap between the sides of the question. The only thing is, I'm not quite sure whether there's enough to write about. I've got around 6-7 points saying how the uprising did and didn't gain Kenyan independence, would you say that would be enough and would you advise the question change? Thanks

Reply 4567

kiyubi

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Original post by mctruffle

Hey, I was wondering if I could get any advice on my title? It's currently: "How significant was the Mau Mau uprising in Kenyan independence and shaping the decline of British decolonisation in Africa?". However, I'm not sure this title would work as a lot of it overlaps. I've been thinking of changing it just to: "How significant was the Mau Mau uprising in Kenyan independence?". This would be good as it would allow me to focus on one area and there would be no overlap between the sides of the question. The only thing is, I'm not quite sure whether there's enough to write about. I've got around 6-7 points saying how the uprising did and didn't gain Kenyan independence, would you say that would be enough and would you advise the question change? Thanks

take my advice its a bit long for a title, are you doing an investigation or a research?
i got an A in mine about two years ago, nd i was advised not to do long headtitles, coz theyre not very interesting heh :biggrin:

i hope you take my advice, but its up to you my friend :biggrin:

Reply 4568

take my advice its a bit long for a title, are you doing an investigation or a research?
i got an A in mine about two years ago, nd i was advised not to do long headtitles, coz theyre not very interesting heh
i hope you take my advice, but its up to you my friend

I'm doing the 5000 word essay so I'm guessing that's research. I have a couple of things to write about it, I'm only concerned that the end product will just be a fairly long-winded conventional history essay and won't let me do much research. I think I may write to answer the small question and then modify the end product if I need to suit it to a new question.

Thank you :biggrin:

Reply 4569

targetpainter

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Hey, sorry if this has been discussed at some point, but I was just wondering at the kind of amount of sources the assessors are gonna be expecting (we're doing Edexcel) for an artefact.

I've taken info from about eight or nine so far, but I've heard people say you need to reference upwards of twenty, something I sincerely hope isn't true.

If anyone who's done the project or knows more about this than me could get back to me on this, it'd be really appreciated.
Cheers

Reply 4570

How hard is it to get an A in the EPQ? I'm currently writing my essay and I'm about 1500 words, and to be honest, I feel that it will likely be quite shoddy, perhaps only reaching 3000-3500 characters. I've heard that the EPQ isn't marked necessarily on the essay but rather on the preparatory skills and insights you gain from completing the project and if so, how good does the essay need to be? I'm just panicking a bit since I've found my project doesn't have a whole lot I can write about some events so I may have a lot of characters to play with.

Reply 4571

Saraah17

Hi, my EPQ is 6000 words long! Is this a problem, i really have no idea what to cut out

Reply 4572

BWCW

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Is anyone heading for the January 2014 deadline to submit their project? :smile:

Reply 4573

Jkizer

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Original post by Saraah17

Hi, my EPQ is 6000 words long! Is this a problem, i really have no idea what to cut out

Our exam board guidelines is 6000 but mine is around 7000. Teacher said its fine.

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Reply 4574

What would features would you say are useful for an essay to include? I've heard that a literature review/ historiography overview can be useful as well as a historical background section but I was just wondering if there are any things that I've missed out.

Reply 4575

Basit2010

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my title is 'to what extent has evolution been proven' Can somebody help me on how to structure my dissertation? What do I do in my literature review I don't discuss points their right?

Reply 4576

groovyd97

14

Hi,
I'm in year 12 and planning on doing an EPQ soon but I want to start researching and trying to compile resources now. I want to do it on something Economics related.

The topics I've thought of so far:

1.

Microfinance

2.

Bitcoin

3.

Behavioural economics

Which of these topics seems the most viable/easy and will have the most resources? Also, what do you think would be appropriate questions regarding these topics? Thanks.

Reply 4577

jennifer.tariah

Original post by groovyd97

Hi,
I'm in year 12 and planning on doing an EPQ soon but I want to start researching and trying to compile resources now. I want to do it on something Economics related.

The topics I've thought of so far:

1.

Microfinance

2.

Bitcoin

3.

Behavioural economics

Which of these topics seems the most viable/easy and will have the most resources? Also, what do you think would be appropriate questions regarding these topics? Thanks.

Hey! i'm also doing my EPQ on Economics. but my question is based on Entrepreneurial Culture > Economic growth. I'm also in year 12. we could pm each other if you want! :smile:

Reply 4578

jennifer.tariah

i'm wondering how people are laying out their research???

Reply 4579

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