Need some good EPQ topic ideas. I'm planning on doing it in the coming September but I want to be ahead and start now but I have no clue about ideas and the structure of the EPQ. Ideas?
Need some good EPQ topic ideas. I'm planning on doing it in the coming September but I want to be ahead and start now but I have no clue about ideas and the structure of the EPQ. Ideas?
What subjects/topics do you like? Are you planning on going to uni? If so, which course?
I was going to do this but I never got round to it. My idea was "Do we ever really know ourselves?" And talk about how we change so much all the time and how we adapt to certain situations and stuff but obvs there is a lot you can talk about with this topic...
I was going to do this but I never got round to it. My idea was "Do we ever really know ourselves?" And talk about how we change so much all the time and how we adapt to certain situations and stuff but obvs there is a lot you can talk about with this topic...
Yeah it is really hard to think of a topic that would suit me. One thing I don't understand is: can you basically do a essay on anything what's so ever?
Yes, I did mine on a geology/palaeontology topic and got an A for it
Oh wow that's great! Is there a structure that I will need to follow. And what else do I need to know before I start writing it. All I know so far is that I have to write an essay. Like I said I'm clueless, because I'm starting in September and this is my last and final chance to do well in a levels and I'm doing 2 intensive a levels and the EPQ in September that's why I need to start now. Thanks btw.
Oh wow that's great! Is there a structure that I will need to follow. And what else do I need to know before I start writing it. All I know so far is that I have to write an essay. Like I said I'm clueless, because I'm starting in September and this is my last and final chance to do well in a levels and I'm doing 2 intensive a levels and the EPQ in September that's why I need to start now. Thanks btw.
Do you know which exam board you'll be doing it with yet? I did mine with AQA, so I only know about the requirements for that
Apologies for the delayed replies by the way, my internet keeps disconnecting!
For AQA, the EPQ has 3 bits: the essay (or essay + artefact), the Log Book and the presentation. The essay needs to be roughly 5000 words in length, and ideally the topic should be somewhat controversial (or at least one where you can provide arguments for and against something). Essays where you argue for and against gain more marks than essays which are purely descriptive.
The Log Book is probably the most important, albeit repetitive and time-consuming, part of the project. You need to fill in the Log Book with as much detail as you can, because that's the part which gets you most of the marks.
The presentation is done after you finish the essay. It needs to be around 10 minutes in length, and have a question and answer session, or other 'interactive' element. Usually the presentation is done as a power point.
I hope that helps! If you have any more questions, please ask
For AQA, the EPQ has 3 bits: the essay (or essay + artefact), the Log Book and the presentation. The essay needs to be roughly 5000 words in length, and ideally the topic should be somewhat controversial (or at least one where you can provide arguments for and against something). Essays where you argue for and against gain more marks than essays which are purely descriptive.
The Log Book is probably the most important, albeit repetitive and time-consuming, part of the project. You need to fill in the Log Book with as much detail as you can, because that's the part which gets you most of the marks.
The presentation is done after you finish the essay. It needs to be around 10 minutes in length, and have a question and answer session, or other 'interactive' element. Usually the presentation is done as a power point.
I hope that helps! If you have any more questions, please ask
Thanks a lot that makes much more sense. For the log book is it every book and resources you've used or is it something else?
Alternatively you could work through https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/research-project over the summer - it's designed to help with the EPQ but could cover any research project and it helps from the start picking ideas through to doing research and writing up findings.
Thanks a lot that makes much more sense. For the log book is it every book and resources you've used or is it something else?
You put all of the books and resources you used in the bibliography for the essay. The Log Book is mainly about what you've done so far and what you're planning to do next (you write about these at three different stages: the start, middle and end of the project). The Log Book has instructions on what to write, so don't worry about that
You put all of the books and resources you used in the bibliography for the essay. The Log Book is mainly about what you've done so far and what you're planning to do next (you write about these at three different stages: the start, middle and end of the project). The Log Book has instructions on what to write, so don't worry about that
Alternatively you could work through https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/research-project over the summer - it's designed to help with the EPQ but could cover any research project and it helps from the start picking ideas through to doing research and writing up findings.