Is my EPQ question too broad???
Hi,
My EPQ is titled “Is dementia care in the UK ethical?” but is this too broad?
If it is, is it a problem that could cost me marks or would I be fine?
I have already thought of my subtitles for the project and have done some preliminary research.
Thanks
My EPQ is titled “Is dementia care in the UK ethical?” but is this too broad?
If it is, is it a problem that could cost me marks or would I be fine?
I have already thought of my subtitles for the project and have done some preliminary research.
Thanks
Reply 1
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FAR too broad!
What do you mean by 'dementia care'. Where, in what settings, by whom?
What do you mean by 'ethical'? How are you going to measure this. Etc etc.
What do you mean by 'dementia care'. Where, in what settings, by whom?
What do you mean by 'ethical'? How are you going to measure this. Etc etc.
Reply 2
How would i adapt it to make it more specific? Also is it bad to change your EPQ question after doing your record of initial ideas and candidate proposal?
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Reply 3
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by RibieKalathilHow would i adapt it to make it more specific? Also is it bad to change your EPQ question after doing your record of initial ideas and candidate proposal?
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Hi I’m in the same boat mine is too broad but my record of initial ideas has already been submitted. I think (from the YouTube videos I’ve watched about EPQ) it’s fine to change your title it actually shows you’ve grown and adapted later on. Not 100% though so if anyone sees this please let us know
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Original post
by RibieKalathilHow would i adapt it to make it more specific? Also is it bad to change your EPQ question after doing your record of initial ideas and candidate proposal?
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
What are you driving at here - that more dementia patients shouldn't be treated ?
Are you actually asking about 'right to die'?
If you explain a bit more, I might be able tp help.
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by McGingerWhat are you driving at here - that more dementia patients shouldn't be treated ?
Are you actually asking about 'right to die'?
If you explain a bit more, I might be able tp help.
Are you actually asking about 'right to die'?
If you explain a bit more, I might be able tp help.
Oh ye, sorry lol. I mean like discussing ethical issues in dementia care like abuse of dementia patients.
i think my question is not worded in a good way cos multiple ppl have told me the same thing.
(edited 1 year ago)
Reply 6
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by RibieKalathilOh ye, sorry lol. I mean like discussing ethical issues in dementia care like abuse of dementia patients.
i think my question is not worded in a good way cos multiple ppl have told me the same thing.
i think my question is not worded in a good way cos multiple ppl have told me the same thing.
I don’t know if this helps, but I recently read an article about the ethical dilemmas of putting people with dementia into care homes where they are separated from their loved ones. It also talked about the strain this can put on their husband/wife who is left at home alone, and become isolated, while balancing this against the stress that can result from having to care for someone with severe dementia at home.
It was in Health Affairs, Narrative Matters section and titled ‘A Family Disease: Witnessing Firsthand the Toll that Dementia Takes on Caregivers’ by Gary Epstein-Lubow. Be warned though that this is in the US I think.
(Sorry if this is irrelevant but your question just reminded me of it)
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Original post
by RibieKalathilOh ye, sorry lol. I mean like discussing ethical issues in dementia care like abuse of dementia patients.
i think my question is not worded in a good way cos multiple ppl have told me the same thing.
i think my question is not worded in a good way cos multiple ppl have told me the same thing.
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How are you going to research this?
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What evidence or resources do you have?
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What are you trying to prove or show?
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by RibieKalathilAlso is it bad to change your EPQ question after doing your record of initial ideas and candidate proposal?
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Also, what happens if your EPQ question is too niche?
Thank You
Question can be updated. Justify it though, so it shows "review of scope" and "project management" skills. This should help you pick up marks, as nobody is expecting a perfect EPQ.
Niche can be good, but make sure you can explain it to the average person AND you have sufficient research for it.
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by McGinger•
How are you going to research this?
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What evidence or resources do you have?
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What are you trying to prove or show?
Hi,
I've updated my question to "To what extent does the care of late-stage dementia patients in the UK conform to ethical standard." Just want a second opinion.
Thanks
Reply 10
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Original post
by RibieKalathilHi,
I've updated my question to "To what extent does the care of late-stage dementia patients in the UK conform to ethical standard." Just want a second opinion.
Thanks
I've updated my question to "To what extent does the care of late-stage dementia patients in the UK conform to ethical standard." Just want a second opinion.
Thanks
Whose 'ethical standard' and how exactly are you going to measure this.
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by McGingerWhose 'ethical standard' and how exactly are you going to measure this.
How about i say to what extent care of late stage dementia patients conforms to medical ethics (beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and autonomy). To measure it, would it be enough for me to argue to what extent the ethical issues in dementia care (which I am going to discuss against medical ethics principles) has an effect on how much care of dementia conforms to medical ethics?
Thanks
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Original post
by RibieKalathilHow about i say to what extent care of late stage dementia patients conforms to medical ethics (beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and autonomy). To measure it, would it be enough for me to argue to what extent the ethical issues in dementia care (which I am going to discuss against medical ethics principles) has an effect on how much care of dementia conforms to medical ethics?
Thanks
Thanks
You need to remember that this is essentially an extended-essay - not a PhD thesis.
This is an enormous topic, and for a manageable and do-able EPQ you need a very exact, and simple, question to answer, not something as nebulous as 'dementia care vs medical ethics'.
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