THE EXTENDED PROJECT

The extended project...

Will be Level 3 Will be worth one AS Level It is possible to get an A* grade The A* grade is worth 70 UCAS

points

The extended project...

will require independent research and study skills

will be a single piece of work will require a high degree of

planning, preparation, research & autonomous working

All projects...

must demonstrate extension of your knowledge and understanding

must not be a repetition of a task that could be assessed as part of another qualification.

The extended project...

is half the size of an ‘A’ level

will be graded on a scale of A* to E

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO!

You must... identify, design, plan, and complete

an individual project (or task within a group project)

apply organisational skills to meet stated objectives

You must...

obtain and select information from a range of sources

analyse data apply relevantly, and demonstrate understanding, and the

complexities of the topic (it cannot just describe)

You must...

Select and use a range of skills (including new technology where

appropriate) To solve problems To take decisions critically To achieve planned outcomes

You must...

Evaluate outcomes including your own learning and performance

Select and use a range of communication skills and media to convey and present evidenced outcomes and conclusions

TIME AND DATES

Time and deadline dates...

There are two deadline dates November May

You should expect to spend about 120 hours in total on your project

If aiming to complete project by November, which I would not advise... You would need to spend at least 20

hours each week For the next two months until the

deadline date

If aiming to complete project by May...

You would need to spend 5 hours each week

For the next six months (though of course you could put in more hours and finish early!)

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

A completed Extended Project has to include...

a written report a production log (a bit like a diary) a presentation

Your Project should be...

a 5,000 word written reportor a 1,000 word written report plus

An artefact or A CD/video or An audio tape or A slide presentation A photographic record

and a presentation to an appropriate

audience

A production log....

is compulsory includes standard forms that must be

completed must show the skills you have used must show decision making must show thought and reflection

A presentation...

is essential must be given to a non specialist

audience using appropriate media (e.g. Flipcharts, posters, PowerPoint presentation, video, etc.)

must be supported by a question and answers session involving the audience and supervisor

Some example

PROJECT titles:

Art Exhibition Organise an event Train a horse Design a Website Make a Steam Powered Boat

Put on a Dance (for a purpose or to explore ideas) Make a dress

Produce a magazine aimed at younger teenagers CD of Irish music (with research into political and cultural influences) Drama of people stuck in a lift (with research into the psychology)

Art using recycled materials (with investigation into recycling)

Organise a conference on the abolition of the slave trade Directing a short film

Examples of Extended Essays

How has English affected the German language? Is this leading to the decline of German as a world language? The Sun and its effects on our solar system

To what extent has Tony Blair revolutionised the Labour Party

The influence of the Post Impressionists on Virginia Woolf’s literature

Economic cost-benefit analysis of the 2012 Olympics (very topical at the moment)

Why has MRSA proved so difficult to combat?

Space: Created or Evolved?

The impact on human rights of the UK’s legal response to terrorism Investigation into use of fostering and adoption by social services How has technology changed American films from the 1930s to the present day?

THE FINER DETAIL

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

A01 – 20%

Identify Design Plan Complete project

A02 - 20%

Use resources/research Obtain & select information from a

range of sources Analyse data

A03 - 40%

Develop and realise Select and use a range of skills &

technologies to solve problems Take decisions critically Achieve planned outcomes

A04 - 20%

Review Evaluate outcomes (including own

learning and performance)

The one important thing to note is that you will not be taught a subject. It is your project, so it is your research. We

will mentor you and guide you, but will not teach you subject content. That’s the fun of it!

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