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Yasmin Francis EPQ 2012/13

The Aims and Objectives of my EPQ

I realise that the title is plastic surgery worth it? is a very broad topic which I can

study and research into, and so I need to be able to split it up into different sections

so I can study further into those certain areas.

AIMS

I want to come to a conclusion to see if plastic surgery really is worthit!

How will I do this? Through doing extensive research and creating valid arguments with strong

points backed up by reliable evidence. Doing this will make my points valid

and therefore more forceful when coming to the conclusion of my project.

What would this achieve? It would make the essay I write unbiased. When I write the essay it cannot

be biased as I need to show excellent researching skills and show that I havelooked at both sides of the argument from a variety of different angles. This

should enable me to make strong points and arguments within my essay and

help to draw a factual conclusion.

Obviously I know that a lot of people will already have their own opinions andso this will be irrelevant. I also know that my EPQ wont change the way the

world thinks regarding my chosen subject area, however it will be new,

interesting and beneficial for me in the future.

I want to improve my researching skills!

Why should I do this? This is a skill that would be extremely in life if I want to go onto higher

education. I believe that this is an important skill and so doing this EPQ will

help me gain valuable researching experience and would make me (possibly)

a better candidate in possible interviews.

I think researching also links well with my A2 level 3D Product Design course.I will be doing this course at a high skill level and, over the summer holidays,

I will need to do a lot of primary research as well as secondary research to

ensure the product that I design will be good enough for possible clients as

well as users. Although the type of research isnt the same, the concept is

similar and doing this would enable me to realise what is the best way to

construct my own research. It would also help to know what ways arent the

best and would be good practice for this course.

I need to practice my analysis skills Why should I do this? Analysis comes into EPQ a lot and I need analysing skills for my other

subjects which I plan to take in A2; Media studies (where I would need to

analyse music videos before creating my own) as well as English Language

(where I will need to analyse certain texts- which is what I am doing in EPQ!)

What would this achieve? CRITICAL PRACTICE in this skill area. Analysis is what gets me the marks in

my English Language exam and so it is important that I get better and better

in this particular area.

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