UISG - DP Special Features Extended Essay 2018 | Page 4

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Undertake your research from the beginning and throughout the process.
Take your own notes on the sources- this will really help when it comes to writing the
actual essay.
Keep a detailed log of all the sources that you have accessed along the way,
particularly those you intend to use as references.
If you are conducting your own experiments or collecting your own data, ensure that
your methods are scientific and/or consistent with best practice.

Calendar
Date
Sept
& Oct

21 Nov02 Dec

Action
 Students discuss potential subject
areas and research questions with
classroom teachers.
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All Year 11 students will meet with EE
coordinator to discuss their research
questions.
Any initial concerns flagged at this
time.
Provisional supervisors assigned

16 Dec

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04 Jan16 Jan

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Students will meet with supervisors.
Students/ supervisors report back to
EE coordinator if there any concerns.

10 Feb

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Final supervisor assignation (there
shouldn’t be much, if any, change
from the previous round)

10 Mar

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1st formal update- Are students
attending meetings; is research
underway; are they aware of
assessment criteria; AOC?

Expectation
 Students have
decided on a
subject area and
have an idea of
research question
 Students will have
formulated a
focused, precise
RQ by the day of
the meeting.

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Any major concerns
about suitability of
student for subject/
topic etc. raised at
this stage

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Supervisors must
feedback to me
(probably through
365)

EMMET DUNPHY

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