General
Exam Board: The Exam Board for EPQ is Edexcel.
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A document explaining how to start on your EPQ, what to download and where to look for things.
EPQ 2020-21
Course: EPQ 2020-21 | GoL
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Instructions: Clicking on the section name will show / hide the section.
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Introductory Booklet
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This is the booklet to introduce EPQ
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
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Paperwork
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This is the Project Log form to keep a record of what you did throughout your project
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
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This is specifically for deciding on an initial viable title to gain approval for it.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint on choosing a title.
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This is the full Project Proposal Form.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
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A calendar designed to help you with your project planning for the PPF.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
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Another chart style calendar to help you with your planning with all the tasks listed on it.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
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This is a table for you to keep a record of your research as you do it. It is not a bibliography. Note that there are a number of pages with the heading row repeated at the top of each page. There are also a couple of illustrative entries which should not be left in!
Ensure that EVERY source you consult is in this table and that you have used the Ws (see 'Introduction to EPQ' booklet) to evaluate them. Doing it as you go along leads to fewer identikit evaluations and a more impressive record.
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This is the cover sheet for your EPQ. You need to delete the routes that do not apply to you. They are in the corresponding order
Dissertation 01
Investigation 02
Performance 03
Artefact 04
All the relevant submission types are there - do not break them down into subsections. Delete those that would not apply to you. See below for the expected submission types.
Dissertation: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together.
Investigation: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together.
Artefact: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together. You might also have a sketchbook if you were doing something Art based. Your actual artefact such as a poster or a piece of textile work should exist only as a good picture or pictures of it. If you were creating a film or a piece of music then you will probably submit a DVD or a USB stick containing the final artefact and the development files.
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Narrated PowerPoints
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A general introduction to EPQ as a whole
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A brief explanation of what it is about
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A bit of a help as to what to fill in where
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All about the title and the rules for them
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What to fill in where - some advice
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This is about how to use the Project Calendars.
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How to....files
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This contains examples of good log entries
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A document showing how log entries can be developed to get better marks using a fictional Beans EPQ
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A guide as to how to write an abstract together with some examples
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A guide as to what to write when evaluating how you carried out your project. Please note it is a set of prompts and is a basis not an exhaustive description.
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Other Helpful Information
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How to use Word to keep your sources organised and make referencing your work and producing the Bibliography easy
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How to use Word to generate a Table of Contents for your written work
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Specifications
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The section relating to artefacts. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
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The section relating to dissertations. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
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The section relating to investigations. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
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The section relating to performances. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
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This is Edexcel's own EPQ website.
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EPQ MOOC course links
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This is a free online course from Bath University
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A free online course from Southampton University
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University Presentations and Resouces
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A university view of the benefits of doing an EPQ
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A set of study skills documents relating to researching and producing a piece of work.
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Initial Paperwork Upload Area
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This is where you should upload your IPPF for the title to be approved.
Your document should be a Word readable document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable
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Please upload completed Project Calendars here.
There is a basic example version of each type - don't just copy them please. This is to show that you have thought about the time spans for each of the tasks that go into doing an EPQ and if they overlap in any way.
Ensure your name is in your filename and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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This is where you should upload your completed Introductory Booklet, first draft of your PPF and your PAL up to the week ending on July 4th 2020
Ensure your name is in your filenames and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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1) Current version of your PPF
You may have added an amended timescale, thought of other additions or altered your title in some way for example. Changes should be visible either by striking through what is replaced or putting new material in a different colour. New timelines can be a new page in a different colour.
2) Research evidence:
(The PPF should have the first few items you looked at for research into the viability of your title and no more, these should also appear in your Research Table).
For a dissertation this should consist of the Research Record Table (on GOL and should have been downloaded) full of entries showing what you have looked at and evaluated the usefulness of. It should contain all the sources you have look at and then selected from. TOP TIP - fill it in as you go along. You are aiming for a minimum of 20 sources actually used for a dissertation (good dissertations may well have significantly more than this). I would expect more than the number you use to appear in your Research Table as you should show that you have selected what you use from what you found. You are not expected to have necessarily completed all of your research.For other routes, a Research Record Table, which is possibly not as long, but also take pictures of your sketches/storyboards/notebooks etc. to show a good chunk of preparatory research work has been done. Then either convert the images to a PDF or put the pictures into a document and save that as a PDF before uploading.
Ensure your name is in your filenames and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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This is the next assignment that will feed into assessment of how well you are making progress on your EPQ.
Please upload:
1) your log up to 03 October
2) your plan for your writing for your Dissertation OR for your writing for your Investigation OR for the written background research relating to your Artefact (see p21 of the "Introduction to EPQ" booklet re planning your writing).
3) as appropriate from the following:
- your latest Research Record table and any personal survey results you may have conducted as part of your research for dissertations and investigations
- first versions of any parts of the short story or similar you will be writing
- images of work done for artefacts since the last assignment, IMPORTANT: put them in a document and then save it as a PDF and submit only that.
- music files for artefacts since the last assignment. Please put them in a folder shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared, the files that should be visible and what they relate to (good file naming helps here). Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
- video files for artefacts. Please put them in a folder shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared, the files that should be visible and what they relate to (good file naming helps here). Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
Ensure your name is in the filenames and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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Please upload:
1) your log up to 29 October
2) as appropriate from the following:
- the 2000 words you wrote for a dissertation or investigation due date 29/10/2020
- first versions of any new parts of the short story or similar you will be writing and any updated versions of those created earlier and uploaded
- Any film scheduling, story boarding, characterisation, scripts, lighting etc. in preparation for the creation of a video artefact
- images of work done since the last assignment for art based artefacts, IMPORTANT: put them in a document and then save it as a PDF and submit only that.
- music files since the last assignment for music compostion artefacts. Please put them in the folder already shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive (create one if you did not do so last time) and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared, the files that should be visible and what they relate to (good file naming helps here). Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
- video files for films. Please put them in the folder already shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive (create one if you did not do so last time) and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared, the files that should be visible and what they relate to (good file naming helps here). Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
Ensure your name is in the filenames of the submitted document and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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Please upload:
1) your log up to 19 December
2) as appropriate from the following:
- your dissertation/investigation first draft
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- images of your artefact work for art based artefacts since the last assignment leading to & first steps in creating the final piece. IMPORTANT: put them in a document and then save it as a PDF and submit only that.
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- any new music files since the last assignment and the first version of the final piece for music compostion artefacts. Please put them ithe folder already shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared, the file that should be visible (good file naming helps here). This particularly applies to new files in a folder you may have already shared. Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
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- any new video files since the last assignment and the first version of the final piece for film artefacts. Please put the files in the folder you should already have shared with both your mentor and myself on OneDrive and upload a document to GOL that states the name of the folder you have shared and the new files that should be visible (good file naming helps here). Please do not try to upload the files themselves - it won't work.
Ensure your name is in the filenames of the submitted document and that your document is either a Word compatible document or a PDF. Pages documents are not acceptable.
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Draft Upload Area
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Draft EPQ Submission UPLOAD AREA Assignment
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Assessment
Your work will be assessed by your mentor.
All the marking criteria are clearly set out in the assessment objectives at the end of each route's specification section.
Less experienced mentors are supported by more experienced mentors and the EPQ coordinator. Work from each mentor is cross-moderated to ensure consistency. A sample will then be moderated under the direction of the EPQ coordinator. The Examination Board will moderate the work of those students that it selects and calls.
Internally moderated marks will be available at the beginning of May provided there is no disruption due to COVID-19.
Requests for review of moderation are to be made in line with the Exams Policy within five calendar days of being informed of the moderated mark. It is expected that students speak with their supervisors in the first instance, before completing a request for a review of moderation form.