Exam Board = AQA
What is the EPQ?
The Extended Project is a Level 3 qualification. Students may choose to take the Extended Project Qualification as an extension from studies for any other qualifications at Level 3
The Extended Project will develop and extend from one or more of the student’s study areas and/or from an area of personal interest or activity outside their main programme of study. It will be based on a topic chosen by the student(s) and agreed as appropriate by the centre.
Delivery of the Extended Project Qualification in centres will involve some teaching of the necessary skills, supervision and assessment of the student’s progress. It will involve extended autonomous work by the student. It will require in total 120 guided learning hours.
Students are required, with appropriate supervision, to:
• choose an area of interest
• draft a title and aims of the project for formal approval by the centre
• plan, research and carry out the project
• deliver a presentation to a non specialist audience
• provide evidence of all stages of project development and production for assessment.
Assessment
The evidence for assessment will comprise the following:
• the completed Production Log and Assessment Record including the Project Proposal Form,
Presentation Record and Candidate Record Form
• the project product including a written report and any other evidence, as appropriate, depending on the topic or subject area chosen
The Production Log and Assessment Record will document the planning and progress of the project, including decision-making and the student’s reflections on the process:
• formal proposal and approval
• initial idea and outline plan for the project
• record of research carried out and resources used
• record of advice and support offered and action taken as a result
• note of any changes made to plan and reasons for the changes
• a review of the completed Project Product
• a record of the presentation with the supervisor’s record of relevant questioning
The live presentation should be for a non-specialist audience and use media appropriate to the type of project. The presentation may involve the use of flipcharts, posters, Prezi, PowerPoint or short excerpts of video material. The presentation record evidence should include examples of questions from supervisors and the student’s responses to these.
All project products must include a written report. The exact length of each written report will depend on the nature of the project, the subject area or topic chosen and the other evidence provided.
A project product which consists solely of a research based written report should be approximately 5000 words, for example a research report of a scientific investigation, exploration of a hypothesis or an extended essay or academic report in appropriate
form. Where the chosen product is an artefact there must also be a research based written report of a minimum 1000 words. In order to appropriately evidence an artefact students may include photographs of each stage of development as well as the final product. It is not necessary to include large artefacts themselves as evidence, photographs or other media will suffice.
Here is some key informaton concerning the Extended Project Qualification.
Student Guide
EPQ Ideas
What is an EPQ
Course Outline
