Planning Schedule

Planning Schedule EPQ objective: to create an investigation around any topic. The question can be a short statement/question/hypothesis with clear focus to be investigated. Use the planner below to assist in organising my time. Start by

Task

Marks

SET UP plan (time I believe each step will take) and log(time each step actually took)– maintain regularly throughout whole portfolio Read thoroughly the EPQ Secification2007. Read ‘The Brief’ carefully. Come up with project research title.

23/08/09

Make sure you maintain the diary/log and keep it up to date, reporting on: • •

Manage 1 week

Must work closely on person analyzing to help with investigation How important decisions were made by you and how others were informed of these decisions

PLANNING – use min TWO project management techniques Read books and find out a bit more about eczema, research different psychological effects and select a few to find deeper analysis and to help support investigation.

10

I need to: • •

06/09/09

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Access and search the Internet, read text books (go to the library). Consider that research is very broad at this stage and can include any information closely relating to the question. Must brainstorm and come up with a more detailed title. Create a plan with gentt chart

Project plan: • • •

Setting realistic targets Organization of information and resources Time for reviews and modifications

Search deeper into investigation and create a case study of a child eczema sufferer I need to:

13/09/09

• Use Resources

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Interview a child aged 14 or below and find out a bit about them realizing that I am asking personal questions I will leave the name of the interviewed person unanimous (unless they agree that I can share their name). From this case study I will investigate accordingly to form my investigation answer.

10

update blog with video/audio and picture clips 20/09/09

I need to: I will regularly need to update my blog inserting images, video/audio to help the audience know

27/09/09

about my progress. SUPPORT MATERIALS Develop support materials for use of information. Do a second questionnaires/interview and quizzes experiments to see psychological effects

20

Develop and

Back to School

realise

Form a written report Identification of your own skills: • • •

04/10/09

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skills and techniques; The degree to which your work meets professional standards. Refer frequently to the requirements of the brief In your diary log an analysis of your current project management skills

proof reading of the pages to ensure that there are no

• spelling or grammatical errors.

Create a presentation on the process of project with review.

11/10/09

Critically evaluate user requirements and evaluate the progress I have made and how I have worked and the new skills learnt analysing their strengths and weaknesses. I need to consider whether my investigation: • • • Review

meets the original list of intentions; is true and not fabricated is all my work

Additionally, I need to:

10

18/10/09

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identify the good and bad points of investigation; describe any difficulties with time Explain what you did Comment on the relevance of information from resources Identify weaknesses and potential improvements if I was to do investigation again.

• Evaluate your success in PLANNING the project. • •

25/10/09

include an analysis of your own performance in keeping to deadlines Knowledge and understanding and suggest enhancements in these areas if the project were to run again.

Extra time for any extra improvements

Submission Date

30/10/09

AO1 total 10 marks AO2 total 10 marks AO3 total 20 marks AO4 total 10 marks EPQ totals 50 marks Total schedule approx 9 weeks Very little slack in the schedule