Date Key Events Description Evaluation Attainment Action Plan
w/c 12th 1st EPQ Taught Attended my 1st EPQ taught The first Taught Content Session I realised that it is undoubtedly Finalise my
October Content Session content session – introduction to offered me a general impression of essential to think critically about initial topic
2020 the EP, what EP artefact and the EPQ, and I learnt the setting up research topics and in and start my
dissertation are, critical elements fundamental criteria and stages of a many other events – Will it be initial research
of a good title, and crucial steps successful EPQ. I realised that focus, practically useful or valuable? Is
forward. depth, and evaluation are essential. it way beyond the reach of my Complete
ability? How long will it take? VTT and
What are the potential PPR
outcomes, and how will I
eventually benefit from it? Create a work
log
Potential Project Retrieved and reflected on my One of the main problems I faced at I also learnt that it is vital to
Ideas previous ideas and successfully this stage was that my previous observe, process, evaluate and
created a mind map containing my research ideas are relatively vague reflect regularly on the things
initial project ideas, researched my and too broad/unspecified – I we see, think, and learn on a
potential ideas on a broad basis, frequently jumped from one to daily basis, through which it
and eventually focused on several another over again. I felt it was enables us to dig deeper into
titles related to medicine or considered essential to have an actual our ideas and eventually benefit
Biomedicine. focus of interest. from them. It is also valuable
when it comes to brainstorming
project ideas.
w/c 26th Confirmation of Set my initial title as ‘To What I carefully looked through my I learnt that it is essential to take Create a
October Initial Title Extent Could Virotherapy Be Applied potential project ideas. After different determining factors timeline
2020 to Fight Superbugs and How Will It considering my primary field of into account when making
Impact Modern Medicine?’. interest, I finalised my initial topic, decisions. The courage to break Prepare for 1st
assessing each idea’s actual value and the ice and unleash and mentor meeting
grouping similar ideas. It was not an maintain genuine enthusiasm is
easy choice, as I was afraid that the also a non-negligible sort of Continue
topic might be relatively broader academic propellant that research
than I expected. powers us forward throughout
the course of carrying out
research.
1
, Start of Initial Commenced my initial research on In terms of my initial research, I I realised how essential it is
Research virotherapy based on my first- successfully narrowed down the always to have a target or focus
hand knowledge and online number of sources by focusing on as this significantly improves
sources. I found two useful and those sources that are more in-depth. my research efficiency, and it
valuable books that may I found it particularly useful to break practically reduces the
considerably benefit and enrich down the topic into smaller chunks workload.
my research process. to research.
1st Amendment to Reset title to ‘To What Extent Could Over the course of my very initial I learnt that regular self-
Initial Title Virotherapy Be Applied to Treat research, I realised that my topic reflection could be very useful
Human Diseases and How Will it might be too specific, which may so as to correct myself
Impact Modern Medicine?’. result in a lack of depth for my final frequently and properly from
outcome. There are more aspects of my previous mistakes. It is
virotherapy that I wished to include normal and acceptable to make
and carefully study. Virotherapy mistakes, remarkably when the
could also be applied to treat certain topic has still not been well-
human cancers. I, therefore, researched by me yet, and the
combined superbugs and cancers as actual thing of importance is, in
‘Human Diseases’. fact, to make amendments as
soon as possible.
Evaluation of Carefully examined several EPQ I found the EPQ exemplars I realised how important it is
Former EPQ exemplars in the past, including provided by the exam board always to evaluate the merits
Exemplars their different stages of the somewhat useful, including their and problems of previous
process, how they managed to formats, language, methods, and how works. Reflecting on their
record their progress and evaluate, they managed to effectively push advantages and avoid their
what skills they wished to acquire, their project forward. Comments mistakes in my project will
and the examiner’s comments on from the examiner considerably considerably benefit me when
their projects. helped me understand the critical doing my research, writing the
elements for a good EPQ, how they dissertation, and
are addressed, and how they should developing/improving my
be practically achieved or improved. academic skills.
2
w/c 12th 1st EPQ Taught Attended my 1st EPQ taught The first Taught Content Session I realised that it is undoubtedly Finalise my
October Content Session content session – introduction to offered me a general impression of essential to think critically about initial topic
2020 the EP, what EP artefact and the EPQ, and I learnt the setting up research topics and in and start my
dissertation are, critical elements fundamental criteria and stages of a many other events – Will it be initial research
of a good title, and crucial steps successful EPQ. I realised that focus, practically useful or valuable? Is
forward. depth, and evaluation are essential. it way beyond the reach of my Complete
ability? How long will it take? VTT and
What are the potential PPR
outcomes, and how will I
eventually benefit from it? Create a work
log
Potential Project Retrieved and reflected on my One of the main problems I faced at I also learnt that it is vital to
Ideas previous ideas and successfully this stage was that my previous observe, process, evaluate and
created a mind map containing my research ideas are relatively vague reflect regularly on the things
initial project ideas, researched my and too broad/unspecified – I we see, think, and learn on a
potential ideas on a broad basis, frequently jumped from one to daily basis, through which it
and eventually focused on several another over again. I felt it was enables us to dig deeper into
titles related to medicine or considered essential to have an actual our ideas and eventually benefit
Biomedicine. focus of interest. from them. It is also valuable
when it comes to brainstorming
project ideas.
w/c 26th Confirmation of Set my initial title as ‘To What I carefully looked through my I learnt that it is essential to take Create a
October Initial Title Extent Could Virotherapy Be Applied potential project ideas. After different determining factors timeline
2020 to Fight Superbugs and How Will It considering my primary field of into account when making
Impact Modern Medicine?’. interest, I finalised my initial topic, decisions. The courage to break Prepare for 1st
assessing each idea’s actual value and the ice and unleash and mentor meeting
grouping similar ideas. It was not an maintain genuine enthusiasm is
easy choice, as I was afraid that the also a non-negligible sort of Continue
topic might be relatively broader academic propellant that research
than I expected. powers us forward throughout
the course of carrying out
research.
1
, Start of Initial Commenced my initial research on In terms of my initial research, I I realised how essential it is
Research virotherapy based on my first- successfully narrowed down the always to have a target or focus
hand knowledge and online number of sources by focusing on as this significantly improves
sources. I found two useful and those sources that are more in-depth. my research efficiency, and it
valuable books that may I found it particularly useful to break practically reduces the
considerably benefit and enrich down the topic into smaller chunks workload.
my research process. to research.
1st Amendment to Reset title to ‘To What Extent Could Over the course of my very initial I learnt that regular self-
Initial Title Virotherapy Be Applied to Treat research, I realised that my topic reflection could be very useful
Human Diseases and How Will it might be too specific, which may so as to correct myself
Impact Modern Medicine?’. result in a lack of depth for my final frequently and properly from
outcome. There are more aspects of my previous mistakes. It is
virotherapy that I wished to include normal and acceptable to make
and carefully study. Virotherapy mistakes, remarkably when the
could also be applied to treat certain topic has still not been well-
human cancers. I, therefore, researched by me yet, and the
combined superbugs and cancers as actual thing of importance is, in
‘Human Diseases’. fact, to make amendments as
soon as possible.
Evaluation of Carefully examined several EPQ I found the EPQ exemplars I realised how important it is
Former EPQ exemplars in the past, including provided by the exam board always to evaluate the merits
Exemplars their different stages of the somewhat useful, including their and problems of previous
process, how they managed to formats, language, methods, and how works. Reflecting on their
record their progress and evaluate, they managed to effectively push advantages and avoid their
what skills they wished to acquire, their project forward. Comments mistakes in my project will
and the examiner’s comments on from the examiner considerably considerably benefit me when
their projects. helped me understand the critical doing my research, writing the
elements for a good EPQ, how they dissertation, and
are addressed, and how they should developing/improving my
be practically achieved or improved. academic skills.
2
