2. So far…
• Submitted Supervisor Application Form (29.11.2019)
• Subject-specific guidelines
• Subject and possibly Subject area(s)
• Possibly Topic(s)
• Supervisor assigned
• Background reading into your area of interest
3. Next steps…
• Submit Research Proposal Form (12.01.2019)
• Dates
• Image of form and of libguide?
4. Next steps…
• Arrange Supervisor Meeting (by 18.01.2020)
• Submit Research Proposal ahead of meeting
• Finalise Research Proposal
• Possibly formulate a provisional research question
• First [formal] Reflection during or immediately after meeting
7. Criterion E: Engagement
• Personal Engagement is now a formal part of the marking process
• 6 marks (out of 34) for how well you have engaged with the research process and
your research focus.
• Assessed using the “Reflections on Planning and Progress Form” (RPPF)
• 500 words in total for the three reflections combined.
• You need to record evidence of things such as:
How you reacted to insights gained through the exploration of your research question
How you evaluated the key decisions that you made
Suggestions of how you could improve your working practices
Reflections on your thinking and the creative process
How the process is personal to you
8. REFLECTION
First
Reflection
Interim
Reflection
Final
Reflection
Initial thoughts.
How will I carry
out my research?
Reflection on the
first draft.
What needs doing
to improve it?
Reflection on the
whole process.
What have I
learnt?
Initial guided reading.
Complete Research Proposal form.
First draft submitted
Final draft submitted
EE Writing Days
EE Investigating Days
9. Initial ideas: the first reflection
• How have you gone about deciding on what to
research?
• Can you describe your topic and is it appropriate for
the subject area?
• How has the research process been so far – do you
need to consider alternative methods or approaches?
• What questions/possible lines of inquiry have arisen
from your background reading?
• Are there any ethical issues that need to be
considered?
11. Next steps…
Research is a systematic investigation aimed at
• Establishing facts (Investigate)
• Reaching new conclusions (Construct)
In the process(es) of constructing knowledge
through research the EE shares a fundamental
concern with TOK, especially in a post-truth world of
“alternative facts”
12. Next steps…
• Locate appropriate, scholarly resources (Investigate)
• Engage critically with sources (Construct)
You will need:
• a resource guide
• an Investigative Journal
19. Notes from your source
– don’t forget to record
page numbers for any
quotes
Your thoughts and ideas
about how those notes
relate to your topic and to
other information you have
found
More information
in IT Seminar 1
next Wednesday
(Jan 15th),
period 3
Comment on the quality of the source
Information about your source
20. Researcher’s Reflection Space
• A single place to organise all your research
• Could use a notebook or folder, a Word document or
OneNote.
• There is also an area on ManageBac where you can
record your thoughts and ideas if you want to.
• Look at blog post and Subject LibGuide
• Text, documents, photos, videos, weblinks
• Provides evidence of your thought processes and
may help when writing reflections.
21. Deadlines
January February March April May June July August September October
By 18th January
First reflection session.
Student to write up in
ManageBac and supervisor
to confirm
By 31st May
First draft uploaded to
ManageBac
By 7th March
Short meeting with supervisor to
agree research question and
discuss further reading
By 24th June
Second reflection session.
Student to write up in
ManageBac and supervisor to
confirm
By 7th September
Final draft uploaded to
ManageBac
By 1st October
Final reflection session (Viva Voce).
Student to write up in ManageBac
and supervisor to confirm and
complete their section
EE
celebration
By 12th January
Upload Research
Proposal to
ManageBac
