Extended Project Qualification
Help with your research
What you need to demonstrate
The Extended Project Assessment Objective covering research and use of resources is worth 20% of the total marks. Emphasis is on the use, range and acknowledgement of your source material.
To gain the highest marks you need to: work independently; think and work critically; demonstrate effective interpretation and analysis of a wide range of source material; provide references throughout your work and a detailed bibliography.
We have lots of books available in the library to help you with your research
Student guides to the Extended Project
Books on specific topics
Books on research methodology
Click the above link to search the library catalogue.
Our online databases
InfoTrac Student Edition
Global Issues in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Issues Online
JSTOR Secondary School Collection
NewsBank
Searching Google
Google Advanced Search
Google Books
Google's Book Search works just like a web search giving you access to thousands of previews and in some cases the entire text of books.
Google Scholar
Search Local Libraries
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Writing your bibliography
It is essential that you provide references throughout your Extended Project as well as a detailed bibliography. The following documents will help you with the style rules that you need to follow when referencing.
Don't wait unitl the end of project to begin writing your bibliography. Keep a record as you go - it will save you lots of time!
Citing Within Text
A citation is used within the body of your work to inform the reader of your source material at the point of use. Click here for help with the style rules of in-text citations.