#1: IPQ Supervisors

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The first things that come to mind when you hear 'IPQ' are...

1. what is the IPQ?

2. your role

3. timeline

4. resources + next steps

Supervising the IPQ

• Only G11s (MIS' 1st yr)

• duration: ~7 months

• any [feasible] topic

• gain skills: evaluate, organise, manage time, analyse, etc.

• independence

• boosts college app.

The IPQ is a research project.

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Part of the IPQ | Order the IPQ components in the order which students will complete them:

• research log (RL)

• research question (RQ)

• project proposal form (PPF)

• essay + bibliography

• interview / viva voce (VV)

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ensure deadlines are met

suggest resources

ask questions and give overall verbal feedback

research on behalf of the student

prepare notes for the student's use

correct drafts

write part of the report / bibliography

conduct the viva voce

re-teach research skills

check for plagiarism

Your Role | As a supervisor, what can you do and what can you not do?

Supervisors can...

Supervisors cannot...

• meet with and advise your student ≥5 times

• track progress on the master doc

• check in with me occasionally

3 key responsibilities:

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Listed 3-5 topics in their subject areas of interest. These are beyond / outside the scope of their AS lessons.

​​So far, students have...

Learned how to establish if a source is credible, scholarly, or peer-reviewed.

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Evaluated questions to determine whether they are open / closed. Examined RQ examples and non-examples.

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[In progress] Written their research question (RQ) and demonstrated how they evaluated it for feasibility.

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What's up next?

• by 12 noon 25 Feb: update table with first meeting details

• 26 Feb: training on research (logs + resources)

Supervisors:

• 28 Jan: RQ decided & evaluated

• 13 Feb: supervisors assigned

• bef. 25 Feb: first guidance session w/ supervisor

Students:

Open Ended

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