EPQ- Eva Rogers

 28/12/25 Weekly EPQ Update This Week: Monday- Evaluated 1 source and then visited family. Tuesday- I was suppose to evaluate 2 more sources but took an extra day at work so was unable to get it done. Wednesday- Christmas Eve!!! Thursday- Christmas!!! Friday- Boxing Day!!! Saturday- I had scheduled this day for no EPQ or school work. Sunday- Evaluated 3 sources and adjusted Gantt chart. Gantt Chart:   This week I made modifications to be Gantt chart as I was falling behind on the original plan and considered it unachievable to catch up so decided I needed to extend my research period and stat writing my first draft later.  Over the Christmas holiday I did less work that what was first planned and didn't feel ready to begin writing as I felt that my research still had gaps that needed to be filled first. I have extended the research and citation by a week til the 13th of January and postponed writing til the 4th of January as I believe then I will have some sections fully ...

 23/11/25 Weekly EPQ Update  This Week: Monday- EPQ lecture on consent, bias and primary research. I have decided to not do primary research as I risk breaching on sensitive topics and don't think think I would be able collect substantial enough data for it to be effective in my essay. Tuesday- I listened to The Health Gap – Exploring gender inequalities in UK healthcare podcast episode on the train to and from school. Wednesday- I spent time evaluating what referencing method would be most beneficial for me Harvard or footnotes. Thursday- I had a maths test so spent extra time revising for that. Friday- Watched the TedTalk Breaking the Silence on Women's Health | Ann-Marie de Lange    Saturday- I was suppose to evaluate my sources that I have looked into so far but found it hard to motivate myself as I found the process rather confusing to get my head around so instead began to look into different methods of evaluation. Sunday- I wrote my weekly blog and p...

30/11/26 Research Analysis When it comes to evaluating my sources I was originally using the RAVEN technique as during my EPQ on evaluating sources I thought this would be the technique I worked with best. However, when it came to evaluating my sources I was putting it off and starting to fall behind on my Gannt chart and I believed this was due to me not having a clear process as I was originally using a table with the RAVEN technique but have since switch to separate documents with each source with a modified process of both the RAVEN and CRAAP test. This is because I found it easier to understand what to do and this allowed me to get back on track with my Gantt chart.   Source name:   Source Type:   Link:   Citation:   Author/Publishing House:   Date Published  and Location :   Summary:   Credibility: (evaluate scholar for reliability and  expertise  (and consider if it was a firsthand experience and knowledge in the subject ...

30/12/25 Essay Structure I have created an essay plan after doing enough research to point I feel prepared to know exactly what section I would like the explore within my essay. I have created this structure to help me categorise my research into the section and identify any gaps that need further research. This is also designed to help me reference the sources as I write as I will separate the facts I want to use into the section to try and make it clear and not confusing when it comes to finding particular information from a specific source. I have chosen to do Harvard referencing as they is the most common type of referencing used in the sources I have read and in many scientific essays. Additionally, I have decided to include an abstract as that is used in many of my sources and is often included in scientific articles so that my essay is cohesive with other similar articles in the scientific and medical field.  Essay Plan: - Abstract (which I will write last) - Introduction - ...

 20/10/25 Weekly EPQ Update This Week: Monday- EPQ Lecture Tuesday- Continuing initial research. Wednesday- Finished creating a collection of initial resources I would like to evaluate. Thursday- Starting a literature review of research to help identify gaps in research and exam range,quality and quantity of sources for my chosen topic, uploaded my project proposal A onto project Q. Friday- Continuing literature review. Saturday- Publish blogs of progress. Sunday- Watching ted talks on medical misogyny and evaluating them. Gantt Chart: Due to having my driving theory test last weekend I have fallen behind on EPQ as I have had to dedicate my time to preparing for that. Due to this I should of finished my initial research last week but have had to extend it into this week and it took me longer than expected due to a high volume of homework to also catch up on so I finished it by the Wednesday so was 3 days off my Gantt chart. Additionally, I also had to postpone my literature review ...

 22/09/25 Weekly EPQ Update This Week: Monday- EPQ lecture, completed week one of my future learn course and learnt about how to mind map and think of effective ideas with enough content for me to do my EPQ and how to develop an impactful title and also made myself a Gantt chart. Tuesday- Finished my initial ideas mind map.  Wednesday- Started preliminary research wanted to finish but I had a biology test the next day so extended my dedicated time for EPQ to Thursday. Thursday- Finished preliminary research. Friday- Started SWOT analysis of my 2 of my initial ideas. Saturday- Finished the last 2 SWOT analysis of my initial ideas. Sunday- Published blogs of progress so far but had prior plans so have to finish my SWOT analysis blog. Gantt Chart: This week I have effectively managed my time and have stuck to the dates on my Gantt chart I have used my dedicated study time for EPQ effectively and have only had to move one to do biology revision for a test but still managed to hit ...