Find out more about The Open University’s Open degree qualification.
This series of articles includes help and tips from members of AstrobiologyOU,
a research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the
advice they offer comes from their different experiences.
There are four articles in this collection:
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EPQs: designing your research question
Read now to access more details of EPQs: designing your research questionYou’ve already decided to do an EPQ, so it might seem a little odd to start this resource by asking you to consider why you want to do a research project. People do an EPQ for all sorts of reasons. Why do you want to do an EPQ?
Level: 1 Introductory
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EPQs: finding and using evidence
Read now to access more details of EPQs: finding and using evidenceFinding the evidence that will help you understand a topic or answer a question is an important stage in the research process. And once you have found it, you will need to examine it closely and carefully, to judge how reliable it is and whether it is useful to help you answer your question.
Level: 1 Introductory
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EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Read now to access more details of EPQs: writing up your dissertationYou have collected and analysed your evidence and considered it in relation to your research question. The next step is to communicate all that you have done. Your dissertation is the element of the EPQ that is read and assessed by others who haven’t been involved in your research.
Level: 1 Introductory
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EPQs: why give a presentation?
Read now to access more details of EPQs: why give a presentation?What are the guidelines for the presentation?
Level: 1 Introductory
They focus on the process of undertaking a dissertation/research review EPQ. If you are doing one of the other kinds of EPQ (such as producing an artefact), you might still find parts of them useful.
The articles were written by Ann Grand, Senior Lecturer in Astrobiology Education, based on resources created by OU colleagues including Richard Holliman, Trevor Collins, Gareth Davies, Victoria Pearson, Joe Kendall, Penny Green, David Sharp and Sarah Davies.
This article was produced by AstrobiologyOU, a multidisciplinary group at The Open University that is working to understand how, and where, life might be found and to address the scientific, governance and ethical challenges faced by astrobiology-related exploration missions.
If you would like to know more about the work of AstrobiologyOU, please visit their website.
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