Supervisors will:
undertake three mandatory reflection sessions with each student they are supervising
initial and date each reflection summarized on the Managebac RPPF and provide comments at the end of the process
encourage and support students throughout the research and writing of the extended essay
discuss the choice of topic with each student and, in particular, help to formulate a well-focused research question which is suitable to the subject of registration and ensure that the chosen research question satisfies appropriate legal and ethical standards with regard to health and safety, confidentiality, human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues
is familiar with the regulations governing the extended essay and the assessment criteria, and gives copies of these to students
monitor the progress of the extended essay to offer guidance and to ensure that the essay is the student’s own work (this may include presenting a section of the essay for supervisor comment)
read and comment on one draft only of the extended essay (but do not edit the draft); this should take place after the interim reflection session, but before the final reflection session, the viva voce
ensure that the final version of the essay is handed in before the final reflection session (viva voce) takes place, and that no changes are made to it subsequently
read the final version and, in conjunction with the viva voce, confirm its authenticity.
Show your learning and changes in your ideas
Refer to some of the interactions with your supervisor (what she said or asked, what you responsed)
Explain what was difficult and how you overcame the difficulties
Use your personal voice
Don't just write about the meetings with the supervisor
Don't refer too much to "the end product"
Don't state "generic points" your text must be specific to your experience
Don't write it too fast, in one go: draft and prepare your text
Don't use resource whose quality is not certain
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