Individual Investigation (10 hours): 25% of final grade
1,500-2,250 word investigation that consists of:
identifying an ESS issue and focusing on one of its specific aspects
developing methodologies to generate data that are analysed to produce knowledge and understanding of this focused aspect
applying the outcomes of the focused investigation to provide understanding or solutions in the broader ESS context.
Paper 1: (1 hour): 35 marks
Students will be provided with a range of data in a variety of forms relating to a specific, previously unseen case study.
Questions will be based on the analysis and evaluation of the data in the case study.
All of the questions are compulsory.
Paper 2: (2 hours): 65 marks
Paper 2 consists of two sections, A and B.
Section A (25 marks) is made up of short-answer and data-based questions.
Section B (40 marks) requires students to answer two structured essay questions from a choice of four. Each question is worth 20 marks.
(adapted from www.ibo.org)