Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project is a Level 3 qualification introduced in September 2008. It can contribute to programs of study in a number of ways. • Mainly as a stand-alone qualification. Learners may choose to take the Extended Project. Qualification as an extension from studies for any other qualifications at Level 3 such as GCE A Levels. • The Extended Project will develop and extend from one or more of the learner’s study areas and/or from an area of personal interest or activity outside their main program of study. It will be based on a topic chosen by the learner(s) and agreed as appropriate by the center. • Delivery of the Extended Project Qualification will involve some teaching of the necessary skills, supervision, and assessment of the learner’s progress. Some sessions will be delivered by the University of Sheffield. It will involve extended autonomous work by the learner. It will require in total of 120 guided learning hours. • Learners are required, with appropriate supervision, to: - Choose an area of interest - Draft a title and aims of the project for formal - Approval by the center - Plan, research, and carry out the project - Deliver a presentation to a specified audience - Provide evidence of all stages of the project - Development and production of assessments