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Week 1: 6th July
Objectives || Find 90% of my research material (I may find more as I go along, however I would like to find as much as I can to start with, mainly so I don't overload myself with information or get side-tracked.) Make a list of all research I need to do.
Resources || College/Public Libraries, Google Scholar, Jstor/Infotrac, Google, Amazon/Book Stores (Textbooks.) Write the source links and/or titles in a central word document/post.
Problems || I am away Monday/Tuesday and at a University Open Day on Wednesday and have Karate in the evening. As well as this I have a driving lesson mid-day Thursday. I also am working Saturday until 4 and have a Karate Assessment on Sunday.
Solutions || I have already found some of my research material, so I will have less to research. Also, I have set myself less tasks this week, so I don't overwhelm myself with tasks I cannot complete.
Deadlines || Complete Research by Sunday Evening, giving me 2 full days and 2 half days to find as many resources as I can.
Notes || During this week I was much busier than I originally thought, so even though I did find a good amount of resources (I mainly found reports, documents and textbooks) I didn't find all I was planning to find. However, I made up for this by researching the rest as I went along and adding them to my log, as this allowed me to save time and use sources relevant to the weeks research.
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Week 2: 13th July
Objectives || Read/highlight/upload findings in 3 sources (as specified below in my source list.) Write up my notes and analyse my information.
Resources || Inside Sports Psychology /
Solutions || I will do all my work for the week after Tuesday as I can then have Monday and the first part of Tuesday to revise. I can pack for my days away on Tuesday as well, giving me Friday and Saturday/Sunday evening to well as read sources.
Deadlines || Complete reading by 7pm Sunday.
Notes || Once again I overestimated the amount of free time I had. Even so, I did manage to read my sources but I did so during car journeys or when waiting for friends/family when I was out. This meant during the free time I had I was able to write up my notes, meaning my work was completed as planned.
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Week 3: 20th July
Objectives || Read/Highlight 2 Sources I have found and add the information to my notes.
Resources || 2 Sources I have Found (Including Pure Sport: Into Sports Psychology)
Problems || I am at Alton Towers Monday-Wednesday, am working Saturday/Sunday and am driving at 5 on Thursday. I will also be tired from my holiday due to the long hours of walking and travelling in a short space of time.
Solutions || I have given myself less to read/research this week due to a busy schedule, so I should be able to get all my set work done.
Deadlines || Friday Evening for the reading, so I can write important notes up on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Notes || I wasn't able to get all my set work done this week, mainly due to the fact I forgot how ill and tired travelling makes me, so therefore I wasn't able to complete the reading when I wanted to. By the time I felt better I had work, however to make up for the week I read one of the articles after I came back from work on Saturday. The work I didn't complete this week I managed to do during the week of the 27th, as I had a quieter week.
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Week 4: 27th July
Objectives || Conduct a survey to see people's opinions about my question/topic. Start to research people I could use as experts
Resources || Email, Google, Internet, SurveyMonkey
Problems || I have a driving lesson at 11 on Monday and I am working on Tuesday evening, Saturday and Sunday. / As well as this people may be on holiday so cannot complete my questionnaire.
Solutions || Have Saturday/Sunday off and complete the work during the week. / Make sure I spread my survey around on social media pages too, so even if people are away I still have enough to complete it.
Deadlines || Friday Evening
Notes || This week went better than the last few had, mainly because I planned my research to fit in with my time so I could do some work and relax as well. As well as this meaning I didn't get as distracted or tired, it meant I could complete the research I ran out of time to do last week, putting myself back on track. After the week I altered the rest of the weeks of my plan to try and give myself enough time to complete my work without rushing and take a break as well as it worked well.
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Week 5 : 3rd August
Objectives || Interview some athletes I know about their opinions about my topic/personal experiences. Analysis of Survey from previous week.
Resources || Survey created on Word, Email and Survey Monkey.
Problems || I have a Karate assessment/grading. I am working Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well at Saturday. Athletes I would like to interview may not be free at the time to complete it.
Solutions || Arrange with interviewee's a time that suits them and myself. I also made sure I had a spare person I could ask, so if one person couldn't I had a back up. I will try get the interviews done as early in the week as I can so I am able to analyse the data.
Deadlines || Friday Evening
Notes || Similarly, this week also went smoothly. This was because after altering my plan, I had a ratio of time to the amount of work I set myself, meaning I could get everything done. Fortunately, the athletes I sent the survey to sent their replies/told me their replies quickly so I was able to further analyse the more detailed findings from my second set of research.
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Week 6: 10th August
Objectives || Fully plan my primary research, backed up with 1 more article into similar research.
Resources ||
Problems || We have Results Day Thursday and I may not want to do research that day, as I may need to go into college.
Solutions || Have my plan for my research done by Wednesday and write it up fully Friday. Read the article before I start planning my research to give me an idea of what's been done/what I could do.
Deadlines || Friday Evening
Notes || The research was harder to plan than I thought it was, mainly due to there being so much I could do but no being overly sure on what I think would be best. As a result I wrote a few ideas down and gave myself a few weeks to decide. When I got back to college, I gave my supervisor the two best ideas I could think of so she could look over them and give me feedback. Doing this allowed me to see more research into my question before finalising my experiment, meaning it should be better and more relevant when I conduct it.
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Week 7 : 17th August
Objectives || Read 3 more articles or books of my choosing and write up notes. Make sure at least 2 of the articles include or focus on information about controlling anxiety, as many of the ones I have looked at so far are based on the affects of anxiety.
Resources || Source List / JSTOR / Google Scholar / Library / Google
Problems || I am working Tuesday evening and Wednesday. I am going out with friends on Monday/Thursday.
Solutions || Fit in reading around plans (for example, reading articles after plans with friends or before I go to work)
Deadlines || Friday Evening
Notes || When I first made the plan for the week, I had enough time to read/write up on 3 more articles and books. However, at short notice some friends and I arranged plans as I hadn't seen them in a month, therefore I didn't have as much time as planned. This meant I was only able to write up notes one source, however I did find two other good sources that I read later than planned (one following week and one during a college free.) As a result of the week, I leant to also keep time for improvising plans or have a back up option if something came up (eg reading a smaller article that was a page long if I didn't have much spare time)
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Week 8: 24th August
Objectives || Contact at least 2 experts and read another source. Start to Plan resources I will need for Primary Research
Resources || Ebay/Amazon, Resources List, Google, Email/Phone
Problems || College Enrolment on Friday and Driving at 11 on Monday. I am also working Monday/Tuesday and Thursday evening. / Equipment I need for primary research may be expensive.
Solutions || I have given myself slightly less to do this week due to being busier, and I can complete my tasks around my plans. / I will look around different websites for cheaper equipment, meaning I can plan what I need and what I can do without.
Deadlines || Sunday Evening
Notes || As I was finding contact details for experts, I saw that most of them were university lecturers or teachers. Because of this, I didn't contact experts straight away, as I believed that they may not read their emails when on holiday from work. As a result, I found a few people I could contact and waited until the second week of the college term to contact them. Instead, this week I read one of the articles I failed too last week, and planned the resources I could get for my research.
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Week 9: Commencing 31st August
Objectives || Have my research completed and all notes written down into a logical order.
Do any last-minute research.
Resources || List of resources.
Problems || I need to get ready for college the week after. I am also away the Monday/Tuesday.
Solutions || Have the evenings to get my things sorted and my bag packed. If needed make sure I have a day that will allow me to shop for any last minute items.
Deadlines || Friday Evening
Notes || I didn't complete all my research, mainly because I knew there would be some research I could do when I returned to college and that there would be research I would later need to do to fill in any missing gaps from the project. I read over my notes and used this week to find out what I wanted more information on and sources that could help me do that which I studied when I returned to college. This was helpful as it let me see how far I was in research compared to where I thought I was and allowed me to plan further ahead.
// Plan Added Onto After Summer Holidays //
Due to the restart of college in September I wouldn't have as much free time as previously in the summer and it would be hard to pinpoint when I am free each week and as a result I decided it may be easier to plan for the month instead of plan each week.
September:
Objectives || Focus on completing more secondary research. I would also ask my PE teacher some questions in relation to my topic to use as an expert. I would mainly focus on factors that can affect how we interpret anxiety and whether these are beneficial or inhibiting.
Problems || I don't know the amount of college work I will get and how busy this will keep me. I also will have driving lessons and out of college clubs to work around.
Solutions || If I set myself a set amount of articles to read and assign that reading to a free or two per week I will get my research done. As a result, I will set myself to read two resources per week (that I have found prior to that slot)
Notes || Assigning a free to do my research was a very effective method. Having a set time slot made me focus more on my work and gave me some familiarity which I will continue using throughout my project even if assign frees to general EPQ work.
October;
Objectives || Make sure my experiment is written out and planned in detail and run it by my supervisor. I will also carry on with my research but will also neaten up my notes and make sure my blog is up to date.
Problems || Similar problems to last month being I will have an unknown amount of college work to complete. I also have more driving lessons as I will have my driving test and am going away in the half term.
Solutions || Allocation of a free to my EPQ work will make my research more productive. If I take some work away with me I can also complete it in the hotel room in the evenings.
Notes || I set myself to read 6 more sources during this time which I did successfully. I did however run into some issues with my experiment so I had to put it on hold for another month. I did my research very quickly so I think it would be a good idea to set myself more to read.
November;
Objectives || Buying the materials I will need for my primary research (if possible) and design an in-detail plan, including a back up if all fails. Consult with the people I will be using in my research to start taking averages. Also continue with research and a report plan.
Problems || I will need to revise for my November mocks. I will need to find time to complete EPQ work around college and need to find times that the people I will be conducting my research on.
Solutions || As I did in October, I have allocated slots in my timetable at college during frees to work on EPQ work, which will allow me to get everything done under focused conditions.
Notes || I designed a plan in detail for my research and ran it past my supervisor. I also researched different report/referencing styles I could use writing my report as well as making a layout plan.
December;
Objectives || Completion of Primary Research. Consolidation of my research (including summary notes) and starting written report.
Problems || I will have a history coursework draft to complete this month. As well as this the Christmas Holidays may keep me busy (due to work mainly.)
Solutions || Arranging set times to complete EPQ work so I can balance it with everything (for example allocating a day or two in the holidays to complete any work I need to.)
Notes || I was once again unable to complete my research due to the difficulty we have had obtaining the needed equipment. Speaking to my supervisor she advised I could leave out the experiment and just complete my report of surveys and my secondary research (however I did mention I may complete an observation or another interview to try and counter this)
January;
Objectives || Completion of research report. Analyse survey and write up findings.
Problems || I will have a history coursework draft to carry on working on that will take a large amount of my time.
Solutions || Dedicate times in my timetable to both so I have enough time to complete it.
Notes || I completed and handed in my first report draft by my deadline.
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