Learning Outcomes:

1. Be able to plan and propose an investigative project/extended essay.

2. Be able to produce an investigative project/extended essay.

An investigative project in this unit is defined as a written account of a piece of research, contextualised by the Access to HE Diploma title, of up to 3000 words. The forms of research and analytical methodologies must be fit for purpose for the area of study.

Forms of research may include a description of exploratory research, constructive research, empirical research, quantitive research, qualitative research, intersubjectivity, primary and/or secondary research.

Research proposal must include a question to answer, a rationale, the selection of forms of research, identifying established secondary resources, collating findings, time scales and analytical methods to be used.

Evidence generated for this unit cannot be used as evidence for any part of the unit ‘Communication Skills for Access to Higher Education Skills’.