Use this Subject LibGuide to help you access and use resources effectively to support your DP course. It is intended to support all inquiry-based tasks, such as Extended Essays and Internal Assessments. Use the tabs at the top of the page to find:
- An overview of the whole Inquiry Process;
- Guidance on Developing a line of inquiry, specifically:
- Connecting with your topic;
- Developing and maintaining lists of keywords;
- Understanding the difference between your topic, your title and your research question (particularly for an EE);
- Developing a research question.
- Help with Finding and selecting resources, including:
- how to decide where to start looking;
- information about our Library catalogue and subscription databases;
- effective search strategies; and
- evaluating the quality of the resources you find.
- Guidance on Working with ideas, both your own and other people's including:
- how to take effective notes;
- how to organise all the information you have found to develop your understanding of your topic;
- Advice on Expressing your ideas clearly, appropriately and honestly, including:
- how to write about other people's ideas - quoting and paraphrasing, citing and referencing;
- guidance on academic writing;
- guidance on the specific requirements for the formal presentation of an Extended Essay.
- Suggestions about Reflecting effectively on the inquiry process.
- Specific guidance relating to writing an Extended Essay in your subject.
- Specific guidance relating to Internal Assessments in your subject, if your subject department has requested this.
