Responsibilities+of+the+supervisor

“ If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” ** [|Les Brown] **

Responsibilities of the supervisor It is required that the supervisor: - provides the student with advice and guidance in the skills of undertaking research - encourages and supports the student throughout the research and writing of the extended essay discusses the choice of topic with the student and, in particular, helps to formulate a well-focused research question. - ensures that the chosen research question satisfies appropriate legal and ethical standards with regard to health and safety, confidentiality, human rights, animal welfare and environmental issues is familiar with the regulations governing the extended essay and the assessment criteria, and gives copies of these to the student monitors the progress of the extended essay to offer guidance and to ensure that the essay is the student’s own work (this may include presenting a section of the essay for supervisor comment) reads and comments on one completed draft only of the extended essay (but does not edit the draft) reads the final version to confirm its authenticity. - submits a predicted grade for the student’s extended essay to IB Cardiff - completes the supervisor’s report (if the extended essay cover is not signed by both the student and the supervisor, the essay will not be accepted for assessment and may be returned to the school) - provides an explanation in the report in cases where the number of hours spent with the student in discussing the - extended essay is zero; in particular, it is necessary to describe how it has been possible to guarantee the authenticity of the essay in such circumstances - writes a report and presents it to the school’s Diploma Programme coordinator if malpractice, such as plagiarism, is suspected in the final draft.

- reads recent extended essay reports for the subject - spends between three and five hours with each student, including the time spent on the viva voce - ensures that the chosen research question is appropriate for the subject - access to appropriate resources (such as people, a library, a laboratory) - techniques of information-/evidence-/data-gathering and analysis - writing an abstract - documenting sources
 * It is strongly recommended that the supervisor: **
 * Advises students on: **

Conducts a short, concluding interview (viva voce) with the student before completing the supervisor’s report. The student may work with or consult external sources, but it remains the responsibility of the supervisor within the school to complete all the requirements described above

Source: IBO extended essay guide