Extended Essay

The Extended Essay is a graduation requirement for the IB Diploma Programme. It is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4,000 word paper. It provides practical preparation for the kinds of research required at university and is an opportunity for students to engage in an in-depth study of a topic of interest within a chosen subject.

Students are supported throughout the process with advice and guidance from their Extended Essay advisor.

Here are some of the Extended Essay topics from Southbank students in recent years:

• Arv,miljo og skjebne I Fuglane av Tarjei Vesaas. (Norwegian)
• Similarities and differences between the uses of colour in selected poems by Sylvia Plath. (English)
• Is a budget really needed in the competitive business environment that there is today? (Business)
• Why was the Tet Offensive of 1968 the turning point in the Vietnam War? (History)
• Why did the Spanish fail to crush the Dutch Revolt? (History)
• In a positive expectation proposition, such as poker, how does the Kelly Criterion perform against other betting systems when attempting to maximise capital growth? (Maths)
• Investigating the relationship between pressure and volume inside a balloon. (Physics)
• Were Lenin's activities during the Bolshevik revolution, and his new governmental policies introduced following the revolution, specifically regarding agararian reform an honest reflection of his ideological principles? (History)
• Investigation of the relationship between temperature change and the rate of output of CO2 from insect respiration. (Biology)
• What were the reasons behind the actions of General Andrej Vlasov during World War 2? (History)
• The Building of the Pa: the Cohesiveness as a political force of the New Zealand Maori King Movement during the time of the Waikato and Taranaki Wars, 1860-1864. (History)
• The change Kafka-shonen has achieved after the entrance. (Japanese)