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MY TOPIC

MY CONCLUSION

  • Benefits
  • Conservation
  • Education
  • Research
  • Misrepresentation
  • Against release
  • Acts and laws in place
  • Negatives
  • Dentition
  • Dorsal fin collapse
  • Disease
  • Life away from the pod
  • Breeding in captivity
  • Psychological/performance

THE PRODUCT

  • Depends on the circumstances of the captivity
  • Allowed for the purposes of research
  • Research animals also used for conservation
  • All profits should go to charity
  • The laws and acts minimise negative impacts
  • A 5000 word report that outlines some of the main arguments for and against cetacean captivity
  • Using sources found through research online:
  • Websites
  • Reports
  • Books
  • Articles
  • I noted any source I looked and critically assessed whether it was suitable
  • The essay consists of an introduction, arguments for, arguments against and then my conclusion

GANTTCHART

PLANNING

  • GanttChart outlining deadlines
  • Notebook where I recorded what I had done
  • Word document where I collated all my research, with website links
  • Initial plan with distinct sections for cetacean captivity as a global issue and acts and laws in place
  • Amended plan with combined sections
  • Decided to separate arguments for and against

TIMELINE

KEY TERMS

  • Initially opted for Early Entry so it would be complete by exams
  • This was going well - logbook was up to date and research and report writing was meeting deadlines
  • However did not feel it could be completed to a high standard by this time
  • Changed to Summer Entry and therefore altered own-deadlines on GanttChart

CETACEAN - referring to a group of marine mammals consisting of whales, dolphins and porpoises

CAPTIVITY - the keeping of an animal out of its natural habitat, for any reason (science or entertainment)

CHOOSING MY TITLE

EPQ

  • Initially I was keen to do my presentation on cosmology
  • Instead decided to do something related to Veterinary Science
  • I have a specific love of marine mammals, in particular orcas
  • Have always found the debate of captivity very interesting

Do the benefits of keeping cetaceans in captivity outweigh the negatives?

WHAT HAVE I LEARNT

WHAT I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE

  • How to research for a topic using resources such as JSTOR and Britannica
  • Harvard Method for refer
  • Time management - little and often
  • Report writing technique - using subheadings, multiple plans, integrating sources
  • How to effectively analyse sources using RAVEN
  • Essentially the pros and cons of cetacean captivity
  • Chose to write project on cetaceans rather than either just orcas or all marine mammals in captivity
  • Ensuring that research was not only focused on captivity in SeaWorld
  • Also investigating the laws and acts already in place regarding cetaceans captivity

Emma Dixon

WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY

  • Made my table assessing credibility of sources as I went along instead of having to look at all the sources again to analyse them
  • Been more decisive regarding my conclusion and writing it earlier
  • Decided on an exact title earlier so I could ensure my initial report writing was significant
  • Kept a record of my progress on a word document or on ProjectQ as I did not always have my notebook with me

PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED

  • Finding reliable sources on such an emotive and controversial topic
  • Finding time to complete the research and the report itself given how busy I am
  • Reaching deadlines - although I initially opted for Early Entry as it meant I was more organised when it came to Summer Entry
  • Writing the conclusion for my report

CHOOSING SOURCES

  • When at Robinson library found the 'Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals' and took photos of chapter on captivity
  • Dedicated time to researching so that I could gather all relevant information before beginning writing the report
  • Set a deadline for research
  • Noted all sources considered and tried to find a variety of formats
  • Once writing had began found more research was required in certain areas

KEY SOURCES

  • 'The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals'
  • 'A Report for the Scientific Justifications for Keeping Cetaceans in Captivity' by Sue Mayers
  • cetaceanawareness.com
  • humanesociety.org
  • 'SeaWorld Says It Has to Keep Orcas in Captivity to Save Them' by Tasmeen Raja

OVERCOMING BIAS

  • Emotive topic
  • Majority of sources biased
  • Looking for sources from credible sites or books or sources that offer arguments on each side
  • Compiled a table assessing reliability of sources using RAVEN
  • Whenever possible have used neutral sources throughout the report
  • Sometimes difficult so quoted facts from biased sources but not opinions
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