Preparation – Form 8 Preparation – Form 8 Outline Proposal Form Read the guidance notes at the end of the form before you fill it in. Centre number N O 0 3 Centre name 7 Candidate number Syllabus number Candidate name Component number 0470 Exam series June Title of proposal Birralee International School, Trondheim 3 Component name Year 2021 Coursework If this is a resubmission, please check the box Assess the significance of World War I to the collapse of Tsarism. Details of proposal (See guidance notes) The aim of the piece of work is for students to investigate the significance of World War I for the development of Russia economically, socially, politically and socially. There is also an opportunity for students to consider long and short term significance as well as the impact on different groups for example men and women or by class. 1. The significance over time of World War I ○ Which different groups/types of people were affected by World War I? ○ Were men/women/children affected in the same way by World War I? ○ Were the different classes (upper class/bourgeoisie/peasantry) affected in the same way by World War I? 2. How deep/great was its impact? ○ How deeply/significantly were people’s lives, beliefs and attitudes affected by World War I? ○ For how long were people affected by World War I? ○ How important was World War I to the development of Russian society? ○ How powerful/significant was World War I on people’s lives? ○ What kind of reaction did World War I cause? 3. What was the nature of its impact? ○ What was the impact of World War 1 on Russia’s economy? ○ Did the war have a similar/different economic impact on groups in society (peasants/workers/merchants/aristocracy)? ○ How did the economic impact of World War 1 undermine the Tsar’s position? ○ How did World War 1 affect the governing structure in Russia? ○ How did the political impact of World War 1 undermine the Tsar’s position? 4. The significance of World War I over time (relationship to other events) ○ How much of a change occurred between what went before World War I and what came after it? ○ How much continuity occurred between what went before World War I and what came after it? 5. What were the different ways in which Russia was affected by World War I? (short term or long term) ○ What was the economic impact of World War I on Russia? ○ What was the political impact of World War I on Russia? ○ What was the social impact of World War I on Russia? ○ What was the cultural impact of World War I on Russia? Teacher’s initials DG Date 21/09/2020 Advisor’s comments Thank you for your proposed title for IGCSE History coursework. It does need to be amended a little to ‘Assess the significance of WW1 for Russia.’ This takes away an outcome (the collapse of Tsarism) from the title and leaves it more open allowing candidates more scope to assess how the war was significant for Russia in different ways and for different reasons. The amended title is approved. The issues you have identified above do indicate the possible scope of the study but these should not be given to candidates. It is up to them to identify the criteria to be used, the issues to be covered and the plan of their answers. I hope the amended title works well. Advisor’s initials CS Date 07.10.20 For Advisor’s use only Approved Approved (With Proviso) X Not Approved More Information Required Approval Not Required (See comments) Returning this form Please save the form using the syllabus code, centre number and candidate name (for example, ‘0999 12345 Adam Smith’), and return the form to CI.OPF@CambridgeInternational.org. Please include your centre number and the form name and number (found at the top right-hand corner of the form) in the email subject line. Save a copy of the form for your own records. Guidance notes Instructions Use this form to submit details of the coursework projects your candidates propose to complete for the upcoming exam series. Type information in the spaces provided. Please make sure that the appropriate boxes at the top of the form are completed. If this portion is not correctly completed, we will have to return the form. Use one form for each candidate (except in certain cases where only one form for the subject is required). If you need extra space to complete the outline proposal, please send a second form. Read the relevant coursework sections of the syllabus before you complete the form, and submit the form before the candidate starts the work. Include a completed copy of this form after the title page. Information needed The outline should normally include: ● the title or aim of the piece of work ● the methods to be used to collect and analyse information and data and, where possible and appropriate, a brief list of sources ● a bibliography (in appropriate syllabuses only). In addition to the above, the outline for the syllabuses listed below should also include: ● Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A Level or Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design: Submissions should identify sources for first hand study and other sources and contacts; such as gallery visits, interviews, etc. Any teachers’ comments can be added at the bottom of the ‘Details of proposal’ box. ● Cambridge International AS and A Level Design & Technology: Submissions should include an indication of the anticipated project outcome, solution or artefact. ● Cambridge International AS and A Level Design & Textiles: Submissions should provide a copy of the Practical Test Task and the mark scheme to the proposal as an attachment. ● Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel & Tourism: Only one Outline Proposal Form is needed per group or event. Submissions should briefly summarise the chosen event and its duration, the target customers, and the aims and number of members in the group. ● Cambridge Pre-U History: Submissions should specify which Paper 5 option candidates will enter. ● Cambridge Pre-U Psychology: Submissions should state the issues to investigate and the details of ethical considerations for the investigation. We will only consider forms if these details are included. As this is a Cambridge Pre-U Personal Investigation, no two proposals should be the same. ● Cambridge Pre-U Independent Research Report: Submissions should explain the problem to be investigated and how the question will lead to the sustained analysis and evaluation needed to meet AO2 and AO3. ● Cambridge Pre-U English or Business & Management: Please use the syllabus-specific forms 8A and 8B to submit proposals for these subjects. Processing the form When we receive your Outline Proposal Form, we will acknowledge receipt of the form within five working days and send the form to one of our advisors for comment. The form will be returned with the advisor’s comments within four weeks once the initial acknowledgement has been sent. If you do not receive an outcome by this time, please contact Customer Services on 01223 553554 or email CI.OPF@CambridgeInternational.org Resubmitting a proposal In some cases, an advisor may ask for more information, in which case you will need to resubmit the proposal. Include a copy of the original version when you resubmit the form. You must do this no more than seven days after the original has been returned to the centre. You only need to do this if the advisor has asked for extra information; candidates who are adjusting their proposal in line with the advisor’s comment do not need to resubmit their form. Deadline Please refer to the Cambridge Handbook for submission dates.
