Essay Competition FULL PARTICIPANT GUIDE | 2022 - Immerse ...
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
W W W . I M M E R S E . E D U C A T I O N
Essay
Competition
FULL PARTICIPANT GUIDE | 2022
Why
Enter?
THE 2022 IMMERSE ESSAY
COMPETITION
01 A chance to win a full or partial
scholarship to one of our programmes
in Oxford, Cambridge or London.
02 Full suppport from our team as you
write your essay, with free guides and
top tips.
03 A chance for you to demonstrate your
content knowledge by answering
advanced university-style questions.
04 Good essay writing practice and a
challenge that will help you develop
your essay writing skills.
05 A chance to strengthen your self-
discipline as you commit to a
challenging project and complete it
from start to finish.
Page 1
Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Guide for Participants
Essay Competition
Guide | 2022
Immerse Education are excited to open
Round 2 of our 2021-2022 Essay
Competition, where participants like you
get the opportunity to showcase your
subject knowledge and essay writing
skills, with the chance to win a full
WWW.IMMERSE.EDUCATION | ESSAY COMPETITION FULL GUIDE 2022
scholarship to one of our 2022 summer
programmes in Oxford, Cambridge and
London. Each year we receive thousands
of essays and this year we expect to
receive record breaking numbers as travel
restrictions around the world ease and
participants look forward to joining
summer schools across the UK.
To help you on your journey to writing a
scholarship-winning essay, we have put
together this useful guide to answer all of
your essay-related questions and more.
Whether you're considering joining the
competition or are already in the process
of writing your essay, we recommend that
you read this guide to help you understand
what we're looking for in essay
submissions this year.
After reading this guide, if you still have
unanswered questions, don't hesitate to
reach out to one of our advisors at:
advisor@immerse.education.
We wish you good luck and look forward
to receiving your essay very soon!
Page 2
For more guidance visit www.immerse.education
Within This Guide Explore the contents below to find answers to our most commonly asked essay competition questions. Essay Competiton Deadline P4 Essay Questions (13-15) P5 Essay Questions (16-18) P7-8 Essay Specifications P9 Referencing Guide P10-16 More Resources P17 Frequently Asked Questions P18 Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Full Guide for Participants Page 3
Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Deadline for Submissions
Essay Submissions
Deadline
Tuesday 5th January 2022
23:59 UK time
Submit your essay here
Page 4
Essay Questions
13-15 year olds
Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Questions for 13-15 year olds
Architecture
Who is your favourite architect?
Business Management Essay
What makes a good role model in business? Questions for
13-15 year olds
Computer Science
Why do we need cyber security?
Choose the subject you are
most interested in studying
Creative Writing
What is your favourite genre and why? with us in the summer.
If you will be 16 years old by
Economics
June 2022, we recommend
What is the future of money?
you choose an essay question
from the 16-18 category.
Engineering
What is history's most significant invention?
Geography
What impact does trade have on society?
International Relations
Do countries need borders?
Law
Is stealing a loaf of bread to feed a starving family a crime?
Medicine
Should all vaccines for all diseases be mandatory?
Page 6
Essay Questions
16-18 year olds
Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Questions for 16-18 year olds
Architecture
How is architecture influenced by the environment?
Artificial Intelligence
Essay
How will AI impact application development? Questions
for 16-18
Biology
Do you own your own genetic information?
year olds
Business Management Choose the subject you are
Which is the most important department in a company? most interested in studying
with us in the summer.
Chemistry
Is chemistry the most important scientific field?
If you will be 16 by June
2022,
Computer Science
we recommend you choose
Will artificial intelligence ever be a threat to human kind?
an essay question from the
Creative Writing 16-18 catagory.
Who is the most influential fictional character of all time?
Economics
What is the best way to measure economic welfare?
Engineering
Why is engineering important?
English Literature
Who is the most influential author of the 20th century?
Page 8
Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Questions for 16-18 year olds
Female Future Leaders
What are the challenges faced by women in leadership roles today?
Film Theory
How are stories told differently in books and films?
Geography
How does physical and human geography affect people, places and regions?
History
Which three famous figures from history would you invite to a dinner party?
International Relations
Why are NGO's important?
Law
What is an example of modern slavery?
Mathematics
What would a world without mathematics be like?
Medicine
How important are soft skills for medical professionals?
Philosophy
Is free will real or just an illusion?
Remember to read the Essay Specifications and Referencing
Guidance within this guide to ensure your essay complies with the
rules of our competition and standards for citing sources.
Page 9Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Questions for 16-18 year olds
Physics
What knowledge can we gain from observing space?
Psychology
What does it mean to be self-actualised?
Robotics
How can robotics help to improve humanity?
Sustainability
Why is environmental stability important for humanity?
Space & Nanotechnology
How can nanotechnology make space exploration easier?
Page 9Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Specifications
Essay
Specifications
Entrants should ensure they have read these specifications prior to submission
as failure to comply with these specifications may result in disqualification.
Your answers should be no more than 500 words +/- 10% (excluding references,
headings and title text )
Only one entry is allowed per person.
Essays should be submitted directly via the competition entry form. Essays received
by email will not be considered.
Page 10Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Specifications
Essay Specifications (Continued)
Your entry should be anonymous. You should NOT include your name on your file
upload or within the answer itself.
Your submission should consist of a single PDF file. Bibliographies and appendices
should be included in the same document as your essay. Only one file will be sent to
the judges.
Entries must be written in English. If English is not your first language, judges will
take this into account and mark accordingly.
Your submission must be double-spaced.
The font must be Times New Roman with font size 11 points.
All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights
of any other party.
Entries must not contain defamatory, obscene, offensive, or any other unsuitable
material.
All entries must be received by 23:59 UK time on Tuesday 5th January 2022. Only
entries that are received by Immerse Education, via the competition entry form, by
the closing date will be eligible for the competition.
Always remember to proof read your essay several times before submission.
Refer back to our essay guidance once you have finished to double check you
have met all of the requirements. Page 11Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Referencing Guide
Referencing
Guide
Entrants should ensure they have read these
specifications prior to submission as failure to
comply with these specifications may result in
disqualification.
What Is Referencing?
When constructing your essay, you should show your research through your sources. It
is important to use books and other texts to support your arguments and that these are
recorded through referencing.
References act as a record that you have used another person’s words or ideas. All
points taken from other authors should be referenced accordingly. Bibliographies list
the texts and other sources that you have used for your work.
References and bibliographies allow the reader to identify the exact sources of what
you have written, and ensure that you have not plagiarised in your work.
References are used throughout work (for example, a book, article, image, etc,). It
shows readers where specific pieces of information came from and how readers can
find it themselves. It acknowledges, or gives credit to the author who actually created
the content being used.
The opposite of a citation is plagiarism, or not giving credit to others for their ideas,
concepts, or images.
Page 12Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Referencing Guide
Plagiarism is considered taking the work of others and presenting it as one’s own.
Source citations give work credibility. In other words, it shows the information is not
simply made up.
In this essay, we would like you to use the Oxford referencing style. This consists of two
elements: footnote citations and a bibliography at the end of the document. It is
important that you follow the guidelines laid out in this document exactly, to ensure
good academic practice and consistency throughout your work.
How to Use Oxford References
When creating footnotes, you will need to indicate a reference by putting a superscript
number directly following the source material - this number is called the note identifier.
This is followed up through a footnote citation at the bottom of the page.
The note identifier, also referred to as the in-text citation, and the footnote should have
the same number, to ensure that the reader knows which source the identifier is
referring to. Citations should be listed in chronological order.
Page 13Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Referencing Guide
Bibliography
Your bibliography should include the names of the authors, title and the date of
publication, the name of publisher and the place of publication. All sources referenced
in your footnotes should be included in your bibliography, as well as any other sources
that informed your work which you didn’t necessarily quote or paraphrase. Your
bibliography should be organised alphabetically by author, then by title. Films referred
to in the text should be included in the list, alphabetically by title.
Oxford Referencing Example
Below is an example of the Oxford referencing system. It is a two part system
that has a reference as a footnote at the bottom of the relevant page as well as a list of
references, also known as a bibliography, at the end of the essay. Example:
According to a recent study, food waste recycling could be
contributing to the increase in antibiotic resistance.
The information provided here is not something that you, the writer, knew before you
read the study, it is therefore important to show exactly where you found this
information and who is responsible for the research. An example of a footnote
refernece is:
M. Furukawa., N. Misawa. and J. Moore, “Recycling of domestic food
waste”, British Food Journal 120:11 (2018): 2710
Page 14Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Referencing Guide
Bibliography example:
Furukawa, M., Misawa, N. and Moore, J., “Recycling of domestic food waste”,
British Food Journal 120:11 (2018): 2710-2715
The first part of the reference provides the names of the authors, the second part is the
title of the article. The next part, in italics, is the name of the journal, then the volume
number and issue number. The section in brackets shows the year that this was
published. Finally, the page number where this information can be found is provided in
the footnote, and the page range of the article is provided in the bibliography.
Referencing Different Formats
Different sources will require different referencing formats. Examples of how to cite this
information within your bibliography are shown below.
Article Solé, Yolanda. “Valores aspectuales en español.” Hispanic
Linguistics 4 (1990): 57–85.
Chapter Murphy, Robert. “A Revenger’s Tragedy—Get Carter.” British
Crime Cinema. Eds. Steve Chibnall, and Robert Murphy.
London: Routledge, 1999: 123-133.
Magazine Wilson, Edward O. “Back from Chaos.” Atlantic Monthly Mar.
Article 1998: 41–62
Page 15Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Referencing Guide
Book Naremore, James. More Than Night: Film Noir in its Contexts.
Berkeley: California UP, 1998.
Film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Dir. Chris Columbus.
UK-US. 2001
Webpage The Walt Whitman Hypertext Archive. Ed. Kenneth M. Price and
Ed Folsom. 1997–1998. 27 Apr. 2003.
[https://whitmanarchive.org/ last accessed: 1st May 2020]
Page 16Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Resources
More Resources
Don't forget to take a look at our other helpful resources to help
you on your journey to writing a scholarship-winning essay.
How to Write an Academic Essay: 9 Amazing Steps
Essay Writing Top Tips Guide
Page 17Immerse Essay Competition 2022: Essay Resources
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Got more questions? Visit our FAQ's page following the link below
to find answer to more common essay competition questions.
Essay Competition FAQ's
Page 18You can also read
