Objectives:
To encourage students to go beyond the lecture materials and raise their awareness in the current issues or debates in the field.
Task:
Write a thought paper on one of the articles listed in the reading list with support from one research work.
Although it is called a “Thought Paper,” it is a piece of scientific writing, not an opinion paper.
Content requirement:
1) Write a summary of the article listed in the course reading list
2) Comment on this article and provide a real-life example to illustrate your claim.
For example, you can, discuss if you agree, disagree, or partially agree with the claims made by the researcher(s), suggest improvement of the research method, provide future direction for the research, etc.
3) Your comment/discussion/suggestion must be supported by one other research work not listed in the course reading list or the reference list of your selected paper.
