What to include in each section Flashcards
What to include in an introduction?qq
1- REFERENCE - actually make reference to your title in your introduction.
2- DEFINITIONS - indirectly define the key words in the title so that you break the main title down.
3- FOCUS - you must state what you are going to be looking at in particular in this report. Diagrams of key concepts go here.
-4- FRAMEWORK - how you are going to address the question with concepts and case studies. Make sure to mention here your 3-4 main case studies that you intend to use in the answer. These must be relevant and up to date. Each case study must be justified as to why you think it is an ideal case study to use for the particular piece of information you are discussing
What to include in methodology?
1- PRIMARY SOURCES - people, interviews, your own experience.
2- SECONDARY SOURCES - websites, newspapers, DVDs, online essays, podcasts, magazines etc. Name specific methods, and if you can, specific articles. Justify your use of them. Cite as many as possible.
Wide range of relevant case studies used (by scale and or location).
• Relevant concepts, and/or theories used
• Factual, topical evidence
• Indication of methodology i.e. how evidence was sampled/selected
What to comment on in the methodology table?
-Selection Brief explanations of why particular material was used e.g. one website over another
Range of research Commenting on the range of research sources uses i.e. to provide balance and avoid bias
- ‘Age’ of resources Commenting on how up to date some materials are, compared to others
- Bias Commenting on the bias that might be present in some sources e.g. the Economist compared to New Internationalist
-Reliability Commenting on the authors e.g. academic researchers versus opinions in blogs or
newspaper articles
-Comparison Comparing one source to another and identifying discrepancies e.g. earthquake death tolls
of economic losses
What to include in an analysis?
Include main concepts and theories
-Pepper your essay with snippets of information from other case studies.
Mention any different values or perspectives on any topic that you are discussing.
Use 3-4 main case studies. Make sure you vary the location of these case studies eg one in Asia, one in North America, an LIC and a HIC etc.
Make sure you mention both sides of any arguments even though you may lean towards one side of the argument.
Use sourcing of information throughout.
What to include in conclusions and evaluation?
Start your conclusion by emphasizing the complexity of the question set.
-Answer the question set
Recall the content/case studies of the essay as a summary (specifically mention these by name).
Evaluate at the end of the essay, but also try to evaluate throughout the essay.
