Component 2 – Individual Report – Guide & Template

1. Introduction – What is your topic and why have you chosen it, why does it interest
you, what are the main issues, why is it a global issue? Create a hook to engage the
reader. Use evidence / statistics to highlight the importance/significance of the
issues.
2. Causes and consequences – Focus on one main issue and explain what the causes
and consequences are. You can look at things socially, economically, culturally,
politically, ethically.
3. Global perspective – Find a detailed perspective about your question, it should be
either for or against your question. It can be from different countries,
organizations, religions, genders, age groups, social groups, businesses, employers
/ employees etc. Use evidence – statistics etc, to support the argument. It may be
wise to suggest some opposition to the perspective to show balance.
4. Local / national perspectives – find a detailed perspective, it should be either for
or against your question –but make sure it is different to the global perspective. It
can be from organizations, religions, genders, age groups, social groups,
businesses, employers / employees etc. Use evidence – statistics etc, to support the
argument. It may be wise to suggest some opposition to the perspective to show
balance.
5. Comparisons – compare the various perspectives and explain why they are
different. Explain if one is stronger than the other and why.
6. Courses of action –Present two possible relevant courses of action, giving
appropriate detail of implementation and evaluate in detail their practicality and
possible impact. Select a preferred option and justify that selection with reference
to the analysis of the issue.
7. Source analysis – evaluate the sources you used and explain why they are useful,
even if they have weak points – make four evaluations. Makes four appropriate and
developed points of evaluation of evidence presented and sources used,explaining
their impact on the research and the argument.
8. Personal opinion and reflection – discuss your view and why you have it, has it
changed over the course ofyour research and if so why and how. Answer the question,
reUlecting on how your own perspective has been impacted by research, learning and
others’ perspectives.

9. Conclusion – summarize your findings and answer the question.

Cite your sources and a separate bibliography/reference. Use Cambria formatting, font 12

2000 words
 Stage 1: Think of two topics you are interested

Topic: Topic:

Why are you interested in it? Why are you interested in it?

What do you know about it? What do you know about it?

Do some research about the topic. Do some research about the topic.
Have you found out anything interesting about Have you found out anything interesting about
theissue? the issue?

What else would you like to find? What else would you like to find?

Can you find information about this issue Can you find information about this issue
from aglobal, national and local perspective? from aglobal, national and local perspective?
 Stage 2: Now choose one topic

Do some research about the topic, find 3 major issues related to the topic.

Issue 1: Does the issue have a global, national and

localimpact?

Issue 2: Does the issue have a global, national and

localimpact?

Issue 3: Does the issue have a global, national and

localimpact?

Which issue interests you the most? Explain why.

Stage 3: Causes and consequences

For your chosen issue, what are the main causes and consequences of the issue.

Causes Consequences
Stage 4: Researching perspectives
For the issue you have chosen, research different perspectives about the issue (for / against /
global,national/local)

Global 1
What is the main view of the perspective?

Who supports this perspective and why?

What evidence is there to support the perspective? Do you have a main source? Do you have
corroboratingevidence?
How strong is this evidence? AABCC / RAVEN

Does this perspective have strong reasoning? Is it logical? Is it moral? Which groups does it represent?

Is there a counter argument?

Is there a rebuttal?

Does it offer solutions or courses of actions

Summarise the perspective

Global 2
What is the main view of the perspective?

Who supports this perspective and why?

What evidence is there to support the perspective? Do you have a main source? Do you have
corroboratingevidence?
How strong is this evidence? AABCC / RAVEN

Does this perspective have strong reasoning? Is it logical? Is it moral? Which groups does it represent?

Is there a counter argument?

Is there a rebuttal?

Does it offer solutions or courses of actions

Summarise the perspective

National/ Local 1
What is the main view of the perspective?

Who supports this perspective and why?

What evidence is there to support the perspective? Do you have a main source? Do you have
corroboratingevidence?
How strong is this evidence? AABCC / RAVEN

Does this perspective have strong reasoning? Is it logical? Is it moral? Which groups does it represent?

Is there a counter argument?

Is there a rebuttal?

Does it offer solutions or courses of actions

Summarise the perspective

National/ Local 2
What is the main view of the perspective?

Who supports this perspective and why?

What evidence is there to support the perspective? Do you have a main source? Do you have
corroboratingevidence?
How strong is this evidence? AABCC / RAVEN

Does this perspective have strong reasoning? Is it logical? Is it moral? Which groups does it represent?

Is there a counter argument?

Is there a rebuttal?

Does it offer solutions or courses of actions

Summarise the perspective

Stage 5: Compare the perspectives

In what way they are different?

Why are the different or similar?

Stage 6: Course of action

Course of action 1

What is the plan? How will it work? Problems to overcome? Cost, length, depth, opposition? Strengths
andweaknesses? Likely to be accepted? What has been used before? Could you adapt it?
Course of action 2

What is the plan? How will it work? Problems to overcome? Cost, length, depth, opposition? Strengths
andweaknesses? Likely to be accepted? What has been used before? Could you adapt it?

Stage 7: Source evaluation

Source 1 – main strengths, some weaknesses

Source 2 – main strengths, some weaknesses

Source 3 – main strengths, some weaknesses

Source 4 – main strengths, some weaknesses

Stage 8: Personal reflection

What is your view now?

What was it before?

Why has it changed?

Give evidence of why / how your opinion changed?

What have you learned?

Stage 9: Conclusion

Answer your question?

Explain why you made that decision, focus on the strengths /weaknesses of the perspectives.

How did the perspectives influence your decision?