Table of Contents
Introduction iv
Chapter 1 Understanding the course
1.1 Becoming a global thinker 1
1.2 Topics, issues and themes 4
1.3 What is the Critical Path? 7
1.4 Exploring the Critical Path approach to topics, themes and issues 10
Chapter 2 Analysing arguments and perspectives
2.1 Analysing arguments 13
2.2 Understanding perspectives 16
2.3 Evaluating evidence 19
Chapter 3 Researching and using sources
3.1 Identifying sources 22
3.2 Evaluating sources 25
3.3 Using sources 28
3.4 Academic style 31
3.5 Referencing 34
Chapter 4 Ways of working
4.1 Working independently 37
4.2 Working in a team 40
4.3 Developing reflection 43
Chapter 5 Reading and responding to sources
5.1 Reading unseen sources 46
5.2 Identifying key points and issues 49
5.3 Writing about evidence from an unseen source 51
5.4 Evaluating arguments and perspectives from two sources 54
Chapter 6 Planning and researching a coursework essay
6.1 Choosing a topic 57
6.2 Time management 60
6.3 Research for your coursework essay 63
Chapter 7 Structuring and writing a coursework essay
7.1 Organising your ideas 66
7.2 Structuring and preparing to write 69
7.3 Writing, editing and referencing 72
Chapter 8 Preparing and presenting the Team Project
8.1 What is the Team Project? 75
8.2 Selecting suitable problems to research 78
8.3 Preparing for your presentation 81
8.4 Organising your argument 84
8.5 Using language to present effectively 87
8.6 Supporting your presentation visually 90
8.7 Practice and evaluation 93
Chapter 9 Reflecting on the Team Project: the Reflective Paper
9.1 Reflection and reflective models 95
9.2 Reflecting on collaboration 98
9.3 Writing the Reflective Paper 100
Chapter 10 The Cambridge Research Report
10.1 Understanding the task 102
10.2 Writing the proposal 105
10.3 Research log 108
10.4 Identifying a topic 111
10.5 Primary research and the research process 114
Chapter 11 Writing the report
11.1 Planning for the Cambridge Research Report 117
11.2 Structuring the report 120
11.3 Writing the report 123
Activity Bank 126
